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Europe's banks fund oil and gas expansion despite IEA warning, report says- oil and gas 360

Europe’s banks fund oil and gas expansion despite IEA warning, report says

Nasdaq LONDON, Feb 14 – European banks are providing billions of dollars of funding to expand oil and gas production, a report on Monday showed, despite International Energy Agency guidance against new facilities in order to slow global warming. Last year, 25 of the region’s leading banks collectively provided $55 billion to energy companies planning to expand oil and gas production, responsible

Column: Hedge funds take oil profits as inflation fears intensify- oil and gas 360

Column: Hedge funds take oil profits as inflation fears intensify

Nasdaq LONDON, Feb 14- A bout of profit-taking ensued last week as seven-year highs in crude oil and middle distillates prices intensified concerns about inflation and the possibility of countermeasures from central banks. Rapidly escalating prices for oil and other commodities have become a central problem for macroeconomic policymakers in advanced economies. Unless inflation in oil and other commodities starts

‘A very scary concept’: Energy ministers fearful of oil prices surpassing $100 a barrel- oil and gas 360

‘A very scary concept’: Energy ministers fearful of oil prices surpassing $100 a barrel

CNBC Energy ministers representing Egypt and Cyprus on Monday said they were deeply concerned about the potential for oil prices to climb above $100 a barrel. It comes at a time when more than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings of an imminent Russian invasion. International benchmark Brent crude futures soared to a new seven-year high

Oil eases as Ukraine hints at concessions to Russia- oil and gas 360

Oil eases as Ukraine hints at concessions to Russia

Reuters Oil eased on Monday, after earlier hitting its highest in more than seven years, as Ukraine hinted at possible concessions to Russia that could alleviate tensions between the two countries that Western governments say are on the brink of war. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped $1.10, or 1.17%, to $92.77 a barrel, after hovering near a session-high

EXCLUSIVE Iraq's $27 bln TotalEnergies deal stuck over contract wrangling- oil and gas 360

EXCLUSIVE Iraq’s $27 bln TotalEnergies deal stuck over contract wrangling

Nasdaq BASRA/LONDON, Feb 14 – A $27-billion deal between France’s TotalEnergies <TTEF.PA> and Iraq, that Baghdad hoped would reverse the exit of oil majors from the country, has stalled amid disputes over terms and risks being scrapped by the country’s new government. Iraq has struggled to attract major fresh investments into its energy industry since signing a flurry of post

EXCLUSIVE Brazil has oil. Exxon can't seem to find it- oil and gas 360

EXCLUSIVE Brazil has oil. Exxon can’t seem to find it

Yahoo Finance HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp has bet billions of dollars on offshore drilling in Brazil, an area it once abandoned and now sees as key to its future.   But five years into its comeback, the U.S. oil giant has yet to make a major oil discovery as an operator in Brazil’s waters and has let opportunities to