Keyword: oil industry

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TNK-BP Wins $6 Billion Russia Gas Deal

13.11.2012 - Anglo-Russian oil company TNK-BP is set to sign a deal to supply Russian power producer TGK-5 with gas worth as much as $6 billion over 18 years, TGK-5 said on Tuesday, in the...

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BP Freed for Further Rosneft Co-Operation

13.11.2012 - British oil company BP took a further step towards closer ties with Russian state oil company Rosneft on Tuesday as the partners in its existing venture in the oil-rich country...

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Sinopec Petrochemicals Unit to Boost Capacity, Tackles Pollution

13.11.2012 - Asia's largest refiner, China's Sinopec, will boost refining capacity at its Yangzi Petrochemical unit by more than half to 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) in mid-2014, and may...

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Sabic, Shell to Expand Sadaf Joint Venture

13.11.2012 - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Shell announced today that they are progressing plans for the expansion of various projects at the Saudi Petrochemical Company (Sadaf...

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OPEC Acknowledges Shale Oil Supply May Be Significant

08.11.2012 - OPEC acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that technology for extracting oil and gas from shale is changing the global supply picture significantly, and said demand for...

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Repsol Tops Forecast as Higher Output Offsets YPF Loss

08.11.2012 - Spanish oil firm Repsol beat third-quarter profit forecasts on Thursday as higher output more than offset the loss of its YPF business in Argentina, which was seized by the...

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Azeri Oil Fund to Help Finance TANAP Gas Pipeline

07.11.2012 - Azerbaijan's $33-billion state oil fund is to help finance the $8 billion Trans-Anatolian natural gas pipeline project (TANAP) to take Azeri gas to Turkey and to markets in Europe...

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NetOil, Libya Show Interest for French Refinery

06.11.2012 - Dubai-based NetOil, led by Middle Eastern businessman Roger Tamraz, has submitted a new offer to take over France's oldest refinery, unveiling a last minute deal with British oil...