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Saudi economy to contract on lower oil production, World Bank reports- oil and gas 360

Saudi economy to contract on lower oil production, World Bank reports

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Saudi Arabia’s economic output is expected to contract this year as a series of oil-production cuts pose a risk to the kingdom which is heavily reliant on energy prices and crude production, according to the World Bank. Gross domestic product in the OPEC+ member is now seen shrinking 0.9% this year, according to the World Bank’s

Chevron, Staatsolie sign production sharing contract for Surinam's Block 7- oil and gas 360

Chevron, Staatsolie sign production sharing contract for Surinam’s Block 7

Nasdaq PARAMARIBO – Suriname’s state firm Staatsolie and a unit of Chevron Corp CVX.Nhave signed a production sharing contract for exploring and producing oil at an offshore block, the companies said on Wednesday, expanding their cooperation in the South American country. Surinam is a small onshore crude producer, but the South American country has yet to confirm up to 4 billion barrels of estimated oil and

Canada’s Largest Oil Producer Joins Opposition to Enbridge Pipeline Plan

From Reuters Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, the country’s biggest oil producer, has joined a number of other firms asking Canada’s energy regulator to intervene in Enbridge Inc’s plan to overhaul shipping contracts on its Mainline pipeline network. Canadian Natural’s letter to the National Energy Board (NEB), filed late on Monday, calls on the regulator to delay Enbridge’s proposal to switch

Halliburton Lands Nine Contracts for Offshore Project in West Africa

From The Houston Chronicle Houston oilfield service company Halliburton has landed nine contracts to drill and complete a series of wells off the coast in West Africa. Australian exploration and production company Woodside Energy awarded the contracts to Halliburton as part of the first phase of developing the SNE Field off the coast of Senegal. Financial terms have not been

Borr Drilling Awarded Contract by Pemex - Oil & Gas 360

Borr Drilling Awarded Contract by Pemex

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Borr Drilling is awarded its fourth Mexican contract in less than nine months Borr Drilling (stock ticker: BORR), an international drilling contractor headquartered in Bermuda, has been awarded a contract by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for the employment of a jack-up drilling rig. Previously, the company has entered into two other similar

Saudi Aramco Gives Up Its Long-Held ‘In Perpetuity’ Oil and Gas Rights

From Financial Times Kingdom’s switch to a 40-year contract reveals power struggle with state energy group The move came as part of the kingdom’s preparations for a stock market flotation for Saudi Aramco, which has been indefinitely delayed Saudi Arabia has cut the length of time that its state energy company has exclusive rights to the kingdom’s vast oil and

Keystone XL Pipeline on Track to Begin Primary Construction in 2019

Open season for Keystone’s additional capacity from Canadian oil producers to U.S. refineries secures 500,000 BOPD 20-year commitments The Keystone XL open season has concluded with 500,000 BOPD 20-year commitments secured. This allows the proposed project to proceed. TransCanada Corporation (ticker: TRP) said that interest in the pipeline remains strong and the company will continue to secure long-term volume contracts.

Cheniere Signs Another 15-Year LNG Contract

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (ticker: LNG) and its subsidiary Cheniere Marketing, LLC have entered into a LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Trafigura Pte Ltd., a Geneva-based independent trader of oil and petroleum products. Trafigura’s LNG team is based in Houston, Geneva and Singapore. Trafigura has agreed to purchase approximately 1 million tons per annum of LNG from Cheniere Marketing

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Canadian Govt. Signs Decade-Long NatGas Contract

The Government of Canada has named Direct Energy Business as their new natural gas provider for Correctional Services Canada, the Department of National Defence and Public Services, and Procurement Canada. Direct Energy Business will provide natural gas management and related services for the next ten years to these critical government departments in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova

China’s Crying Need for NatGas—a Discovery in Bohai’s Shallow Water, LNG Demand Booming

China on a tear to expand domestic gas output and diversify its natural gas imports China’s quest for natural gas “China supports domestic enterprises to increase natural gas output and at the same time to diversify imports of the resource,” said spokesperson Gao Feng at a regular press conference, Hellenic Shipping News reported. China’s natural gas import is expected to