Shell hails huge quarterly profits
Industry
Profits at Royal Dutch Shell rose by more than 50 per cent to US$5.6 billion in the third quarter because
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Russia replaces west at Saudi conference
Policy
Echoing moves into Iran after Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, Russia and China have filled the holes
Equinor starts up unmanned North Sea rig
Production
Norway’s oil and gas major Equinor has started up its first unmanned platform in the North Sea’s Oseberg Verflanken 2
Oil traders braced for hurricane and Iran sanctions
Production
Oil prices fell this week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered next year’s global growth forecasts but rates were
Rigs dump tonnes of microplastics: study
Production
Researchers are saying around 102 tonnes of microplastics a year are being dumped into the North Sea by the oil
Enquest buys North Sea field
Industry
The independent oil and gas producer Enquest says it hopes to take full control of the Magnus oilfield in the
Equinor discovery doubles Norwegian reserves
Production
Norway’s state-controlled oil firms Equinor and Petoro, along with Italy’s Eni, have completed their appraisal well on last year’s Cape
EU’s Iran proposal doomed: traders
Policy
Proposals by the European Union, Russia and China to avoid Donald Trump’s oil and gas sanctions on Iran by using
German giants reject US claims on Iran
Policy
US sanctions against Iran, introduced by Donald Trump after he decided to break the 2015 nuclear deal, have forced more
BP: crime-scene cameras cut costs
Production
BP says it is using police technology designed to document crime scenes to build virtual replicas of its oil and
Oil prices reach $80 a barrel
Production
Oil prices briefly touched US$80 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since May after US stockpiles fell by
Does the West owe its rise to fossil fuels?
Consumption
Human agency enjoys the pole position in explaining historical phenomenon. From the genius of Napoleon, Churchill, and Roosevelt to the
Shetland angles for oil-rig dismantling role
Industry
Shetland is in line to become an international hub for decommissioning work as concerns emerge over the health of the
Iran looks to restore hidden oil trade
Industry
Iran appears keen to keep 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) of its oil exports flowing after US sanctions are in
Oil prices rise ahead of Iran sanctions
Policy
Oil prices rose today (Monday) supported by fears that falling Iranian output will restrict supply once Donald Trump’s second round of