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| 1. News on Oil Prices | |
 | 21 October 2017 : Slight drop in petrol prices {vietnamnews.vn} |
| The prices of RON 92 petrol and biofuel E5 fell by VNĐ124 and VNĐ97 per litre, respectively, as of 4:55 pm on Friday . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Global crude oil price of Indian basket was US$56.07 per bbl {energyinfrapost.com} |
| The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Gas prices to remain high, says UBS {smh.com.au} |
| East coast gas prices are not likely to come down any time soon despite recent government intervention to boost domestic . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Kuwaiti oil price down 64 cents to USD 54.22 per barrel {kuna.net.kw} |
| The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went down 64 cents on Thursday and settled at USD 54.22 per barrel, compared . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Oil prices are flat on weak US demand {businesslive.co.za} |
| Oil prices were flat on Friday in see-saw trade, under pressure from weak US demand but drawing support from . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Retail gasoline prices dropping nationwide {texarkanagazette.com} |
| Average retail gasoline prices in Texas and across the country continue to steadily decline, and Texarkana drivers are paying . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Romanian government to monitor fuel prices {business-review.eu} |
| The Romanian government will create a new monitoring system for fuel prices in Romania, similar to the food prices . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Austin gas prices drop 6 cents, AAA reports {statesman.com} |
| AAA Texas reports a gallon of unleaded fuel costs $2.30 this week in the Austin area, down six cents compared to a week ago . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Oil drops more than one percent on profit taking after... {Reuters} |
| Oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, breaking four days of gains, pressured by larger-than-expected product . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Oil trades above $51 as heightened risk appetite props up prices {bloomberg.com} |
| West Texas Intermediate futures closed 0.4 percent higher in New York as U.S. equities rallied. In the U.S., . . . | |
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| 2. Rig News | |||||||||
| | 21 October 2017 : Transocean's Deepwater drillship invictus wins new contract {nasdaq.com} | ||||||||
| Offshore driller Transocean Ltd. RIG recently reported that its ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Invictus . . . | |||||||||
| | 21 October 2017 : Reagan, Reeves push Permian rig count lower {mrt.com} | ||||||||
| The Permian Basin rig count fell by six this week, with losses in Reagan and Reeves counties pushing the tally down . . . | |||||||||
| | 21 October 2017 : US oil, gas rig count falls for third straight week {icis.com} | ||||||||
| The US oil and gas drilling rig count fell to 913 for the week ending 20 October, down by 15 from the previous week, according . . . | |||||||||
| | 20 October 2017 : City of Kenner says oil platform explosion caused no air... {wgno.com} | ||||||||
| Sunday’s oil platform explosion did not cause any health issues for the air quality in the surrounding area. That’s the word . . . | |||||||||
| | 20 October 2017 : BP awards Trinidad jackup contracts {oedigital.com} | ||||||||
| BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) has awarded a new contract and contract extension for two Rowan jackup rigs for drilling . . . | |||||||||
| | 20 October 2017 : Body of missing oil worker found after rig explosion {abc13.com} | ||||||||
| The body of a Katy oil worker who went missing after a rig explosion in Louisiana has been found, local officials confirm . . . | |||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : Semco in Invergordon readies jack-up for cold conditions {energyvoice.com} | ||||||||
| Danish firm Semco Maritime has finished upgrading a Noble-owned jack-up rig at its base at Invergordon . . . | |||||||||
| | 18 October 2017 : Transocean drillship wins new $106m BHP contract {splash247.com} | ||||||||
| Transocean has clinched a new contract with BHP Billiton worth $106m for ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Invictus . . . | |||||||||
| | 18 October 2017 : Oil rig explosion in Ledwig Ranch Oil rig explosion in Ledwig Ranch {kgns.tv} | ||||||||
| According to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews were sent to Ledwig Ranch between Dilley and Millet at . . . | |||||||||
| | 17 October 2017 : PSV damaged after colliding with legs of jack-up {marinelog.com} | ||||||||
| A recent alert from the International Marine Contractors' Association (IMCA) looks at lessons to be learned from a recent . . . | |||||||||
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| 3. News on Oil Exploration | |
| | 21 October 2017 : India, US to work on shale gas exploration {newindianexpress.com} |
| India and the US will soon intensify the work on development of shale gas in coastal India with more US companies . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Bosnian region seeks consultants to advise on oil, gas licences {Reuters} |
| Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation has issued a tender seeking consultants to help it in awarding an oil and gas . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Mexico expects to hold a third oil and gas auction in 2018 {hellenicshippingnews.com} |
| Mexico’s oil regulator will likely add another auction in 2018 featuring conventional onshore oil and gas blocks . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Providence Resources confirms Total farm-in to Avalon project {proactiveinvestors.co.uk} |
| Providence Resources PLC told investors that Total has now taken up its option to farm-in to the Avalon exploration . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Grenada awaiting result on natural gas discovery {jamaicaobserver.com} |
