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Statoil to lay off up to 1,500 permanent employees amid crude oil price collapse
Norway’s state-controlled Statoil envisages cutting its workforce between 1,100 and 1,500 by end of 2016 as an effort to standardise, simplify and increase efficiency across the company.
read more... 17/06/2015
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil output surges at record high in April
Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil exporter in the world, increased its crude oil production in April to a record high to cover demand from Asian buyers and to meet the needs of domestic power stations and refineries.
read more... 13/05/2015
China’s crude oil imports rally to a record high in April
China, the world's second-largest crude oil buyer, registered a record high in its crude oil imports in April at 7.37 million barrels per day (bpd), as demand remains robust amid declining prices, encouraging stockpiling, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. In April, China imported a higher-than-expected 30.29 million tonnes of crude oil, while on a daily basis, April imports were up 13 percent compared with March.
read more... 08/05/2015
Statoil should go ahead with Snorre field expansion
Norway's Statoil should continue with the postponed improvement of the Snorre oil and gas field in the North Sea since it is a time-critical investment, as stated by energy minister Tord Lien on Monday.
read more... 28/04/2015
Ithaca decided to vend Norwegian operations to Hungary’s MOL
North Sea oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy has decided to vend its Norwegian business to Hungary's MOL for $60 million, as stated by the companies on Friday, marking the Hungarian firm's entrance into Norway's oil market.
read more... 24/04/2015