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Equinor Completes Nigeria, Azerbaijan Asset Sales of Up to $2 billion

Equinor has closed the planned sale of its assets in Nigeria and Azerbaijan for a total consideration of up to $2 billion, completing exits from the two countries after some 30 years, the Norwegian oil and gas firm said on Monday. The divestments, first announced in 2023 and completed in recent weeks, will boost cash …

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Canada’s Oilpatch Has US$24 Billion Shield Against Trump Tariffs

The federal government’s bet on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may pay off sooner than expected Bloomberg News The expansion of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline represented a US$24 billion bid to help the country’s oil producers reduce their near-total reliance on the United States market. That’s a bet that may pay off sooner than expected if President-elect Donald …

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Denmark Disappointed After Offshore Wind Tender Draws No Bids

COPENHAGEN, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Denmark’s latest offshore wind farm tender in the North Sea has failed to attract any bids, authorities said on Thursday, in a further setback for the industry. After a year of challenges, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much prospect of hitting the lofty targets set by governments …

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Equinor and Shell to Create the UK’s Largest Independent Oil and Gas company

Equinor UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR, “Equinor”) and Shell UK Limited, a subsidiary of Shell plc (LSE: SHEL, NYSE: ADR SHEL, AMS EURONEXT: SHELL, “Shell”) are to combine their UK offshore oil & gas assets and expertise to form a new company which will be the UK North Sea’s biggest independent producer. The incorporated joint venture …

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Aramco, SLB and Linde Plan to Build Carbon Capture Project

(Reuters) – Saudi oil giant Aramco, top oilfield services company SLB and Linde, the world’s largest industrial gases company, have signed an agreement to build a carbon capture and storage project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Aramco will own 60% of the project while SLB and Linde will hold 20% each, the companies said in a joint statement on …

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OPEC+ Likely to Prolong Oil Cuts for Q1, Sources Say

Summary Slower demand, rising output beyond the group swells supply Global oil prices rangebound between $70 and $80/barrel OPEC+ to decide on planned UAE production increase from January (Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely at its meeting on Thursday to extend its latest round of oil output cuts until the end of the first quarter, four …

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Key Global Natural Gas Prices Set to Keep Rising into 2025

By Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – Natural gas prices in Asia, Europe and North America have climbed by around 30% to 50% so far in 2024, and look set to keep rising over the coming months as forecasts for cold weather trigger higher heating demand in key consumer hubs. Active restocking of rapidly-declining gas inventories in Europe …

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The Wrong Oil Price Is Truthfully a Problem for OPEC+

The cartel needs to be more honest about the implications of its drive to keep crude prices high.  By Javier Blas The best scandals are those that start when someone, somewhere, decides to say something utterly shocking: the truth! A senior official of the OPEC+ oil cartel has said publicly what many thought privately — the …

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Canadian PM Trudeau Visits Florida to Meet With Trump Amid Tariff Threat

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s Florida resort on Friday to meet with the U.S. President-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Canadian imports over border-related concerns.Trudeau, whose public itinerary did not list a scheduled visit to Florida, was seen leaving a hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, to go to …

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