| The Grenada government has confirmed the discovery of natural gas within the island's territorial waters, but said it is still . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Gazprom Neft mulls options at Sakhalin find {upstreamonline.com} |
| Russia's Gazpromneft is planning further exploration work on a recently discovered field on the Ayashsky block in the northeast . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Ophir Energy signs exploration contract for New... {nasdaq.com} |
| The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (http://MMIE.gob.gq), Ophir Energy and national oil company GEPetrol . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Lebanon grants oil, gas exploration license for... {jpost.com} |
| The Petroleum Administration in the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water has announced that an international . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Statoil's ray of North Sea sunshine {petroleum-economist.com} |
| Statoil's discovery of at least 25m recoverable barrels of oil close to the Scottish coast is a fillip for the UK's North Sea . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Doubts over onshore gas exploration contracts {dhakatribune.com} |
| Experts and stakeholders have expressed doubts about the benefits of a government move to finalise a new model production . . . | |
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| 4. News on Oil Demand and Oil Consumption | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Global oil demand will pass 100 million barrels per day... {cnbc.com} |
| OPEC General Secretary Mohammad Barkindo said Thursday that oil markets are rebalancing at an accelerating rate and that he foresaw . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : PGN expects Indonesia to increase gas demand in 2018 {interfaxenergy.com} |
| Indonesian state-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) expects a slight increase in gas sales in 2018 after years . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : US natural gas consumption could help the prices {marketrealist.com} |
| US natural gas consumption fell 0.17% to 57.1 Bcf/d (billion cubic feet per day) on October 12–18, 2017 . . . | |
| | 13 October 2017 : Oil consumption expected to increase as prices rise {bangkokpost.com} |
| Thai oil consumption is expected to grow by 10% this year for both diesel and petrol as demand is increasing even as retail prices rise . . . | |
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| 5. News on Oil Output | ||||||||
| | 21 October 2017 : Ukrgasvydobuvannya reports on sixfold increase in gas production {ukrinform.net} | |||||||
| PJSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya, Ukraine’s largest gas producing company, produced 12.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas . . . | ||||||||
| | 21 October 2017 : South Pars crude output at 19,000 bpd in six months {financialtribune.com} | |||||||
| Iran produced an average of 19,000 barrels per day of crude from the oil layer of the giant South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf . . . | ||||||||
| | 21 October 2017 : KrisEnergy commits to Cambodia Apsara oil field development {epmag.com} | |||||||
| KrisEnergy Ltd. said on Oct. 20 it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the first phase of development for . . . | ||||||||
| | 20 October 2017 : Thailand's PTTEP puts Mariana oil sands project on hold {bnn.ca} | |||||||
| Thailand's PTT has put off plans to develop its Mariana oil sands project in Canada due to weak oil prices, and booked its third . . . | ||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : Norway’s production falls {energyvoice.com} | |||||||
| The basin reported a daily production of 1,772,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease . . . | ||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : Rosneft, KRG sign contract to begin work on 5 oil blocks {rudaw.net} | |||||||
| In the latest development of their deal, Russian oil giant Rosneft and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have . . . | ||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : Flowline issue halts output from Brynhild offshore Norway {pennenergy.com} | |||||||
| Production from Lundin Petroleum’s Brynhild field in the Norwegian North Sea has been shut-in since the summer . . . | ||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : Khazzan gas output to push GDP growth in ’18 {omantribune.com} | |||||||
| The Sultanate’s economic growth will recover next year on the back of higher gas production and a pick up in the . . . | ||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : Petrobras domestic oil output up 2.8% in September {kallanishenergy.com} | |||||||
| Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras reported Wednesday a 2.8% increase in its September domestic oil . . . | ||||||||
| | 19 October 2017 : India, Mozambique agree to expedite development of... {dailypioneer.com} | |||||||
| India and Mozambique on Wednesday agreed to expedite development of the giant Rovuma gas discovery, which is planned to . . . | ||||||||
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| 6. News on Oil Transportation | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Iraq increases oil exports from south by 200,000 bpd... {Reuters} |
| Iraq increased on Saturday oil exports from the southern Basra region by 200,000 barrels per day . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Shell restarts Bonny Light exports {oilprice.com} |
| Shell Nigeria has lifted the latest force majeure off its Bonny Light exports, which was introduced a month ago after a . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Japan’s LNG imports hit 16-month low in September {hellenicshippingnews.com} |
| Japan’s customs-cleared imports of liquefied natural gas fell 12.7 percent to a 16-month low of 5.82 million tonnes last month . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Shell to offload Norwegian pipeline and part of gas plant {energyvoice.com} |
