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BP chief executive Bernard Looney’s pay more than doubled to £10 million (€11.3 million) last year after the UK-listed energy major delivered a record $28 billion (€26.4 billion) in profits. The payout follows a tumultuous year in energy markets driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that led to historic earnings …

Saudi Aramco raised the official selling price for the crude oil it exports to Asia and Europe for yet another month, with the flagship Arab Light to sell in April for $0.50 more than in March. The price hike for Arab Heavy was even more pronounced, at $2.50 per barrel, …

Italy’s Eni and the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration in the development of renewable energy, blue and green hydrogen and carbon, capture and storage amid ADNOC’s plans to hit net zero scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2050. The …

Oil major, Chevron Corporation, has said, it is leveraging on its progress to leverage its strengths to safely deliver lower carbon energy to a growing world at its annual investor meeting. Chevron also expects to maintain capital and cost discipline to deliver higher returns while growing energy supplies. Under the …

Saudi Aramco signed a letter of intent to potentially acquire a minority stake in Renault SA and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.’s planned combustion-engine venture as the oil behemoth seeks to expand into transport technologies. French carmaker Renault and China-based Geely would retain equal equity stakes in the new project, …

Eni has closed on the acquisition of BP business in Algeria, regarding the two gas-producing concessions “In Amenas” and “In Salah”, which are jointly operated with Sonatrach and Equinor. The transaction has been approved by the competent national and antitrust authorities. The operation was announced in early September, with the …

If the current increase in Nigeria’s oil production is sustained, the country may not find much trouble financing its 2023 budget, with the Vitol Group, the world’s largest energy trader predicting yesterday that oil prices could return to triple digits later this year. Vitol’s Chief Executive Officer, Russell Hardy, said …

Eni SpA posted a record annual profit due to high oil and gas prices, despite its fourth quarter missing estimates. The Italian energy giant followed its peers with stellar earnings for 2022, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent the value of key commodities soaring. While the cost of energy has …

The United Arab Emirates’ national oil company wants to raise up to $2 billion from its natural gas business in what is set to be the largest initial public offering so far this year. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is selling a 4% stake in ADNOC Gas, with each off …

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. made the first LNG delivery from the Middle East to Germany, with the UAE’s national oil company calling it a “milestone.” The delivery of 137,000 cu m of LNG is the commissioning cargo for the Elbehafen floating LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, ADNOC and utility RWE …