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Oilfield services company Wood Group sees rough road

Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)

Even though financial performance was as expected, oilfield services company Wood Group said it expected only a few market bright spots for 2017. The company re...

Norway's oil production lower than expected

Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)

Preliminary oil production figures for Norway show a daily average of about 1.6 million barrels per day, which the government said was lower than expected. The ...

U.S. gas prices holding steady

Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)

Weak consumer demand is offsetting volatility with oil prices and leaving retail gasoline markets relatively unchanged in the United States, analysis finds. Con...

Libya signs deal with Russia's Rosneft

Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)

An agreement with Russian oil company Rosneft helps lay a foundation for the recovering oil sector in Libya, Libya's top oil producer said. Meeting on the sidel...

BHP Billiton confident about oil prices

Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)

As his company returns to profit, the head of Australian company BHP Billiton said he was confident about the long-term outlook for oil prices in particular. Th...

Russia's Rosneft starts drilling in Iraq

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

Russian oil producer Rosneft reported Monday it started new drilling operations in Iraq, alongside a Chinese contracting partner. Rosneft said it started a new ...

Report finds EU still heavily dependent on fossil fuels

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

Members of the European Union remain dependent on fossil fuels even with robust low-carbon policies, the bloc's record-keeping arm reported. European energy con...

Balance brings the bulls back to crude oil Monday

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

A prevailing sentiment that at least some level of short-term market balance is entrenched helped give oil prices a lift early Monday. Crude oil prices slipped ...

Iran boasts of robust rig count

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

Slightly less than 10 percent of the drilling rigs currently in service in the world are operating in the Iranian oil and gas sector, a petroleum official said....

US 'not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil': Mattis

Feb 20, 2017 (AFP)

The United States is not about to plunder Iraq's petroleum reserves, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was in Baghdad Monday, said as he sought to soothe partne...

US-led coalition expects to stay in Iraq after Mosul

Feb 20, 2017 (AFP)

The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be allowed to stay in Iraq after Mosul is recapt...

What constitutes Brent oil may be changing

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

Oil pricing agency Platts said it may shake up the grade of oil that makes up the global benchmark Brent as North Sea production fades. The price for Brent crud...

Books revised for Dana Gas after Kurdish dust-up

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

Emirati energy company Dana Gas said it revised its 2016 results to show a net loss following arbitration with the Kurdish government of Iraq. Dana Gas said it ...

Shell sees LNG sector rising

Feb 20, 2017 (UPI)

The demand for liquefied natural gas, a super-cooled and easily transported energy option, is set to outpace conventional gas, Royal Dutch Shell said. From Paki...

China's oil giant CNPC signs $1.77 bn Abu Dhabi deal

Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)

The China National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday secured an eight-percent share in an onshore oil concession in Abu Dhabi in a deal worth $1.77 billion, the E...

Weaning off oil, Scottish islands eye renewable future

Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)

Strong winds and stormy seas have helped turn the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic into a European renewable energy giant, producing more power than it kn...

Iraq reports increased oil reserves of 153 bln barrels

Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)

Iraq's proven oil reserves have increased by 10 billion barrels to 153 billion, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi announced Sunday in a statement. The country has t...

Croatia next in line for LNG terminal

Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)

The European Commission said Friday it agreed on more than $100 million in support for a new liquefied natural gas terminal on a Croatian island. European leade...

Vladimir Putin: Clear signs of Russian economic growth

Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)

As oil prices stabilize in the wake of an OPEC-led production deal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said signs of economic strength are becoming clear. The pre...

It's a foreign pipeline, Keystone XL opponents remind Trump

Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)

A voice of opposition to the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline used U.S. President Donald Trump's logic against him as the transit network gets new life. The Neb...