| The oil major has entered into an agreement to sell its 9% share of the Polarled gas pipeline which connects Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Trans Mountain Pipeline could face delays, Kinder Morgan says {kallanishenergy.com} |
| Kinder Morgan Canada is warning of possible delays to its Trans Mountain oil pipeline, citing the timing of permits . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : Scheduled pipeline repairs completed by Transneft Kama Region {worldpipelines.com} |
| Transneft Kama Region, JSC completed scheduled repairs on the Kholmogory-Klin, Perm-Almetyevsk, Almetyevsk-Kuybyshev-2 . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Inter Pipeline's Mid Saskatchewan pipeline loses... {markets.businessinsider.com} |
| Inter Pipeline Ltd's 82,000 barrel per day Mid Saskatchewan crude oil pipeline has lost power following . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Rosneft to take stake in main Kurdistan pipeline {energyvoice.com} |
| Russian oil giant Rosneft has agreed to operate Kurdistan’s main oil pipeline . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Pioneer to Quadruple oil exports as shale surges-CEO {nytimes.com} |
| Pioneer Natural Resources will quadruple oil exports within a year, reflecting an expected surge in U.S. exports . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : TAP to ensure 12pct of gas consumption in Italy - SOCAR {azernews.az} |
| The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), which envisages Azerbaijani gas supply to Europe, will turn Italy into a gas hub for Europe . . . | |
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| 7. News on Oil companies | |
| | 21 October 2017 : NZ Oil and Gas rebuffs Zeta {odt.co.nz} |
| Zeta Resources’ takeover bid for New Zealand Oil & Gas has failed to meet its minimum acceptance level, clearing the way . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Santos Q3 revenue jumps on rallying oil prices, raises... {nasdaq.com} |
| Australia'sSantos Ltd on Thursday reported a 22 percent rise in revenue during the third quarter, underpinned . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Russia's Rosneft expands in Kurdistan with five... {Bloomberg} |
| Rosneft PJSC signed a deal with Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan to develop five oil blocks, cementing ties with the region . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Total's CEO says will try to move ahead with Iran... {kitco.com} |
| French oil and gas major Total will try to push ahead with its Iran gas project if the United States decides to impose . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Nostra Terra sells remaining 6% stake in Magnolia Petroleum {iii.co.uk} |
| Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Co PLC on Tuesday said it has sold its remaining 152.0 million shares in Magnolia Petroleum PLC. . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Shell Exploration interested in returning to Bosnia's Federation {seenews.com} |
| Shell Exploration Company has shown interest in rekindling its relationship with the government of Bosnia's Federation . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Court orders interim forfeiture of N1.96bn linked to Ontario Oil {vanguardngr.com} |
| A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of N1.96 billion allegedly belonging to an oil company . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : China offers to buy 5 percent of Saudi Aramco directly - sources {Reuters} |
| China is offering to buy up to 5 percent of Saudi Aramco directly, sources said, a move that could give Saudi Arabia the flexibility . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Iraqi forces capture North Oil Co. from Kurdish forces; no... {yahoo.com} |
| Iraqi on Monday forces captured the headquarters for the North Oil Company, northwest of Kirkuk, and a nearby . . . | |
| | 15 October 2017 : Premier Oil Plc 3.5% potential upside indicated by Deutsche bank {appsforpcdaily.com} |
| The company was maintained on Monday, February 20 by Barclays Capital. The rating was maintained by Investec on Monday, December 14 with . . . | |
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| 8. Oil Contracts | |
| | 17 October 2017 : New European company to acquire gas from Shah Deniz 2 {en.trend.az} |
| Italy’s Edison and Gas Natural Fenosa have signed a binding agreement for the acquisition by Edison of Gas Natural . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Glencore, Qatar sovereign fund finalise Rosneft deal {livemint.com} |
| The consortium controlled by commodities giant Glencore and Qatar’s sovereign fund announced a €7.8 billion deal . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Edison to acquire Gas Natural Vendita Italia {Energy Business Review} |
| Edison, a unit of France’s EDF, has signed an agreement with Gas Natural Fenosa to acquire the latter’s Italian natural gas assets . . . | |
| | 15 October 2017 : Oil contracts : Kachikwu urges banks to minimise risk {thenationonlineng.net} |
| Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has warned banks and other financial institutions to thoroughly scrutinise every oil . . . | |
| | 13 October 2017 : Greek firm Gastrade signs LNG deal with state-owned DEPA {Reuters} |
| Greece’s state controlled natural gas firm DEPA signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday with natural gas company Gastrade . . . | |
| | 12 October 2017 : Brazil court blocks part of Petrobras $2.2 bln deal with Total {kitco.com} |
| A Brazilian federal court has blocked part of a $2.2 billion deal signed earlier this year by Petróleo Brasileiro SA and French oil major Total SA . . . | |
| | 11 October 2017 : Stamper enters into MOU with State Oil Corporation {globenewswire.com} |
| tamper Oil & Gas Corp., is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with State Oil Corporation . . . | |
