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State-owned QatarEnergy is in talks with the Lebanese government to take a 30% stake in an offshore exploration block and is also negotiating with TotalEnergies and ENI on this matter, CEO Saad al-Kaabi confirmed on Sunday. Two sources told Reuters last week that TotalEnergies and the Lebanese government have reached …

Oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has created a $1.5 billion fund to invest in technology supporting a stable and inclusive energy transition. It was unveiled at the sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) and is among the largest sustainability-focused venture capital funds globally. Managed by Aramco Ventures, …

Saudi Aramco said the global oil market is already adjusting to sanctions on Russia, with Moscow redirecting crude flows to Asia from Europe and other producers making the opposite switch. “Realignment is happening,” Amin Nasser, chief executive officer of the world’s biggest oil company, said at the Future Investment Initiative …

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Sinopec, announced a significant shale gas discovery in the country’s Sichuan basin in southwestern China on Tuesday. With a daily natural gas production of 258,600 cubic meters and an evaluated resource capacity of 387.8 billion cubic meters, Sinopec described the discovery as “a major breakthrough …

Germany’s gas major Uniper will reduce the use of office space at its headquarters by half and maintain lower temperatures in the space remaining in use, German media reported, as quoted by Reuters. The measures that the company is taking are similar to what the EU is advising businesses and …

Royal Dutch Shell has won the second international equity stake for North Field South (NFS), Phase 2 of Qatar’s 48 million ton per year LNG mega-expansion, Shell and QatarEnergy announced on Sunday. The company was awarded a 9.375% participating interest in the two-train 16 million ton/yr NFS project out of …

Royal Dutch Shell has won the second international equity stake for North Field South (NFS), Phase 2 of Qatar’s 48 million ton per year LNG mega-expansion, Shell and QatarEnergy announced on Sunday. The company was awarded a 9.375% participating interest in the two-train 16 million ton/yr NFS project out of …

Saudi Aramco is pushing ahead with plans for an initial public offering of its energy-trading business and is targeting a listing in Riyadh for the end of the year or early 2023, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The world’s top oil producer is in the process of adding more banks …

BP has agreed to buy U.S. renewable gas producer Archaea for $4.1 billion to help the British oil giant reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The London-listed energy major is flush with cash after recent surges in oil prices that have triggered calls for the cash-strapped U.K. government to …

American oil giant ExxonMobil has completed its exit from the Russian market after President Vladimir Putin ordered the expropriation of its assets, the company said. ExxonMobil had been in negotiations with the Russian authorities to sell its more than $4 billion in assets — including its largest Russian investment, a …