Regional

(Bloomberg) -- Oil traded near $50/bbl in New York, close to a three-month high, as a further reduction in U.S. drilling added to signs the global crude surplus is abating. WTI futures slipped 0.5% after advancing 5.1% last week. Rigs...

Royal Dutch Shell and Petrobras last week signed  in The Hague, Netherlands, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term mutual collaboration in developing pre-salt fields in Brazil. Shell will benefit from technical solutions, contract management expertise and cost...

Paradigm will present the latest innovations in its extensive suite of geological and geophysical software solutions in at the SEG International Exposition and 87th Annual Meeting in Houston, to be held September 24-29.  Demonstrations will feature integrated workflows for seismic processing and imaging, interpretation,...

Understanding the current political and socio-economic situation in Venezuela is not as simple as reading the news of the day. In order to grasp this ‘man made calamity’ according to Fernando Menendez – Economist and Senior Fellow from the...

Hess has earned a place on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the eighth consecutive year. The index, which recognizes public companies for outstanding performance across economic, environmental and social factors, is used as a reference by shareholders...

(AP) New York, California and three other US States are suing the Trump administration, saying it must put in place higher penalties for automakers that violate federal fuel economy standards. The U.S. Department of Transportation more than doubled civil penalties...

ExxonMobil said Tuesday that facility assessments and restart activities continue at its Baytown refinery, and that it has made significant progress in restarting chemical production, pipelines and other logistical infrastructure in the Houston area. The company’s fuel terminals in Houston...

A team comprising members of the United States Coast Guard (USGS) and the US Department of Interior (DOI) will be in Guyana from September 6 – 8 to help finalise Guyana’s National Oil Spill Emergency Plan. The team will be visiting Guyana...

Exxon Mobil Corporation said Thursday it had increased its financial commitment for Harvey relief to up to $9.5 million, which includes a new employee and retiree donation match program and in-kind donations to the American Red Cross for recovery efforts...

(CNN) Tropical Storm Harvey is tearing through one of the nation's most important energy hubs. Throughout the Gulf Coast, key refineries and production facilities have been forced to close. And rain and flooding are continuing to wreak havoc on Houston...