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August 04, 2021
West Texas Intermediate futures tumbled 3.4% to close at the lowest in more than two weeks. The delta variant of Covid-19 has been detected in almost half of China’s 32 provinces in two weeks, and at least 46 cities have advised residents against non-essential travel.
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August 02, 2021
The virus is clouding the outlook for consumption as China faces a fresh outbreak, Thailand expands its quasi-lockdown measures and infections in Sydney matched a record. Meanwhile, data indicated China’s economic activity eased in July and U.S. manufacturing data also showed some weakness.
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July 30, 2021
Russia’s Lukoil PJSC is retracting its decision to sell its stake in West Qurna-2 field in the south to Chinese companies, according to Iraqi state-run newspaper Al-Sabah.
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June 29, 2021
Oil erased earlier losses with the market looking for its next direction from an OPEC+ meeting this week and the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19.
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June 18, 2021
China’s Silk Road Fund and Hassana Investment Co., controlled by the Saudi Arabian government, joined a group investing $12.4 billion in Saudi Aramco’s oil pipelines.
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June 17, 2021
The aim of the collaboration is to explore safe implementation of potential new technologies, working jointly with relevant governmental agencies to promote the introduction of hydrogen as an energy source in the Singapore market to support the country’s decarbonization goals.
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June 09, 2021
Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply and BP Singapore have signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement for the supply of approximately 0.8 million tons of LNG per year to Singapore for 10 years from 2024. As part of the agreement, both companies will strive to co-develop and implement a greenhouse gas quantification and reporting methodology.
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June 04, 2021
Saudi Arabia increased oil prices for customers in its main market of Asia by more than expected after crude surged above $70 a barrel and OPEC forecast that global demand would heavily outstrip supply over the rest of the year.
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June 03, 2021
The likely return of Iranian oil is setting up what promises to be an aggressive, price-driven battle to supply a corner of the coveted Asian market.
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May 31, 2021
Futures in New York climbed past $67 a barrel, putting crude on track for a second straight monthly gain. OPEC and its allies are expected to stick with a decision to boost output in July when the group gathers Tuesday.
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May 21, 2021
China is set to extend its dominance in the global oil market as planned tax adjustments spark a chain reaction, prompting processors to boost crude imports and raise refinery run rates.
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May 20, 2021
“Since it began commercial operations in 2002, Malampaya has supplied a significant portion of the Philippines’ energy demand and it will continue powering the country with indigenous gas following a safe transition of the asset and its experienced workforce,” said Wael Sawan, Shell’s Upstream Director.
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May 17, 2021
Crude is up over 4% so far this month, though a further price breakout is being held back by a tepid recovery in Asia, where the coronavirus is crippling key importer India, and Singapore and Taiwan grapple with new outbreaks.
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May 17, 2021
State-controlled National Iranian Oil Co. has been priming oil fields -- and customer relationships -- so it can increase exports if an accord with the U.S. is clinched. But even if a deal is struck, the flow of additional crude into the market may be gradual.
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May 11, 2021
The Mineral Resources Professional Council (MRPC) concluded that it supports and will approve Petro Matad’s Plan of Development for the Block XX Exploitation License once certain technical clarifications have been provided.
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May 07, 2021
Zhoushan is also home to some of the country’s largest oil terminals and storage tank farms. The same restrictions do not extend to ships transporting cargoes from India, according to an official from Zhoushan port and oil traders who asked not to be identified.
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April 26, 2021
Neptune Energy announced that the operator, Eni, said production has started from its Merakes development in the East Sepinggan block offshore Indonesia.
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April 23, 2021
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reversed a government decision to revoke four oil permits from a unit of China’s Sinopec.
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April 21, 2021
McDermott International, Ltd announced that its CB&I Storage Solutions business has been awarded a contract by Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila Inc. (AG&P) for the engineering, procurement and construction of an LNG storage tank for AG&P's Philippines LNG import and regasification terminal, currently under construction in Batangas, Philippines.
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April 16, 2021
The pick-up in activity across the key Asian market comes amid a flurry of signs that global oil consumption is improving as economies including the U.S. shake off the impact of the pandemic. So far in 2021, Brent futures have soared 30%, and last traded near $67 a barrel.
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April 14, 2021
The International Energy Agency boosted estimates for this year’s growth in oil consumption by 230,000 barrels a day to 5.7 million a day amid a stronger outlook for the U.S. and China. That puts the world on track to recover about two-thirds of the demand lost last year.
