FeaturedOil & GasShell, ExxonMobil stall oil production owing to a pipeline leakInternational Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 Shell has temporarily suspended oil production after a subsurface leak was discovered on Exxon’s Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasCoronavirus: Shell to cut spending by up to $9 billionSamuel AbrahamMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Samuel AbrahamMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Other oil majors including Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, and Total are also reducing spending... Read more
FeaturedTechnologySaudi Aramco buys shares in blockchain oil trading company VaktPritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2020February 3, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2020February 3, 2020 Aramco buys $5 mn in new shares which will be used to upgrade Vakt’s platform and also plan for expansion in SE Asia... Read more
Oil & GasPetrobras to become world’s largest oil producer by 2030Pritam BordoloiNovember 21, 2019January 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 21, 2019January 24, 2020 Currently, Petrobras is the third largest oil producer in the world with an output of 2.2 mn bpd... Read more
AviationShell backs Europe’s first sustainable aviation fuel projectInternational Finance DeskNovember 21, 2019 by International Finance DeskNovember 21, 2019 Shell will provide technical and commercial expertise to the plant located in Delfzijl, the Netherlands... Read more
Oil & GasAramc to sell 0.5% shares to individual investorsPritam BordoloiNovember 11, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 11, 2019 The Saudi government will have a lock-in period of a year on further share sales after the IPO... Read more
Oil & GasBrazil oil auction fails to achieve the $26 billion targetPritam BordoloiNovember 7, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 7, 2019 Petrobras acquired 90% of the Buzios oil field, China’s CNOOC and CNODC acquired the other 10%... Read more
Oil & GasAramco and other oil giants to bid for stake in India’s BPCLPritam BordoloiOctober 21, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 21, 2019 The government of India is looking to offload its 53.29% stake in Bharat Petroleum after privatisation was approved on September 30... Read more
Oil & GasSouth Africa enacts new oil and gas law, fixes 10% government ownershipPritam BordoloiSeptember 17, 2019November 4, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 17, 2019November 4, 2019 The new law will also give South Africa’s government the right to 10% production at no cost... Read more
Oil & GasOman’s PDO to increase oil output by 10% in 5 yearsInternational Finance DeskAugust 6, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 6, 2019 Petroleum Development Oman is expected to boost output capacity to 670,000 barrels per day... Read more