Companies

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co has no plans to withdraw from the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia, a senior executive said on Wednesday, adding the operation was continuing super-chilled fuel exports to Japan. “We have decided last year to keep our stake in the Sakhalin-2 after …

QatarEnergy will sign a 27-year deal to supply China’s National Petroleum Corp with 4 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. CNPC will also take a 5 per cent equity stake of one LNG train of QatarEnergy’s north field gas expansion, sources added.

One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies—and a favorite target of climate activists and activist investors—is making something of a U-turn on its plans for the future. Shell, which was sued into cutting its oil output, is going back to oil and gas in a big way, and …

Siemens will spend €2 billion (US$2.16 billion) on a new global investment plan, the German engineering and technology group said on Thursday (Jun 15), as it gears up to meet increased demand triggered by global stimulus packages. Siemens will build new factories, research and development centres and training sites around …

Saudi Aramco has told at least five customers in North Asia they will receive full nominated volumes of crude oil in July, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, after it pledged to cut production next month. Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, vowed to reduce …

Following the recent China-brokered resumption of relationship deal between historical enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran, a deal for the Kingdom to develop two key projects in Iran’s close ally Iraq is in the offing. The problem with this idea is that it is dependent on two highly unpredictable elements. The …

ExxonMobil and Chevron could gain access to Algeria’s vast natural gas resources as the U.S. supermajors are in advanced talks for exploration and production deals in the North African country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, quoting sources with knowledge of the talks and Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab. …

Russia’s Gazprom will send 40.3 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, the company said, down from 40.6 mcm on Friday.

Qatar Airways has signed a deal with Shell to source 3000 t of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, the Netherlands. It encompasses the existing jet fuel contract with Shell at Amsterdam which will now see Qatar Airways using at least a 5% SAF blend over the …

With more than 35 oil discoveries since 2015 the impoverished South American microstate of Guyana has emerged as the world’s hottest frontier drilling location. Global energy supermajor ExxonMobil is leading the charge by exploiting the prolific offshore Stabroek Block where it has discovered over 11 billion barrels of oil resources. …