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Repsol cancels sale of Norwegian subsidiary, sources say

Spanish oil business Repsol has called off the sale of its Norwegian system, Repsol Norge AS, according to three sources with understanding of the negotiations. Repsol got investment bank Rothschild to manage the sale, that includes 10 properties located on the Norwegian Continental Rack, Reuters reported in March. The possessions include seven producing fields with net reserves of 53 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), 36% of which are gas, and a projected 2024 net production of 29 mmboe, according to a marketing document dispersed by the investment bank earlier this year. A representative for Repsol decreased to comment. The...

Oil & Gas

Major Gulf market blended ahead of United States data, oil demand issues

Significant stock exchange in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Tuesday ahead of a multitude of information being released this week, including U.S. inflation, that will help hone views on the Federal Reserve's next moves and on oil need concerns. Markets are evenly split between a cut of 25 bps and 50 bps at the next conference in September. Traders are pricing in an overall of 100 bps of cuts this year. U.S. producer price data for July, due later in the day, might feed through to the core personal consumption (PCE). procedure favoured by the Fed. Monetary...

Oil & Gas

Aramco to buy stake in JV Petro Rabigh from Sumitomo Chem

Saudi Aramco will buy from Japan's Sumitomo Chemical a 22.5% stake in their petrochemical joint venture Petro Rabigh for $702. million, the business said on Wednesday, describing a turnaround. technique for the lossmaking company. Under the deal, Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical will each. offer $702 million in funding to Petro Rabigh and. waive loans worth an overall $1.5 billion, the declaration stated. Petro Rabigh had actually accumulated losses amounting to 8.871 billion. riyals ($ 2.36 billion) by the end of June, which was equivalent. to over 53% of its share capital, it said on Wednesday. The Aramco-Sumitomo offer explores a...

Oil & Gas

Saudi Aramco buys $702 mln stake in petrochemical JV from Sumitomo Chem

Saudi Aramco has consented to buy from Japan's Sumitomo Chemical a 22.5%. stake in their petrochemical joint venture Petro Rabigh. for $702 million, the business stated in a joint. statement on Wednesday. Under the offer, Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical will each. offer $702 million in funding to Petro Rabigh and waive loans. worth a total $1.5 billion, the declaration said. The offer shrinks Sumitomo Chemical's stake in the joint. endeavor to 15% while increasing Aramco's share to 60%. The financing and loan waivers become part of a remedial plan. that Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical mean to check out with Petro....

Oil & Gas

Saudi wealth fund signs $50 bln of deals with Chinese financial firms

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF has actually signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs). worth a total of $50 billion with leading Chinese monetary. organizations, the fund said in a statement on Thursday. The MoUs were signed with Agricultural Bank of China (ABC),. Bank of China (BoC), China Construction Bank (CCB), China Export. and Credit Insurance Coverage Corporation (SINOSURE), Export-Import Bank. of China (CEXIM), and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of. China (ICBC), the declaration added. PIF stated the MoUs covered locations of cooperation such as. motivating two-way capital flows through both debt and equity. Among the world's largest sovereign...

Mining

Petrochemicals giant SABIC post 85% second-quarter revenue leap

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. ( SABIC), one of the world's greatest petrochemicals. business, reported a close to 85% jump in secondquarter internet. revenue on Thursday, helped by higher margins and accounting. changes. SABIC reported net profit of 2.18 billion riyals ($ 581.04. million) for the 3 months to June 30, beating analyst. expectations of 904.25 million riyals, LSEG information showed. In addition to enhanced margins, SABIC stated revenue was greater. partially due to non-cash advantages resulting from new policies. on the Islamic tax zakat. SABIC, which is 70% owned by oil giant Aramco,. stated its long-term focus would remain on...

