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HOUSTON - Fast-moving, strengthening Hurricane Ida led oil companies to begin evacuating workers on Sunday from the Gulf of Mexico and prompted the nation's only offshore oil port to stop taking foreign crude from tankers. Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC.N) ...
MOSCOW, Nov 15 - Russia's Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and Slovenian Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik signed a deal on Saturday ensuring Slovenia's participation in the South Stream pipeline that will transport Russian gas to Europe. The deal was signed in the presence of ...
MOSCOW, Nov. 13 - Russia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) may see a 3-to-3.5-percent growth should the oil price be stabilized at 70 U.S. dollars per barrel, said a Russian official on Friday. Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Andrei Klepach was cited by local TV Vesti ...
NEW YORK, Nov 15 - Shares in Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, could rise more than 20 percent to $90 next year if energy prices increase as expected, Barron's reported on Sunday. Exxon shares have lagged rivals in the stock market rally ...
Nov 11 - Western Gas Partners LP (WES.N) reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by lower expenses. For the third quarter, net income was $16.7 million, or 30 cents per limited partner unit, lower than $17 million, or 32 cents per limited partner unit, reported ...
WASHINGTON Nov. 9 - Stronger global oil demand and higher crude prices are expected to boost OPEC's oil export revenues about 30 percent in 2010 from this year, according to the U.S. government's top energy forecasting agency. The U.S. Energy Information Administration raised its ...
Nov 11 - Canada's oil and gas explorer Peyto Energy Trust (PEY_u.TO) posted a 58 percent drop in quarterly profit, hurt by lower oil and gas production. For the third quarter, the company earned C$27 million, or 24 Canadian cents per unit, compared with C$64.8 million, or 61 ...
NEW YORK, Nov 11 - Williams Cos (WMB.N) said Wednesday its Mobile Bay natural gas processing plant was processing between 100 million and 200 million cubic feet per day with volumes increasing after the plant shut due to lost production from Tropical Storm Ida. A company ...
VIENNA, Nov. 9 - The weekly average prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) showed a high frequency of price changes last week. On the five trading days from Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, OPEC oil prices fluctuated wildly, ranging from 74.95 U.S. dollars per barrel ...
LONDON, Nov 18 - Shareholder consultancy Georgeson is working to persuade minority investors in Turkmenistan-focused oil explorer Dragon Oil (DGO.I) (DGO.L) to accept ENOC's $1.9 billion buyout bid, people familiar with the matter said. ENOC's proposal requires approval from ...
KIEV, Nov 18 - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, seeking to dispel European fears of a new gas war with Russia, on Wednesday said an agreement struck with Moscow in January guaranteed Russian gas transit in 2010. Tymoshenko spoke on the eve of talks with Russia's ...
PARIS, Nov 18 - Iraq's President Jalal Talabani struck an optimistic note on French oil company Total's (TOTF.PA) chance of winning an oil contract Wednesday, saying that figures aren't everything in winning a contract. "The figures don't give a privilege to one company." ...
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 17 - Nexen Inc (NXY.TO), Canada's No. 4 independent oil explorer, expects to boost production from its shale gas properties at least tenfold in the next two years, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Nexen aims to produce 150 million to 200 million cubic ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 17 - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA)(PBR.N) said on Tuesday domestic oil output in October stood at 2 million barrels per day, virtually unchanged from the record output of September. Production remained at record levels in October after ...
LONDON, Nov 17 - European gasoline crack spreads jumped above $6 a barrel on Tuesday on expectations of a reopening of the arbitrage to the United States. Supplies are expected to be tighter next month when traders can expect to make a profit of $2.20 a tonne from shipping ...
MOSCOW, Nov 17 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday it is postponing a decision on forwarding a portion of a loan to Urkaine's Naftogaz, as the company has delayed key reforms. The delayed $300 million amount is part of a larger loan ...
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose above $79 a barrel on Monday as a weaker dollar and better-than-expected U.S. consumer spending data boosted prices. U.S. crude futures for December delivery rose $2.73 to $79.08 a barrel by 1:37 p.m. EST (1837 GMT), after reaching a high of $79.24 a ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 - Smith International Inc (SII.N) is raising equity now worth more than $800 million, the oilfield services company said on Monday, sending its shares down 5 percent. Smith is issuing 28 million shares in a public offering, adding to more than 219 million ...
TORONTO, Nov 16 - Toronto's main stock index shot to its highest close in over three weeks on Monday as a rally in oil prices helped power energy shares like Suncor Energy (SU.TO) to comfortable gains. Shares of Suncor, the biggest contributor to the index's gain, rose 3 percent ...
NEW YORK, Nov 10 - Pipeline operator Williams Cos (WMB.N) said Tuesday natural gas supply losses on its Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) system following Tropical Storm Ida were at about 150 million cubic feet per day, down from 250 mmcfd supply lost on Monday. Gulf of ...
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