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Occidental makes 3rd Anadarko bid, seeks to derail Chevron deal

Occidental Petroleum is starting a bidding war for Anadarko Petroleum, making a $38 billion counteroffer in attempt to break up the proposed takeover by Chevron.

China's March LNG imports decline

China’s jet fuel exports surged 30 percent from a year earlier in March and diesel exports rose 14.2 percent, as the country’s fuel surplus increased following the start-up of a new private oil refinery.

Cogent Midstream project to connect gas processing complex to Gulf Coast Express Pipeline

Cogent Midstream, LLC announced it will construct an approximately 25-mile pipeline that will deliver residue gas from its Big Lake Natural Gas Processing Complex located in Reagan County in the Midland Basin of West Texas to Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX Pipeline).

GTT receives order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for LNG Carrier

GTT has received an order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for the tank design of a Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) on behalf of the Japanese ship-owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).

India says it has 'robust plan' to guarantee oil supply

India said its refineries will have adequate oil supplies, thanks in part to imports from other producers, despite the United States’ demand that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions.

Takeover Battle: Producer tops Chevron bid for Anadarko

Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp made a $57 billion bid for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, topping Chevron Corp’s $50 billion offer and setting up the first hostile takeover battle for a major oil company in years.

ExxonMobil to expand ultra-low sulfur diesel production at Fawley Refinery

ExxonMobil said that it has made a final investment decision to expand the Fawley refinery in the United Kingdom to increase production of ultra-low sulfur diesel by almost 45 percent, or 38,000 barrels per day, along with logistics improvements.

Danos adds executive leadership

Danos has appointed Daryl Rousse, a 30-year industry veteran, as V.P. of production services. The announcement comes after Danos’ recent acquisition of Shamrock Energy Solutions, where Rousse served as COO for three years.

Angola in recovery mode with oil-block auction, new refineries on the horizon

Africa’s second-biggest oil producer looks to benefit from a surge in crude prices that could boost companies’ appetite for investments with an auction of nine blocks this year and seeking new refineries.

Muphy Oil acquires deepwater GOM assets from LLOG for $1.375 billion

Murphy Oil Corporation has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire deep water Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C. and LLOG Bluewater Holdings, L.L.C.

Trump will not renew waivers, demands zero exports from Iran

The Trump administration will not renew renew waivers that allow countries to buy Iranian oil without facing U.S. sanctions.

ExxonMobil signs 20-year LNG agreement with Zhejiang Energy

ExxonMobil said that it signed a sales and purchase agreement with Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply. Under the agreement, Zhejiang Energy is expected to receive 1 million metric tons per annum of LNG over 20 years.

Trump's LNG push is helping power German green cruise liner boom

President Donald Trump’s bid to dump a glut of liquefied natural gas on Europe is getting an unlikely boost: stringent regulations on shipping emissions that are prompting the continent’s shipyards to hunt for alternatives to high-polluting diesel.

CNPC overseas equity oil, gas output up 10% in first-quarter 2019

Overseas equity of oil and gas production of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) rose 10% year over year in the first-quarter 2019.

Total's digital factory signals AI for drilling optimization

Total's use of artificial intelligence to screen geological data will help the oil and gas industry identify new prospects, and shorten the time to acquire licenses, drill and make discoveries, Arnaud Breuillac, head of E&P, said at a conference.

BP, partners sanction $6 billion Azeri Central East development offshore Azerbaijan

BP and partners have sanctioned the Azeri Central East (ACE) project, the next stage of development of the giant Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oilfield complex in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.