Oil & Gas

India raises United States oil imports in June, cuts Russia, data programs

India's monthly oil imports from its greatest supplier Russia slipped partially in June while those from the United States rose to the greatest given that Feb. 2022, information obtained from the industry sources showed. India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and customer, importing more than 80% of its oil needs. Indian refiners had actually positioned orders in May for the majority of the June-arrival oil barrels Refiners in India together delivered in 1.98 million barrels. each day (bpd) of Russian oil in June, down 3.7% from the previous month, the data revealed. However, throughout the very first fiscal quarter...

Oil & Gas

Russia's oil output surpassed OPEC+ quotas in May, promises to fulfill obligations

Russia's energy ministry stated on Thursday that its oil production in May surpassed quotas set by the OPEC+ group of major oil producing nations, while promising to meet its obligations. It did not provide production figures. The ministry stated in a declaration that the concern of overproduction would be dealt with in June and targeted levels would be attained. The Company of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, together referred to as OPEC+, have made a. series of deep output cuts considering that late 2022. Under the OPEC+ accord, Russia's production quota stood at. around 9.1 million...

Oil & Gas Equipment

NextDecade, Saudi Aramco sign 20-year LNG supply deal

U.S. melted gas (LNG). supplier NextDecade has actually signed a nonbinding arrangement. with Saudi Aramco to provide 1.2 million tonnes per. year (MTPA) of LNG for 20 years, the companies stated on. Thursday. The offer comes at a time when Aramco is looking for to. reinforce its position in the LNG market, which is set to grow. internationally by 50% by 2030, especially in the United States, where. LNG capacity is set to nearly fold the next 4 years. Aramco stated the deal became part of its efforts to expand its. existence in global energy markets. Under the terms, LNG...

Oil & Gas

OPEC? surprise triggered record hedge fund oil sales: Kemp

Portfolio financiers offered record volumes of petroleum last week after OPEC? amazed the market by announcing plans to increase production beginning with the fourth quarter of 2024. Hedge funds and other money supervisors sold the equivalent of 194 million barrels in the six most important futures and choices agreements over the seven days ending on June 4. Fund sales were the fastest for any week since at least 2013 when the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and ICE Futures Europe began releasing data in the existing format. Sales were more than three standard discrepancies far from the typical weekly change,...

Oil & Gas

Over half of Aramco share sale designated to foreign financiers - sources

Saudi Arabia positioned over half of an $11.2 billion share sale in Aramco with foreign financiers, two people with understanding of the matter informed on Saturday. Saudi Arabia has been seeking to tempt global financial investment to pour 10s of billions of dollars into tasks to diversify far from its dependence on oil. Yet foreign investment has actually repeatedly missed out on targets. There were multiple orders from the U.S., UK, Hong Kong and Japan, one of the sources stated. Worldwide need for the secondary share sale was greater than for Aramco's IPO in 2019, sources had formerly informed ....

Oil & Gas

Wall Street Journal - May 7

The following are the leading stories in the Wall Street Journal. has not verified these stories and does not attest their accuracy. - A female who declares she was wrongly depicted as a stalker in Richard Gadd's Netflix struck Baby Reindeer has sued the streaming service for disparagement and other charges. - Samsung Electronic devices unionized employees staged what they called the first-ever walkout at the South Korean technology giant since it was founded more than five years back, taking a day of paid leave en masse. - Netflix investors voted to advise approval of a refreshed executive-pay plan a...

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels

Swiss court convicts executives over $1.8 bln 1MDB scandal

The Swiss Federal Lawbreaker Court on Wednesday convicted 2 executives at an oil exploration business accused of embezzling over $1.8. billion from Malaysia's state mutual fund 1MDB. The decision was the latest episode in the 1MDB scandal, a. complex tale of global corruption that has buffeted a. variety of financial institutions and individuals across the globe. considering that allegations of misbehavior first emerged in 2015. Prosecutors declared that Swiss-British national Patrick. Mahony and Swiss-Saudi Tarek Obaid, helped to establish a joint. venture with 1MDB by producing the impression that their company,. PetroSaudi, was backed by the Saudi federal government. This...

