Natural Gas
Libya's PFG threatens to close oil facilities to press salary demands
Libya's Petroleum Facilities Guards threatened to close all oil and gas facilities in the country's western region after the end of a 10-day deadline to authorities to meet their demands, including a 67% salary rise.
Woodside, Santos scrap talks on $52-B merger
Australia's Woodside Energy and Santos said they had ended talks to create a possible $52-B global oil and gas giant, and Santos flagged it would look for other ways to bolster its value.
Shell agrees to develop Nigeria gas field for Dangote fertilizer
Shell Plc has made a final investment decision to build a gas supply facility in Nigeria to feed a fertilizer plant owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.
Norway to add more Arctic acreage for oil and gas drilling
Norway plans to add another 37 blocks to its annual so-called pre-defined areas oil and gas licensing round in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
Fuel tanker is loaded at Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal
A tanker called Breeze is being loaded with fuel at Novatek's terminal at the Baltic Sea's port of Ust-Luga, where the company's fuel-producing complex was damaged earlier this month.
Woodside says Santos merger talks still at early stage as it forecasts higher production
Woodside Energy CEO Meg O'Neill said there was no recent precedent for sizable premiums in oil and gas deals as the producer reported it was still in the early stages of talks over a potential $52-B merger with Santos.
INEOS polymer used to create world’s first sustainable gas pipeline
INEOS produced bio-based high-density polyethylene has been used to create the world’s first fully sustainable gas pipeline. Installed by French gas utility network operator, GRDF, the pipeline only uses the low carbon footprint polymer.
Shell to exit Nigeria's troubled onshore oil after nearly a century
Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 B.
Talos Energy to acquire QuarterNorth Energy for $1.29 B
Oil and gas company Talos Energy said it will acquire privately held QuarterNorth Energy in a $1.29 -B cash and stock deal to bolster its presence in Mexico.
Russia boosts fuel exports to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia in 2023
Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and Mongolia raised their imports of Russian fuel by around 28% in 2023 to almost 6 MMt, partially offseting a decline in Russian supplies to Europe.
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- Trelleborg partners with Airbus on hydrogen-powered air travel 7/16
- Neste, Mitsubishi Corporation agree on strategic partnership to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals and plastics 7/16
- Vale, Komatsu and Cummins announce collaboration to develop dual-fuel large trucks, powered by ethanol and diesel 7/16
- Mexico–U.S. energy trade value fell in 2023 on lower fuel prices 7/16
- Belarus' Mozyr oil refinery restoring operations after outage due to storm 7/16
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