The two largest oil Russian companies, Rosneft and independent producer Lukoil have signed an agreement for long-term cooperation.
read more... 26/04/2011
The UK giant, BP filed a lawsuit against Transocean, asking for at least US$40 billion in damages and other costs from the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, moreover, the British company filed a lawsuit against Cameron International as well, saying a blowout preventer made by Cameron failed to avert the catastrophe.
read more... 26/04/2011
Crude oil futures traded higher on Thursday as the dollar plunged to almost an all-time low. ICE Brent for June delivery traded at 123.99 dollars a barrel, up 14 cents, after a trading range between 123.20 and 124.81 dollars. U.S. crude for delivery in June settled at 112.29 dollars, up 84 cents.
read more... 22/04/2011
A National Laboratory for clean energy is expected to be opened in September in a maritime city in the Northeastern part of the Chinese Province of Liaoning. The laboratory activity will be focused on research of petroleum, natural gas, biomass energy, hydro energy, power storage and other areas.
read more... 22/04/2011
German energy company RWE Dea Norge announced it won two licenses awarded by the Oslo government for work on the Norwegian continental shelf.
read more... 22/04/2011