| | 8 October 2017 : India to renegotiate LNG rate with US, Russia {indiainfoline.com} |
| After getting Qatar and Australia to lower gas price, India is seeking to renegotiate rate of LNG it has contracted from the US and Russia to reflect . . . | |
| | 7 October 2017 : Russia's Gazprom and Saudi Aramco sign MOU on gas cooperation {nasdaq.com} |
| Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with energy company Saudi Aramco on cooperation in the gas industry . . . | |
| | 6 October 2017 : India's GAIL eyes more long-term natural gas contracts {platts.com} |
| Indian state-owned gas utility GAIL is pushing to renegotiate more long-term contracts, following Petronet's renegotiations with ExxonMobil and RasGas . . . | |
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| 9. News on Oil stocks | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Cenovus sells Palliser assets for $1.3-billion; more deals... {beta.theglobeandmail.com} |
| Cenovus Energy Inc. is likely to put more properties on the block to meet its target for asset sales as the oil sands producer . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Russia's Novatek says to acquire gas asset from Eurochem {kitco.com} |
| Russia's biggest non-state gas producer Novatek will acquire a gas producing asset from Russia-focused fertiliser . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : ENI wraps up sale of a 30% stake in Egyptian field... {neweurope.eu} |
| ENI has said the Italian energy major has finalised the sale of a 30% stake in the Shorouk concession, where . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : China's CEFC eyes big league with Rosneft oil offtake deal {Reuters} |
| As part of its recent $9.1 billion investment in Russian oil giant Rosneft, little-known CEFC China Energy will have access . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Chaparral Energy to sell enhanced oil recovery assets... {Energy Business Review} |
| Chaparral Energy has signed an agreement to divest its enhanced oil recovery (EOR) assets in the US to an undisclosed . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Turkey's energy stock market to start trading natural gas in April {dailysabah.com} |
| Turkey's growing energy market has culminated in innovations introduced by regulatory authorities and the . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Bid to offer MNCs stake in oilfields {telegraphindia.com} |
| The government plans to allow global players to acquire stakes in discovered and ageing oil and gas fields . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Reliance exits from overseas oil and gas blocks {moneycontrol.com} |
| Reliance Industries has exited the last of its overseas oil and gas assets after it relinquished two blocks in Myanmar . . . | |
| | 13 October 2017 : Tullow acquires stake in Cote d’Ivoire blocks {epmag.com} |
| Tullow Oil has acquired 90% stakes in four onshore blocks in Cote d’Ivoire with state-run Petroci holding the rest, the company said in a news release Oct. 12 . . . | |
| | 13 October 2017 : China's CEFC set to raise $5.1 billion from VTB for Rosneft deal... {Reuters} |
| CEFC China Energy is set to raise $5.1 billion in short-term loans from VTB, Russia’s second-biggest lender, to part finance its $9.1 billion purchase of a stake in Rosneft Oil . . . | |
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| 10. News on Oil Pollution | |
| | 21 October 2017 : $13 million settlement reached in Buzzards Bay oil spill {capecod.com} |
| A proposed $13 million settlement has been struck in connection with the April 2003 Buzzards Bay oil spill that dumped . . . | |
| | 20 October 2017 : Oil spill in Gulf twice as big as first reported {wgno.com} |
| An oil spill in the Gulf, first reported by the Coast Guard on Saturday (Oct. 14), is now believed to be at least two times . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Deepwater Horizon settlement funds to be used to improve... {houstonchronicle.com} |
| More than $5 million in funds related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been set aside for five projects . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Clair spill report handed to prosecutors {upstreamonline.com} |
| A report into an oil spill last year from BP’s Clair platform off the UK has been submitted to Scottish prosecutors . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Greek officials say Athens coast clean-up nearly finished {therepublic.com} |
| Greek authorities say they have finished cleaning up a section of Athens coastline polluted by a large oil slick more than . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Report into BP offshore oil spill off Shetland submitted {bbc.com} |
| A report into an oil spill from a BP platform off Shetland has been submitted to prosecutors, the BBC Scotland . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : BSEE responds to oil release in the Gulf of Mexico {offshore-mag.com} |
| The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responding to a report from LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Oil spill reaches Cocorite {guardian.co.tt} |
| Even as two companies have been procured to commence clean-up operations after a massive oil spill in . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Oil no longer leaking from pipe after spill in Gulf Of Mexico: LLOG {businessinsider.com} |
| LLOG Exploration Offshore said on Monday oil was no longer escaping from a jumper pipeline operated by the company . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Oil spill cleanup underway at Chaguaramas {looptt.com} |
| The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) says it was advised on Sunday morning of reports of an oily substance . . . | |
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| 11. OPEC News | |
| | 21 October 2017 : OPEC crude basket drops to $55.52 {laht.com} |
| The basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries went down . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : OPEC oil price up {azernews.az} |
