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Qatar expands its energy spending abroad

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Mon, 2014-02-03 10:47

03rd February 2014

Qatar Petroleum has expanded its energy portfolio by buying oil and gas fields from Brazil to the Congo due to the continued moritorium on its North Field gas reservoir

Mexico energy reforms may prove beneficial to U.S. energy companies

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Fri, 2014-01-31 12:22

31st January 2014

Mexico's energy developments will make "abundant opportunities" for U.S. energy companies will decrease the socioeconomic differences between Texas' metro areas and its border cities, reveals research by BBVA Compass

India, Saudi Arabia agree to encourage cooperation in oil, gas and mineral fields through joint team

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Thu, 2014-01-30 18:05

30th January 2014

India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to encourage cooperation in the field of oil, gas and minerals via a Joint Technical Team

Shell will sell stake in Parque das Conchas project to Qatar Petroleum

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Wed, 2014-01-29 17:32

29th January 2014

Shell has agreed to sell a 23 per cent stake in the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) project to Qatar Petroleum International for approximately USD 1 bn

Bentec wins contract by Enafor for the delivery of drilling rigs

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Wed, 2014-01-29 12:27

29th January 2014

Bentec has been granted a contract by Enafor to deliver seven desert drilling rigs within the next 17 months

Angola LNG sells first LPG cargo from its Soyo plant

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Wed, 2014-01-29 11:09

29th January 2014

Angola LNG has sold its first LPG cargo from its plant in Soyo, which serves as a facility built to gather value from Angola's offshore gas resources.

Operational start-up at Petrobras' third LNG Regasification Terminal

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Wed, 2014-01-29 10:16

29th January 2014

Petrobras has added the first regasified LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) to the Brazilian gas pipeline network from its new Regasification Terminal

India’s HPCL acquires 21 per cent stake in Australian gas assets

Submitted by Sharon Alle on Wed, 2014-01-29 09:34

29th January 2014

HPCL subsidiary signs USD 75m deal with AWE to acquire 11.25 per cent stake in T/L1 permit and 9.75 per cent stake in T/18P permit in Australia

ANP may cancel exploration rights on blocks from Oleo e Gas SA

Submitted by Alexandra Carrera on Tue, 2014-01-28 13:39

28th January 2014

Brazil's, Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP) has announced that it would decide over the next 60 days whether to repeal the exploration rights for blocks controlled by Oleo e Gas Participacoes SA, the struggling oil company owned by Brazilian industrialist, Eike Batista.