Fossil Fuels

Saudi Arabia petroleum exports drop in June

Saudi Arabia's petroleum exports fell to 6.047 million barrels each day (bpd) in June from 6.118 million bpd in May, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) revealed on Tuesday. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT? Saudi Arabia is world's biggest exporter of petroleum. The Company of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). is set to begin relaxing a level of production cuts of 2.2. million barrels per day from October. Previously this month OPEC decreased its demand growth outlook. for the first time in a year, mentioning softer expectations for. China. Meanwhile, China and Saudi Arabia were the leading locations. for...

Oil & Gas Refining

Significant markets mixed on US rate-cut hopes, weak oil need

Significant stock exchange in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Monday on increasing expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut next month, and amidst weak oil need. Federal Reserve members Mary Daly and Austan Goolsbee in interviews on Sunday flagged the possibility of relieving in September, while minutes of the last policy meeting due this week ought to underline the dovish outlook. Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks in Jackson Hole on Friday and financiers assume he will acknowledge the case for a cut. Monetary policy in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC) is usually directed by the...

Crude Oil

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Oil Refineries

OPEC+ bets the robust crude oil demand projection is right: Russell

The OPEC+. choice to extend crude oil production cuts is an. recommendation that require growth is still unsure, but likewise. that the group remains hopeful its bullish circumstance is right. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). and its allies including Russia, concurred at a conference on Sunday. to extend the total of 5.86 million barrels daily (bpd) of. output decreases. Within that broader figure the exporter group decided to. extend 3.66 million bpd of cuts that were due to expire at the. end of June 2024 till completion of next year. Additional voluntary decreases of 2.2 million bpd...

Oil Refineries

Asia's crude oil imports hit 12-month high, however it's India, not China: Russell

Asia's imports of crude oil increased to the highest in 12 months in May, with the strength being driven by India as the region's secondbiggest purchaser is on track to see record arrivals. The world's top crude importing region is expected to have arrivals of 27.81 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 26.89 million bpd in April, according to information compiled by LSEG Oil Research. That's a boost of 920,000 bpd month-on-month, with the bulk of the gain being represented by India, where imports are anticipated to rise to an all-time high of 5.26 million bpd, up 710,000 bpd...

Refined Products

What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?

The Company of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia are understood collectively as OPEC+ and will fulfill on June 2 to discuss their joint oil production policy. Below are essential truths about OPEC+ and its role. WHAT ARE OPEC AND OPEC+? OPEC was established in 1960 in Baghdad by Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela with an objective of coordinating petroleum policies and securing reasonable and stable rates. Now it consists of 12 countries, generally from the Middle East and Africa, accounting for about 30% of the world's oil. There have been some challenges to OPEC's...

Oil Refineries

China increases petroleum storage in the middle of soft refinery processing: Russell

The pace at which petroleum flowed into China's stockpiles increased in April as slower refinery processing exceeded a decline in imports. An overall of 830,000 barrels per day (bpd) was added to China's business or tactical stockpiles in April, up from 790,000 bpd in March, according to estimations based upon official data. Over the very first four months of the year, China, the world's. biggest crude importer, added 700,000 bpd to storages, a. considerable volume that goes some way to undermining the marketplace. view that oil consumption is robust in the middle of a recovering economy. China does not divulge...

Oil Refineries

China boosts petroleum storage amid soft refinery processing: Russell

The pace at which crude oil flowed into China's stockpiles increased in April as slower refinery processing exceeded a decrease in imports. An overall of 830,000 barrels per day (bpd) was contributed to China's industrial or strategic stockpiles in April, up from 790,000 bpd in March, according to computations based upon main data. Over the first four months of the year, China, the world's. greatest crude importer, added 700,000 bpd to storages, a. considerable volume that goes some way to weakening the market. view that oil consumption is robust amid a recovering economy. China does not reveal the volumes of...