| OPEC oil basket’s price stood at $56.12 per barrel on Oct. 18 that is $0.29 more than on October 17, the cartel . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : OPEC reportedly favors 9-month extension to output cut deal... {cnbc.com} |
| OPEC members are reportedly forming a consensus around extending their production cutting deal with other crude . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : OPEC oil price increases {en.trend.az} |
| OPEC oil basket’s price stood at $55.74 per barrel on Oct. 16 that is $0.62 more than on Oct. 13, the cartel told Trend Oct. 17 . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : OPEC oil price increases {en.trend.az} |
| OPEC oil basket’s price stood at $55.12 per barrel on Oct. 13 that is $0.68 more than on Oct. 12, the cartel told Trend Oct. 16 . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : OPEC basket at USD 55.12 pb {kuna.net.kw} |
| The OPEC daily basket price went up by 68 cents last Friday to USD 55.12 pb, compared with 54.44 a day before, said a statement . . . | |
| | 14 October 2017 : OPEC oil price down {en.trend.az} |
| OPEC oil basket’s price stood at $54.44 per barrel on Oct. 12, which is by $0.1 less than on Oct. 11, the cartel told Trend Oct. 13 . . . | |
| | 13 October 2017 : OPEC oil price increases {azernews.az} |
| OPEC oil basket’s price stood at $54.54 per barrel on Oct. 11, which is by $0.31 more than on October 10, the cartel told Trend on October 12 . . . | |
| | 13 October 2017 : OPEC sees oil inventory glut finally gone in one year {bloomberg.com} |
| OPEC expects its efforts to clear the surplus in oil inventories to finally succeed by the end of the third quarter of next year . . . | |
| | 12 October 2017 : OPEC reveals forecasts for oil output in Azerbaijan {news.az} |
| Azerbaijan’s oil supply for 2017 will decline by 0.06 million barrels per day year-on-year, OPEC said in its October Monthly Oil Market Report . . . | |
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| 12. General Oil News | |
| | 21 October 2017 : XOM acquires crude oil terminal in Delaware Basin {kallanishenergy.com} |
| Oil supermajor ExxonMobil has announced it has acquired a crude oil terminal in the Permian Basin in West Texas, Kallanish . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : One dead, another missing after oil barge fire off Texas {Reuters} |
| The barge was carrying some 133,000 barrels of crude oil to a refinery in Corpus Christi when the explosion occurred . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Total says will try to move ahead with Iran gas project {financialtribune.com} |
| French oil and gas major Total will try to push ahead with its Iran gas project if the United States decides to impose . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Brazil increases tax benefits for the oil and gas sector {internationaltaxreview.com} |
| The federal government has amended the customs and tax treatment applicable to the oil and gas sector to boost investment . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : Louisiana to get only about $70 million as first offshore oil... {nola.com} |
| Louisiana will only get about half of the $140 million maximum in offshore oil revenue sharing it was expecting under the federal . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : Saudi Arabia approves new law governing oil products trading {kitco.com} |
| Saudi Arabia has approved a new law regulating the trade in petroleum products and said oil-based feedstock . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Belarus invited to take part in Egypt's oil and gas projects {eng.belta.by} |
| Egypt invites Belarusian companies to take part in the implementation of big oil and gas projects in the Red Sea . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Nigeria trails Ghana, others in LPG consumption {thenationonlineng.net} |
| Nigeria is trailing Ghana, Benin Republic and Côte d’Ivoire in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) per capita income because it . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Qingdao Port looks to raise $1.28bn from Shanghai IPO {splash247.com} |
| The company believes the upgrade of its oil terminal infrastructure will provide great support for the fast growing oil import . . . | |
| | 15 October 2017 : Saipem at 50: Kachikwu urges Nigeria to look beyond oil {guardian.ng} |
| Saipem, the engineering, procurement, project management and construction outfit has promised more contribution to Nigeria’s economic . . . | |
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| 13. News on Biofuels | |
| | 21 October 2017 : US ethanol RIN generation slides 7% in September: EPA {blackseagrain.net} |
| US ethanol RINs generated in September totaled 1.227 billion, down by 98.68 million RINs, or 7.44%, from August . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : U.S. biofuel credits hit 2-month high as federal government... {Reuters} |
| The most popular form of biofuel credits hit a two-month high in early trading on Friday on news the U.S. Environmental Protection . . . | |
| | 21 October 2017 : EPA walks back biofuels mandate changes {thehill.com} |
| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is backing off from changes it floated to biofuels policy after . . . | |
| | 19 October 2017 : U.S. ethanol production hits 4 week high {hoosieragtoday.com} |
| According to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, average ethanol production expanded . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : BDI to construct innovative algae production plant... {biodieselmagazine.com} |
| Internationally renowned company BDI-BioEnergy International, so far known for development and construction of biodiesel . . . | |
| | 18 October 2017 : $15 million awarded to develop biofuel production in... {biofuels-news.com} |
| The US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a five-year grant worth up . . . | |
