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Iran oil minister urges Trump to let US oil firms in

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(AP) Iran’s oil minister says President Donald Trump should allow American oil firms to do business in the Islamic Republic. Bijan Zanganeh’s comments on Tuesday come as Americans and U.S. companies are still barred from directly doing business with Iran....
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Oil rig explodes in Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain critically injuring 5

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(NBC News) An oil rig exploded on a Louisiana lake Sunday night, injuring seven people, five of them critically, while another person remained unaccounted, authorities said. The explosion on Lake Pontchartrain was reported at 7:18 p.m. (8:18 p.m. ET) about...
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Statoil enters solar industry with 40% share in 162MW asset in Brazil

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Statoil has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% share in the construction ready 162MW Apodi solar asset in Brazil from Scatec Solar, a Norwegian independent solar power producer. The project will provide approximately 160,000 households with electricity. Statoil...
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US sanctions on Venezuela could open door wide for Russia, China

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The recent round of sanctions from the Trump administration has pushed the Venezuelan government to publish its oil prices in Chinese Yuan which has been seen as a fulfilled promise from President Nicolás Maduro to layoff the U.S dollar,...
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World needs new offshore oil investments to avoid shortages: Hess

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(Reuters) - Higher investments in offshore oil production are critical to avoiding a supply squeeze by 2020, as expanding shale output will not match projected demand increases in the next few years, U.S. oil producer Hess Corp said on...
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Tullow gunning for oil this month at Suriname’s Araku prospect

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Tullow oil is hoping to strike it big offshore Suriname at the Araku oil prospect on Block 54, set to begin early this month. The UK-based oil and gas exploration company is targeting a Jubilee look-alike play in the continental...
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Gulf Publishing Company launches LNG intelligence service

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Gulf Publishing Company, a leading media company and provider of market data for the international energy industry, on Sunday the Energy Web Atlas to provide the downstream energy sector with easy access to information about the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry. A...
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FSU researchers to study fate of BP Oil spill

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(FSU) A team of research institutions led by Florida State University (FSU) has been awarded a $2.8 million grant to expand its understanding of how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico. Eric...
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Chevron names Michael Wirth as Chairman & CEO

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Chevron Corporation announced Thursday that its Board of Directors elected Michael K. Wirth Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2018.  Wirth, who is currently vice chairman of the board and executive vice president of...
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TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract for Statoil Peregrino Phase II project

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TechnipFMC has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract by Norwegian multinational oil and gas company, Statoil. It covers the execution of the subsea pipeline connection for the new production platform in Peregrino Phase II Project, located in...
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