Russian giant Gazprom saw a milestone production at its Arctic Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora Sea, 60 km offshore Russia with its 10 millionth barrel of oil.
read more... 23/03/2016
Crude oil boosted 2 percent on Friday, with U.S. crude increasing for a fourth consecutive week, after the Paris-based International Energy Agency stated that the market may have hit bottom. Goldman Sachs remained pessimistic, declaring that prices could decline sharply in the next weeks with record U.S. stockpiles builds offsetting production falls in the country. Brent crude rose 34 cents, or nearly 1 percent, to settle at $40.39 a barrel. On the week, it posted a hike of 4 percent, heading for a third weekly gain in a row. WTI crude increased by 85 cents, or 2 percent, to close at $38.69 a barrel, after attaining a 2016 high at $39.02. It recorded an increase 7 percent on the week, a fourth consecutive week of gains.
read more... 14/03/2016
Algerian energy firm Sonatrach will invest $3.2 billion over four years to raise pipeline capacity since natural gas production increases from new and current fields, a major company representative declared on Tuesday.
read more... 09/03/2016
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
Crude oil prices rebounded 7 percent on Wednesday after Iran announced it will support any effort to stabilize oil prices, including Russia- Saudi move to freeze production to deal with the market glut that dragged down prices to their weakest level in a dozen years. Brent rose by $2.32, or 7.2 percent, to settle at $34.50 a barrel. U.S. crude boosted $1.62, or 5.6 percent, to close at $30.66 a barrel.
read more... 18/02/2016