Trends
2014, November, 23, 12:50:00
IRAQ & KURDISTAN OIL
After years of friction, the two sides last week struck a deal in which Kurds will give half of their overall oil shipments to the federal government and Baghdad will pay overdue civil servants' salaries in the region.
2014, November, 23, 12:45:00
TECHNIP: €1.5 BLN FOR CGG
Technip, Europe’s biggest oil and gas services group by market capitalisation, has made a €1.47bn cash bid for French seismic surveyor CGG, but the offer was rebuffed on Thursday.
2014, November, 22, 18:05:00
CHINA ENERGY TARGETS
China's energy targets for 2020, if assumed to be credible and achievable, give a clear indication of likely winners and losers.
2014, November, 22, 18:00:00
CHINA OIL UP
China to Step up Oil, Gas Exploration in East, South China Seas
2014, November, 22, 17:55:00
CHINA OIL RESERVES
China releases first formal estimate of strategic oil reserves
2014, November, 22, 17:50:00
OIL M&A: LIFE OR DEATH
Cheap takeover targets in bombed-out sectors of the market have driven M&A activity to seven-year highs in 2014, with oil and gas sector deals coming in at a rate not seen on records going back to the 1970s
2014, November, 22, 17:35:00
SANCTIONS: ANYTHING CONCRETE
Sanctions are forcing Exxon Mobil Corp. to look for alternative assignments for an offshore rig supposed to sail back to the Russian Arctic next summer, writes Bloomberg.
2014, November, 22, 17:20:00
SOKOL: THE BEST OF OIL
Rosneft commenced shipment of crude oil extracted at the Northern Tip of Chayvo license off the coast of Sakhalin, with the first tanker carrying Sokol-grade crude leaving port on November 21.
2014, November, 20, 21:50:00
RUSSIA: THE TURN TO THE EAST
Russia may pivot to the east but it cannot escape its European destiny
2014, November, 20, 21:30:00
GAS & COAL COMPETITION
The real threat for gas in Europe does not come from Russia, but from internal mechanisms that keep giving an edge to coal.
2014, November, 20, 21:25:00
OIL & CURRENCY MARKETS
Oil and currency markets reflect expectations for lower global economic growth
2014, November, 16, 12:40:00
GLOBAL ENERGY SISTEM IS CHANGED
Global energy demand is set to grow by 37% by 2040 in our central scenario, but the development path for a growing world population and economy is less energy-intensive than it used to be.
2014, November, 16, 12:35:00
OIL PRICES 2015: UNANTICIPATED
North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $87/bbl in October, a decrease of $10/bbl from September and the first month Brent crude oil prices have averaged below $90/bbl since November 2010.