| | 17 October 2017 : Time running out to tell EPA to boost biodiesel volumes {wallacesfarmer.com} |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently requested public comments on a proposal to lower the 2018 and 2019 . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Biofuels cut C02 emissions in Uruguay by 7% {biofuels-news.com} |
| Through increased use of biofuels in the transport sector, Uruguay has achieved a 7% annual reduction in greenhouse . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : US EPA approves cellulosic ethanol plant {hydrocarbonengineering.com} |
| Iowa Falls is the fifth existing ethanol plant to receive approval from the EPA for cellulosic ethanol production using Edeniq’s . . . | |
| | 16 October 2017 : Qantas to use biofuel on L.A. routes in 2020 {travelweekly.com} |
| The fuel, made by U.S.-based bio-energy company SG Preston, will consist of 50% traditional jet fuel and 50% fuel made . . . | |
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| Oil & Gas conferences in the next 60 days | |
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 | 24th Africa Oil Week/Africa Upstream 2017 : From 23rd October to 27th October 2017 at Cape Town. Map |
| | 12th LPG Trade Summit : From 23rd October to 25th October 2017 at Dubai . Map |
| | Metal-Working Fluids and Industrial Lubricants : From 23rd October to 23rd October 2017 at Moscow. Map |
| | 10th Annual Appalachian Oil & Gas Conference : From 23rd October to 24th October 2017 at Pittsburgh. Map |
| | The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference : From 24th October to 24th October 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | LNG Solutions: 2017 Fuelling the Future : From 24th October to 25th October 2017 at Nice. Map |
| | Kormarine 2017 : From 24th October to 27th October 2017 at Busan. Map |
| | 2017 IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference & Exhibition : From 24th October to 25th October 2017 at Amsterdam. Map |
| | Black Sea Oil and Gas Conference 2017 : From 25th October to 26th October 2017 at Bucharest. Map |
| | Asian Downstream Week 2017 : From 25th October to 26th October 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | Gas Asia Summit and Exhibition : From 25th October to 27th October 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | Bulk Liquid Storage 2017 : From 25th October to 26th October 2017 at Dubrovnik. Map |
| | Digital Ship Maritime CIO Forum @Kormarine 2017 : From 25th October to 25th October 2017 at Busan. Map |
| | 6th Annual Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages (STO) conference : From 29th October to 31st October 2017 at Abu Dhabi. Map |
| | Arctic Shipping Forum North America : From 30th October to 1st November 2017 at Montreal. Map |
| | 3rd MARACAD – The Maritime Academic Conference & Expo : From 30th October to 31st October 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Basra Oil, Gas & Infrastructure Conference : From 30th October to 31st October 2017 at Beirut. Map |
| | 4th Government Oil and Gas Fiscal Summit : From 30th October to 31st October 2017 at London. Map |
| | 7th Annual NGLs Conference and 5th Annual Petrochemical Seminar : From 31st October to 2nd November 2017 at Houston. Map |
| | 2nd Suriname International Mining, Energy & Petroleum Conference & Exhibition : From 1st November to 3rd November 2017 at Paramaribo. Map |
| | Oceanology International China : From 1st November to 3rd November 2017 at Qingdao. Map |
| | 3rd International Downstream-Tech Vietnam : From 1st November to 2nd November 2017 at Hanoi. Map |
| | 7th Annual Operating Excellence in Shipping & Maritime CSR Forum : From 1st November to 1st November 2017 at Athens. Map |
| | Digital Ship Conference & Exhibition : From 1st November to 2nd November 2017 at Athens. Map |
| | CIS & CEE Downstream Project Management Conference : From 2nd November to 3rd November 2017 at Vienna. Map |
| | Oil & Gas Turkmenistan OGT 2017 : From 2nd November to 3rd November 2017 at Ashgabat. Map |
| | LNG India Summit 2017 : From 2nd November to 3rd November 2017 at New Delhi. Map |
| | 6th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2017 (WCO-2017) : From 3rd November to 5th November 2017 at Shenzhen. Map |
| | Global Trade Controls Conference : From 6th November to 8th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | CrewConnect Global : From 6th November to 8th November 2017 at Manila. Map |
| | Oil & Gas Non-Metallics 2017 : From 7th November to 8th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | World Ethanol & Biofuels 2017 : From 7th November to 9th November 2017 at Brussels. Map |
| | Power & Propulsion Alternatives for Ships : From 8th November to 8th November 2017 at Rotterdam. Map |
| | The Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference : From 8th November to 8th November 2017 at Abu Dhabi. Map |
| | European Biomass to Power 2017 : From 8th November to 9th November 2017 at Aarhus. Map |
| | 4th LNG Supply, Transport & Storage Philippines : From 8th November to 10th November 2017 at Manila. Map |
| | 21st Annual Condensate & Naphtha Forum : From 9th November to 10th November 2017 at Penang. Map |
| | Platts 21st Annual Mexican Energy Conference : From 12th November to 14th November 2017 at Mexico City. Map |
| | Renewable Iran 2017 : From 13th November to 14th November 2017 at Tehran. Map |
| | Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) : From 13th November to 16th November 2017 at Abu Dhabi. Map |
| | 8th Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships Conference : From 13th November to 15th November 2017 at Helsinki . Map |
| | ERTC : From 13th November to 15th November 2017 at Athens. Map |
| | Global Petrochemicals Summit 2017 : From 13th November to 15th November 2017 at Athens. Map |
| | 2nd Offshore Mexico Congress 2017 : From 13th November to 14th November 2017 at Mexico City. Map |
| | Refining & Petrochemicals World, China 2017 : From 13th November to 14th November 2017 at Beijing. Map |
| | Offshore Vessel Connect Global : From 13th November to 14th November 2017 at Oslo. Map |
