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Energy giants launch technology initiative in Singapore

10/09/2020 by Richard

Global energy companies ConocoPhillips, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron, some of which make lubricant products under brands like Texaco and Mobil, have partnered with Enterprise Singapore in calling for startups to come up with solutions to
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Russia to request OPEC+ reaction to rising oil demand

08/09/2020 by Mark

Reuters reports Alexander Novak, the Russian energy minister, as saying that the recovery in the demand for oil may have reached 90% of  levels before the pandemic, with him expecting a full recovery some time
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Total CEO predicts peak oil by 2040

06/09/2020 by Richard

Speaking at the ONS Digital Conference in a video presentation, Patrick Pouyanne, the CEO of Total SA, said he now expects oil production to peak between 2030 and 2040, although he added that oil will
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Producers in Gulf of Mexico avoid major damage

04/09/2020 by OilStoreAdministrator

US offshore oil producers and refiners on the Gulf Coast have begun to restart operations following limited damage from
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New CEO for Aramco investment arm

02/09/2020 by Mark

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, has appointed a new CEO for its half-a-billion-dollar investment and venture capital spinoff Saudi Aramco
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US Gulf producers cut operations ahead of storms

28/08/2020 by OilStoreAdministrator

US oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico cut production this month as a rare, back-to-back pair of tropical storms was due to hit the region. Figures from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
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Russia becomes world’s number two oil producer

26/08/2020 by Mark

Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s second largest oil
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OPEC+ leaders advocate continuing production cuts

24/08/2020 by Richard

Bloomberg has reported that Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and his Saudi equivalent Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman spoke in a recent video conferencing meeting about maintaining the current production cuts. While they both welcomed a
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Shell launches European tolling solution for commercial fleets

22/08/2020 by OilStoreAdministrator

Oil major Shell has announced its European Electronic Tolling Solution (EETS), which will simplify toll payments in many European countries for
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Bank of America revises Brent forecast upwards

20/08/2020 by Mark

The UK oil industry may fare better than expected, according to the Bank of America’s Global Energy Weekly and as quoted by
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Valvoline introduces new Premium Blue One Solution

18/08/2020 by Richard

Leading lubricant maker Valvoline has released the next iteration of its Premium Blue One Solution, a commercial vehicle oil originally launched in 2018. As with its predecessor, the Premium Blue One Solution Gen2 has been
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Chinese oil imports up 25% in July

14/08/2020 by Richard

According to official customs data reported by Reuters, the amount of crude oil imported into China in July – although slightly down on June’s record figure – was up 25% compared with
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