Companies

LG Chem Ltd. said Monday it is building a hydrogen plant in South Korea to produce clean fuel for use in its key petrochemical processing in line with its long-term low carbon emission goals. The hydrogen plant, to be located in its Daesan complex, about 75 kilometers southwest of Seoul, …

Italian company Eni joined Qatar Energy’s project to expand production from the world’s most extensive natural gas field on Sunday, days after Russia cut supplies to Italy. Eni, the multinational oil and gas company, will now own a stake of just over three percent in the $28bn North Field East …

U.S oil service company Baker Hughes will no longer provide engineering services to Russian LNG developers. That creates another serious headache for Novatek’s LNG projects in the Arctic. According to newspaper Kommersant, Baker Hughes will also stop deliveries of equipment to Russia. Baker Hughes plays a key role in several …

Gazprom Germania will be handed a loan of up to €10 billion (£8.6bn), the German Government has confirmed. Officials have said that the aim is to place the firm into a long-term administration regime. It is reported that the loan will help the company avoid insolvency. In the statement, the …

Equinor and BP announced last week the launch of the New York-based Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, which will facilitate partnerships with start-ups that bring new technological solutions to the rapidly growing US offshore wind industry. The initiative springs from a new three-year partnership between Equinor, the Urban Future Lab (UFL) …

French oil company TotalEnergies was awarded a 25 per cent stake to develop the world’s largest natural gasfield in Qatar as the Gulf state aims to increase its production and respond to higher global demand for LNG. State-owned QatarEnergy will hold the remaining 75 per cent stake in the North …

President Joe Biden on Friday slammed ExxonMobil for not producing more oil, as soaring gas prices deplete Americans’ wallets and the US leader’s popularity ahead of midterm elections. “Exxon made more money than God this year,” he said, advocating increasing taxes on oil companies. ExxonMobil reported massive profits in the …

An oil tanker chartered by Italian oil company Eni SpA to carry 650,000 barrels of diluted crude oil supplied by Venezuelan state-run PDVSA arrived on Friday in Venezuelan waters, according to a document from the state-run firm. The crude cargo will be the first for Eni following an authorization issued …

QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) have announced awarding the early site works contract for the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project (RLPP), marking the commencement of execution of the RLPP. Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has been selected as the contractor to undertake this work and was awarded a lump-sum contract …

Russian oil behemoth Rosneft PJSC promised record dividends on the back of soaring prices, but some foreign investors may struggle to access the payout. The board recommended 23.63 rubles a share for the second half of 2021, bringing full-year dividends to an all-time high of 41.66 rubles. That follows an …