| | METSTRADE 2017 : From 14th November to 16th November 2017 at Amsterdam. Map |
| | Argus LPG and Petrochemical Feedstocks : From 14th November to 15th November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | EuroGasTrans (2nd European Gas Transmission Conference) : From 14th November to 15th November 2017 at Budapest. Map |
| | Vessel Performance Optimisation Forum Copenhagen : From 15th November to 15th November 2017 at Copenhagen. Map |
| | GST North America : From 15th November to 17th November 2017 at Manhattan. Map |
| | Shipping2030 North America : From 15th November to 16th November 2017 at New York. Map |
| | 19th Ballast Water Management Conference : From 15th November to 16th November 2017 at Antwerp. Map |
| | 12th Annual Pipeline Development & Expansion Conference : From 15th November to 16th November 2017 at Houston. Map |
| | Emergency Management for Oil & Gas Summit 2017 : From 21st November to 24th November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | 7th International Mali Mining and Petroleum Conference and Exhibition(JMP Mali) : From 21st November to 23rd November 2017 at Bamako. Map |
| | EuroLNG (European LNG Conference) : From 21st November to 22nd November 2017 at Brussels. Map |
| | Polish LNG Conference : From 22nd November to 23rd November 2017 at Warsaw. Map |
| | Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference : From 23rd November to 24th November 2017 at Hong Kong. Map |
| | Production Optimisation Kuwait : From 26th November to 29th November 2017 at Kuwait City. Map |
| | CWC World LNG Summit 2017 : From 28th November to 1st December 2017 at Lisbon. Map |
| | Downstream Caspian And Central Asia Conference : From 28th November to 30th November 2017 at Baku. Map |
| | International Greenshipping and Technology Summit : From 28th November to 29th November 2017 at Athens. Map |
| | The 2017 European Base Oils & Lubricants interactive Summit : From 29th November to 30th November 2017 at Antwerp. Map |
| | Sustainable Ocean Summit 2017 : From 29th November to 1st December 2017 at Halifax. Map |
| | Tank Storage Germany : From 29th November to 30th November 2017 at Hamburg. Map |
| | 11th Arctic Shipping Summit : From 29th November to 30th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Cyber Security - Oil, Gas, Power 2017 : From 29th November to 30th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Gas Options - North & West Africa : From 29th November to 30th November 2017 at Casablanca. Map |
| | BBTC MENA 2017 – Bottom of the Barrel Technology : From 4th December to 5th December 2017 at Manama. Map |
| | 7th Iraq Oil & Gas Show : From 5th December to 7th December 2017 at Basra. Map |
| | CLEAN GULF Conference & Exhibition : From 5th December to 7th December 2017 at Houston. Map |
| | Oil & Gas Vietnam 2017 (OGAV 2017) : From 5th December to 7th December 2017 at Vung Tau City. Map |
| | Ethanol Latin America : From 5th December to 7th December 2017 at Antigua Guatemala. Map |
| | ME-CAT 2017 – Middle East Catalyst Technology Conference : From 6th December to 7th December 2017 at Manama. Map |
| | India Refining Summit 2017 : From 8th December to 8th December 2017 at New Delhi. Map |
| | BWMTech : From 12th December to 14th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | Kurdistan-Iraq Oil & Gas Conference : From 12th December to 13th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | 5th Frankfurt Gas Forum 2017 : From 13th December to 14th December 2017 at Frankfurt. Map |
| | Production Sharing Contracts Global Summit : From 14th December to 15th December 2017 at London. Map |
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| Oil & Gas trainings in the next 60 days | |
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| | Evaluation of Canadian Oil and Gas Properties : From 23rd October to 27th October 2017 at Calgary. Map |
| | International Gas Business : From 23rd October to 27th October 2017 at London. Map |
| | LNG Bunkering Course, The Med : From 24th October to 26th October 2017 at Barcelona. Map |
| | Corrosion Under Insulation MasterClass Training : From 24th October to 25th October 2017 at Rotterdam. Map |
| | 3 day Masterclass Petroleum Economics & Fiscal Systems : From 25th October to 27th October 2017 at New York. Map |
| | 3 day Masterclass Shale Development : From 25th October to 27th October 2017 at London. Map |
| | Certificate in FPSOs : From 26th October to 18th January 2018 at Online learning. Map |
| | Unconventional Resource Assessment and Valuation : From 30th October to 3rd November 2017 at Calgary. Map |
| | Negotiations And Negotiating Techniques For The Upstream Oil And Gas Industry : From 1st November to 3rd November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Process Utility Systems : From 5th November to 9th November 2017 at Muscat. Map |
| | Amine Gas Sweetening & Sulphur Recovery : From 5th November to 9th November 2017 at Dubai . Map |
| | Oil & Gas Contracts : From 5th November to 9th November 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Developing Project Strategy in the Oil & Gas Industry : From 6th November to 10th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Introduction to Drilling : From 6th November to 10th November 2017 at Houston . Map |
| | API 580 and 581 Training - Risk-Based Inspection & Base Resource Document : From 6th November to 10th November 2017 at Kuala Lumpur. Map |
| | NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety : From 6th November to 11th November 2017 at Kampala. Map |
| | Valuation And Risk Analysis Of Oil And Gas Assets : From 7th November to 9th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Power Purchase Agreement (Singapore) : From 7th November to 10th November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | 3rd Annual General Average Seminar : From 7th November to 8th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Ship Handling Offshore Vessels : From 7th November to 10th November 2017 at Rio de Janeiro. Map |
