Crude

CNOOC

Chinese Partner Paying over $2 bln to Petrobras for More Interest in Brazilian Field

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC has sealed a deal with the Brazilian giant Petrobras, which will allow it to acquire an additional interest in the Búzios fie…

Crude Oil

Africa: Nigeria to Maintain Top Positions As Africa's Biggest Oil Producer, Production to Peak in 2023 - Report

Nigeria will retain its number one position as Africa's biggest oil producer as well as maintain the top three gas suppliers on the continent between 2022 and 2…

Crude Oil

UK to Phase out Russian Oil Imports by End of 2022

The UK Government has announced plans to phase out oil imports from Russia by the end of 2022 in response to Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Oil Price

Crude Oil Jumps as much as 7% on U.S. Ban of Russian Imports, but Trades off Session Highs

Oil prices jumped to their highs of the session Tuesday as President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian fossil imports including oil in response to the countr…

Natural Gas

Shell Sorry for Buying Russian Crude

Oil major Shell on Tuesday apologised for buying a cargo of Russian crude oil last week, a decision which was made with the security of supplies in mind and gui…

Oil Price

Goldman Sachs ups 2022 Brent Crude Oil Spot Price Forecast to $135/bbl

Goldman Sachs Research has raised its 2022 & 2023 Brent spot price forecast to $135/bbl & $115/bbl, up from $98 and $105/bbl respectively amid geopolitical tens…

Oil Price

Oil Companies to Determine Fuel Prices: Hardeep Singh Puri

Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said oil companies will determine the fuel prices, even …

Crude Oil

U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil to Leave More Cargoes at Sea with No Buyers

The U.S. ban on Russian oil and gas imports is likely to leave more cargoes at sea with no buyers.

Natural Gas

Germany Says It Won't Stop Buying Russian Energy Despite Moscow’s War in Ukraine

Germany will continue to buy natural gas, oil and coal from Russia despite Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine, the government in Berlin said Monday.

Crude Oil

Shell to Buy Russian Crude and Use Profits to Help Ukraine

Shell, Europe’s largest oil company, said Saturday that it would probably continue to buy Russian crude oil to feed into its refineries and supply customers wi…

Oil Price

Want Lower Oil Prices? First You Need Higher Ones

There is only one way oil prices are going to fall – by first rising even more. That is the growing consensus among Wall Street analysts, who say there is not …

Oil Price

Vitol’s Muller Says High Oil Prices may Lead to Demand Destruction

High oil prices are likely to lead to demand destruction amid a scarcity of crude and little spare capacity globally as the disruption to energy supplies from R…

Oil Price

ADNOC’s Murban Cude OSP Rises to $93.99/b for April as Market Tightens

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. hiked the April official selling price for its flagship Murban crude oil by more than 10% from March, with Middle East crudes seeing …

Crude Oil

China Scrambles to Ensure Energy Security as Commodities Soar

China plans to increase its crude oil, natural gas, and coal production, boost reserves of energy commodities, and keep stable imports to ensure its energy secu…

Oil Field

Adnoc Awards $227m Contract for Enhanced Recovery at Bab Oilfield

The deal will help to boost recoverable reserves by up to 70% and will unlock additional barrels of Murban crude