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January 01, 2019
Exmar has announced that its Floating LNG Liquefaction Unit (FLNG), to be renamed Tango FLNG, has left China to the destination of its liquefaction operations: Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
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December 27, 2018
China enters trade talks said to begin early next month in Beijing having made concerted efforts to end the standoff with the U.S., and also unsure it’s done enough.
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December 24, 2018
China last month imported two tankers of U.S. liquefied natural gas, nudging open a doorway that had been closed shut for a month at a time when America is rapidly expanding its ability to export the heating fuel.
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December 20, 2018
Eni successfully drilled and tested the Merakes East prospect in East Sepinggan block, offshore Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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December 18, 2018
CNOOC Limited has announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed Strategic Cooperation Agreements with 9 international oil companies including: Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Equinor, Husky, KUFPEC, Roc Oil, Shell, SK Innovation and TOTAL (in alphabetical order).
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December 18, 2018
China signaled its openness for business with a raft of deals that’ll give oil majors including Royal Dutch Shell new opportunities to develop fields in partnership with the nation’s biggest offshore explorer.
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December 17, 2018
Eni will start with the execution of the Merakes development project in Indonesia following the approval received by the Minister of Energy of Indonesia and the authorization for the investment plan sanctioned by the company’s board of directors.
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December 13, 2018
Our positive trading momentum has continued and our full year results will demonstrate good organic revenue growth.
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December 13, 2018
Dutch multinational Ampelmann has secured two new contracts in the Asia Pacific region. Two A-type systems have made their way to India and Indonesia, respectively, and will enable both short- and long-term Walk to Work (W2W) operations.
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December 11, 2018
Contrary to some observers who focus intently on trade data as a proxy for demand, China’s total oil product demand rose by only 150,000 bpd in 2018.
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December 10, 2018
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced the 4% stake in its onshore concession, previously held by CEFC China Energy Company Limited (CEFC China), has been acquired by North Petroleum International Company Ltd, a subsidiary of China ZhenHua Oil Co. Ltd.
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December 10, 2018
The arrest of a Chinese technology executive means the tariff war that ensnared LNG may not have reached a cease-fire.
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December 10, 2018
China has gone all out to avoid a repeat of last winter’s crippling natural gas shortages. The early verdict: so far, so good.
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December 05, 2018
Aqualis Offshore has entered into a master services agreement with McDermott Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd to provide engineering reviews and marine warranty services for the company’s offshore operations in the Asia Pacific region.
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December 03, 2018
Oil surged the most in more than five months as Saudi Arabia and Russia extended a cooperation pact and U.S.-China trade tensions cooled. Unprecedented supply cuts in Canada also drove prices higher.
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November 29, 2018
Rosneft Oil Company and Chinese Hengli Group signed a cooperation agreement as part of the first Russian-Chinese energy business forum. The document was signed by Igor Sechin, CEO, Rosneft Oil Company, and Chen Jianhua, president of Hengli Group.
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November 28, 2018
Following the signing of a long-term vessel charter agreement in the Asia Pacific region earlier this year, i-Tech Services’ MMA Pinnacle has secured its first inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract with an integrated oil and gas services company, based in Malaysia.
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November 23, 2018
Armed with waivers to keep importing Iranian oil without running afoul of U.S. sanctions, some of the Islamic Republic’s top customers are preparing to buy.
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November 22, 2018
China has named a leading business executive to its top energy post, eschewing a practice of appointing career politicians as the nation pushes through an overhaul of its massive energy sector.
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November 22, 2018
The 14th meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) of Gazprom and CNPC moderated by Vitaly Markelov, deputy chairman of the Gazprom management committee, and Hou Qijun, V.P., CNPC, took place in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China.
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November 22, 2018
Equinor and Global Petro Storage (GPS) have entered into a long-term agreement for a terminal and storage for LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) volumes in Port Klang in Malaysia.
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