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June 25, 2018
The Trump administration鈥檚 trade dispute with China is delaying one U.S. company鈥檚 bid to sign long-term natural gas export deals.
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June 22, 2018
The U.S. has asked Japan to completely halt oil imports from Iran, going beyond the reductions that were demanded when sanctions were imposed earlier this decade, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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June 06, 2018
Saudi Arabia raised pricing for buyers in Asia to the highest since 2014 as demand builds in the country鈥檚 biggest market amid threats to rival suppliers.
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May 18, 2018
A United Nations Security Council panel is asking the world鈥檚 biggest oil traders to disclose the actions they are taking to stop the sale of crude oil and petroleum products to North Korea in violation of sanctions.
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May 15, 2018
The gas market is being flipped upside down.
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May 07, 2018
Plunging Venezuelan crude production; sanctions disrupting Iranian oil exports; Saudi Arabia pushing for even higher prices; North Korea peace talks -- the coming weeks bring an abundance of risks for the oil market.
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May 03, 2018
At an Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) topical breakfast in Houston on Wednesday, Takuma Iino Deputy Director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, said that LNG has become even more important in the country鈥檚 energy mix.
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May 02, 2018
Saudi Arabia set the price of its benchmark crude in Asia at the highest level since August 2014, after China鈥檚 biggest refiner asked for fewer bbl because of high prices.
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April 30, 2018
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed an agreement appointing JODCO Lower Zakum Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan鈥檚 INPEX Corporation (INPEX), as the asset leader for Abu Dhabi鈥檚 Lower Zakum concession area.
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April 27, 2018
Oil traded near $68 as investors weighed the impact of a possible U.S. pull-out from the Iran nuclear deal and the potential for a historic accord between the leaders of North and South Korea.
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April 03, 2018
Harbour Energy CEO Linda Cook said she would seek to expand Santos in Asia and Africa after making a $10.3 billion offer for Australia鈥檚 third-largest energy producer.
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March 07, 2018
OPEC should beware as U.S. shale producers are set to steal a bigger slice of the world鈥檚 biggest oil market and threaten the cartel鈥檚 foothold in Asia, according to a top industry consultant.
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February 2018
Outside of the U.S., a global recovery is on the horizon for the upstream oil and gas industry.
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February 12, 2018
Asia鈥檚 rapacious thirst for liquefied natural gas is sucking supplies from surprising places.
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January 24, 2018
China鈥檚 General Administration of Customs just confirmed what liquefied natural gas industry insiders have been speculating for weeks: There鈥檚 a new No. 2 in town.
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January 08, 2018
Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co. bought alternative supply after a fire on board an Iranian oil tanker that was destined for the South Korean company.
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January 04, 2018
Donald Trump鈥檚 desire to squeeze Kim Jong Un鈥檚 regime risks being undermined by the furtive maneuvers of oil tankers at sea.
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December 21, 2017
Negotiations continue over the planned supplies from Russia鈥檚 Far East.
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December 07, 2017
China is ahead of schedule on its way to becoming the second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas.
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December 06, 2017
If history is any guide, investors in China鈥檚 biggest oil companies may lose out as a record $35 billion in cash is tapped for a fresh round of deals, according to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC.
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November 22, 2017
A Chinese firm that鈥檚 grown from a small local trader to a global deal-making juggernaut sold its first cargo of Russian crude after buying a $9-billion stake in Rosneft Oil Co.