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UAE to back plan to freeze oil production at January levels
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will back the initiative of top producers to freeze output levels in case of a deal by OPEC members and Russia, helping to halt a slide in crude prices that has pushed them to their lowest point in more than a decade.
read more... 19/02/2016
Iran’s oil industry commences a “new chapter” after 5-year-halt
Iran has exported its first crude oil shipment to Europe since international sanctions ended, raising worries that more supplies will be added to the worldwide glut.
read more... 15/02/2016
Eni, Exxon, Statoil obtain Irish offshore oil and gas authorizations
The Irish government declared on Thursday it had granted oil and gas licenses to firms including oil majors Eni, Exxon and Statoil, permitting them to explore for hydrocarbons off the coast of Ireland.
read more... 12/02/2016
Montenegro grants oil concessions to Eni and Novatek for 30 years
The Montenegrin government offered concessions for oil and gas exploration for a period of 30 years in the Adriatic sea to a conglomerate of Italy's Eni and Russian No. 2 gas company Novatek, an economy ministry representative declared on Thursday.
read more... 05/02/2016
Oil futures rise, reversing earlier declines but oversupply weighs
Oil futures increased in late Asian trade on Wednesday after spending most of the session in negative area since U.S. crude stocks last week rose to over half-a-billion barrels and as Iran intends to boost exports from March.
read more... 03/02/2016