Occidental makes superior proposal to acquire Anadarko

Occidental Petroleum has delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of Anadarko Petroleum setting forth the terms of a superior proposal by Occidental to acquire Anadarko for US$76.00 per share, in which Anadarko shareholders would receive US$38.00 in cash and 0.6094 shares of Occidental…

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Venezuela Oil Output at Lowest Level Since Jan 03

Venezuela’s crude oil production, excluding condensate, fell from an average of 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in February to an average of 840,000 bpd in March, according to estimates in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) April Short-Term Energy Outlook.   In a statement…

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Iran sanctions could lead other producers to fill the breach

The US’ decision not to extend sanctions waivers for eight countries importing crude oil from Iran could remove around 1.1 MMb/d from global production, according to Rystad Energy.   The analyst now expects Iran’s oil output to fall to 2.27 MMb/d from July onwards. Most…

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Two Chinese companies join Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project

Russia’s Novatek has entered into agreements with two Chinese companies under which they will acquire participating interest in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project.   Arctic LNG 2 project is a major liquefied natural gas development led by Novatek on the Gydan Peninsula in Russia. The…

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Auction Win Secures Vestas’ Largest Order to Date in Poland

Vestas has received a 132 MW order from Windfarm Polska III sp z o o, owned by Stadtwerke München (SWM), for the Jasna wind project Pomorskie Voivodship, in northern Poland.   Underlining the strong competitiveness of wind energy, the project was awarded at the Polish…

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ExxonMobil to Expand UK Refinery

Exxon Mobil Corporation has made a final investment decision to expand its Fawley refinery near Southampton, the company reported on the 24th April.   ExxonMobil stated that it plans to increase ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) production at Fawley by nearly 45 percent – or 38,000…

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Lundin gets go ahead for North Sea pilot wells

Lundin Norway will drill two gas pilot wells in North Sea block 16/4, following approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority.   The semi-submersible Leiv Eiriksson will initiate the 24-day program next month on wells 16/4-U-2/3/4/5/6 in production licence 359.   Source: Offshore Magazine

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