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According to S&P Global Plattsreport, Russian state-owned oil & gas producer Rosneft said December 9 that it has discovered a large new gas field in the Arctic Kara Sea. Rosneft is playing a key role in Russia’s Arctic strategy, which aims to capitalize on warming temperatures to transport the remote …

Energy efficiency is expected to record this year its weakest progress in a decade, creating additional challenges to the world achieving international climate goals, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report. Plunging investments and the economic crisis have markedly slowed the progress in energy efficiency this year, …

French supermajor Total is in talks to sell its 18% stake in an oil field in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, with which it could raise around $ 500 million, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Total is working with Jefferies Group on the potential sale of its stake …

Gas giant Gazprom has decided to resume pipe-laying work before the end of 2020 on a 2.6-km part of the stalled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. According to a Reuters article, Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom and operator of the Nord Stream …

Another set of tests has been performed in the upper levels of the exploration well at the Leningradskoye field of the Yamal gas production center. Earlier, the well helped discover a new deposit in the lower levels. In the course of the exploration activities, commercial gas inflow of over 1 …

Qatar Petroleum is pleased to announce a new gas/condensate discovery in the Luiperd prospect, located in Block 11B/12B, in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 km off the southern coast of South Africa. This is the 2nd significant discovery in Block 11B/12B, which is being explored by Qatar Petroleum and its partners, …

Brazil climbed to № 3 among China’s crude oil suppliers last month thanks to continued purchases by independent refiners, whose quotas for imported crude oil are running out, Oilprice analysed. Imports of Brazilian crude oil stood at 4.49 million tons in September, according to a Reuters report. This translates into …

Chevron’s market value overtook ExxonMobil for the 1st time on October 7, during the same week in which it closed a $4.1 billion all-stock deal for Noble Energy. According to a Reuters article, Chevron’s market cap ended the day around $142 billion, topping ExxonMobil’s $141.65 billion market value at the …

Rosneft Oil Company has held a seminar on the organisation of the company’s procurement activities in the format of a video conference. The event was attended online by representatives of more than 20 leading Japanese suppliers and contractors. The seminar was arranged as subject to the agreements achieved at the …

Russia was the biggest exporter of crude oil to China last month, for the 2nd month in a row, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. Saudi Arabia came 2nd, but its exports to the world’s top importer fell by 300 % in August, Oilprice analysed. Russia shipped 1.37 million bpd …