| | Cost Planning, Control & Optimization in a Major Oil & Gas Company : From 12th November to 16th November 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Crisis Management & Emergency Response for the Oil and Gas Industry : From 12th November to 16th November 2017 at Abu Dhabi. Map |
| | Global Procurement and Supply Chain Management for the Oil & Gas Industry : From 13th November to 17th November 2017 at Houston . Map |
| | Mini MBA for Learning & Development Professionals in the Oil & Gas Industry : From 13th November to 17th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | API 570 Training--Piping Inspector Course : From 13th November to 17th November 2017 at Kuala Lumpur. Map |
| | Gasoline & Diesel Blending: A 3 Day Course : From 15th November to 17th November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | FPSO Operation and Maintenance (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) : From 19th November to 23rd November 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | The Art of Oil & Gas Procurement : From 20th November to 24th November 2017 at Vienna. Map |
| | Mastering Renewable & Alternative Energies (Singapore) : From 20th November to 23rd November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | Gas/LNG Contracts: Structures, Pricing & Negotiation (Singapore) : From 20th November to 24th November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | Bunker Fuel Blending - A 2 Day Course : From 20th November to 21st November 2017 at Singapore. Map |
| | Advanced Charterparties : From 20th November to 21st November 2017 at Singapore . Map |
| | ASME Section VIII Division 1 & 2 – Pressure Vessel Series : From 20th November to 24th November 2017 at Kuala Lumpur. Map |
| | Ship Handling Offshore Vessels : From 21st November to 24th November 2017 at Rio de Janeiro. Map |
| | Advanced Laytime & Demurrage : From 22nd November to 24th November 2017 at Singapore . Map |
| | Heavy Transport, Lifting & Shipping : From 22nd November to 24th November 2017 at Hamburg. Map |
| | Oil and Gas Marine Terminals : From 26th November to 30th November 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Oil and Gas Industry Fundamentals : From 27th November to 30th November 2017 at London. Map |
| | Postgraduate Diploma/LLM in: International Oil, Gas and Energy Law, by distance learning : From 27th November to 27th November 2018 at By Distance Learning. Map |
| | 3 day Masterclass International Oil Supply & Trading : From 27th November to 29th November 2017 at Johannesburg. Map |
| | Essential Skills for Oil and Gas Professionals : From 3rd December to 7th December 2017 at Dubai . Map |
| | Petroleum Refining-Production Planning, Scheduling and Yield Optimization : From 3rd December to 14th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Storage Tank Design, Construction & Maintenance : From 3rd December to 7th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Mini MBA: Understanding the Dynamics of the LNG Industry : From 4th December to 8th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | Production Sharing Contracts & International Petroleum Fiscal Systems : From 4th December to 8th December 2017 at Houston. Map |
| | 3 Day Masterclass Ports And Shipping : From 4th December to 6th December 2017 at Johannesburg. Map |
| | Corrosion Control in Gas, Oil & Water : From 4th December to 6th December 2017 at Aberdeen. Map |
| | Deepwater Drilling Design and Operations : From 4th December to 8th December 2017 at Bali. Map |
| | API 510 Training – Pressure Vessel Inspector Course : From 4th December to 8th December 2017 at Bandung. Map |
| | Upstream Petroleum Economics, Risk and Fiscal Analysis : From 5th December to 7th December 2017 at Kuala Lumpur. Map |
| | ASME Section I - Power Boilers (Kuala Lumpur) : From 6th December to 8th December 2017 at Kuala Lumpur. Map |
| | Refinery Process Yield Optimisation : From 10th December to 14th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Gas Conditioning & Processing : From 10th December to 14th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Crude Oil Tanker Cargo Operations Best Practices : From 10th December to 14th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Integrated Field Development Planning : From 10th December to 14th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Natural gas and LNG technologies and supply chains : From 11th December to 14th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | International Oil & Gas Business Management : From 11th December to 22nd December 2017 at Kuala Lumpur. Map |
| | Oil & Gas Accounting & Performance Measurement : From 11th December to 15th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | Leadership & Strategic Thinking in the Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Industry : From 11th December to 15th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | Modern Practices in Oil & Gas Contracts, Licensing, Production Rights, Legislation and Agreements : From 11th December to 15th December 2017 at London. Map |
| | Best Practices of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Projects : From 11th December to 15th December 2017 at Dar es Salaam. Map |
| | Crisis Management & Emergency Response for the Oil and Gas Industry : From 11th December to 15th December 2017 at Dar es Salaam. Map |
| | 3 day Masterclass Global LNG : From 11th December to 13th December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Directional Drilling and Surveying : From 11th December to 15th December 2017 at Houston . Map |
| | Corrosion Control in Gas, Oil & Water : From 17th December to 21st December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | FPSO/FLNG E&I Design Installation and Operation : From 17th December to 21st December 2017 at Dubai. Map |
| | Essential Skills for Oil & Gas Managers & Supervisors : From 18th December to 22nd December 2017 at Jakarta. Map |
| | Ship Handling Offshore Vessels : From 18th December to 21st December 2017 at Rio de Janeiro. Map |
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