Oil Refineries

Shell says it remains dedicated to mobility business in Malaysia

International oil major Shell stated on Tuesday that it stays committed to the mobility company in Malaysia, after a report that it remained in talks with Saudi Aramco to sell its filling station in the nation. reported on Monday, mentioning 4 industry sources knowledgeable about the discussions, that the talks began in late 2023 and a deal could be worth approximately $1 billion. London-based Shell has about 950 fuel stations throughout Malaysia, according to its website, making it the second-biggest operator after state-owned Petronas. Shell likewise sells industrial lubricants, extracts petroleum and gas offshore of Sarawak and Sabah states and...

Refined Products

Shell in talks to sell Malaysia fuel stations to Saudi Aramco, sources state

Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's stateowned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in Malaysia, the secondlargest such network in the country, 4 market sources knowledgeable about the conversations stated, and a deal might be worth approximately $1 billion. Shell decreased to talk about the talks however stated Malaysia is an important nation to the business. Saudi Aramco likewise declined to comment. London-based Shell completely owns around 950 fuel stations across the Southeast Asian country, according to its website, with just Malaysia's state-owned Petronas running a. bigger network. Talks began in late 2023 and a...

Heating Oil

Hedge funds retreat from oil as war danger fades: Kemp

Financiers sold oil at the fastest rate for more than six months in the middle of indications that Israel and Iran have actually selected not to intensify their dispute, ensuring the rally in crude prices stalled well before reaching $100 per barrel. Hedge funds and other money supervisors sold the equivalent of 95 million barrels in the six most important petroleum futures and options agreements over the 7 days ending on April 23. Sales were the fastest given that October 2023 and take the two-week overall to 119 million barrels, according to reports submitted with ICE Futures Europe and the...

Oil Refineries

Saudi Aramco in talks to buy 10% of China's Hengli Petrochemical

Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Monday it remains in speak to get a 10% stake in China's Hengli Petrochemical, a deal which would further boost Aramco's growing downstream presence in China. Aramco is in talks with moms and dad Hengli Group Co and signed a memorandum of understanding over the proposed deal, which goes through due diligence and regulatory approvals, Aramco stated in a declaration. The possible offer lines up with Aramco's method to expand its downstream presence in key high-value markets, advance its liquids-to-chemicals program, and protected long-term petroleum supply agreements, it said. An agreement would be the...

Oil & Gas Drilling

Oil mergers, tidy fuels vie for attention at Houston energy conference

Top oil executives and ministers descend on Houston this week for among the world's. most significant energy conferences emboldened by smash hit mergers,. steady oil prices and less pressure for a largescale transfer to. clean fuels. Global oil prices have actually stayed in a variety between. $ 75 and $85 per barrel, a level fueling profits however not hurting. financial growth, despite war in Eastern Europe and turmoil in. the Middle East. Stock markets continue to spur offers, making. Big Oil even bigger. The yearly CERAWeek conference comes as demand for oil and. gas continues to rise together with solar,...

Oil Refineries

Russia satisfies its OPEC+ oil commitments completely, Novak states

Russia remains in complete compliance with its commitments to decrease oil products as part of the OPEC+. producer group's deal, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander. Novak said on Wednesday. His comments come after a meeting of leading OPEC+ ministers. kept oil policy the same and pushed some nations to enhance. compliance with output cuts, a decision that spurred. global crude prices to their highest in five months at. almost $90 a barrel. Novak said the nations taking part in OPEC+ had. validated a high level of compliance with oil supply curbs. Last month, Russia stated it would cut its oil...

Natural Gas

Oil market saw craze of hedge fund purchasing: Kemp

Financiers have actually purchased oil at the fastest rate for more than 4 years, amid optimism that Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies will continue to restrict production while an enhancing economic outlook boosts intake. Ukraine's drone attacks on oil refineries and export terminals in Russia, which threaten to disrupt production and exports of both crude and fuels, have turbocharged the shift in sentiment to more bullishness. Over the 7 days ending on March 19, hedge funds and other cash managers bought the equivalent of 140 million barrels in the six essential futures and choices contracts connected to petroleum rates....