From The Houston Chronicle With a massive shift in the marine fuel market just months away from implementation, a Galveston fuel storage operator says it plans to operate a 50,000 barrel a day crude processing facility to meet new stricter environmental regulations set to take affect in January. Texas International Terminals confirmed Wednesday reports from Reuters that it plans to
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 BP sells its entire Alaskan business to Hilcorp for a total consideration of $5.6 billion BP (stock ticker: BP), through its subsidiary BP Alaska, has agreed to sell its entire business in the state to Hilcorp Alaska, a subsidiary of Hilcorp Energy Company, for a total consideration of $5.6 billion. Under
UPDATE: Venture Global Announces Final Investment Decision and Financial Close for Calcasieu Pass LNG…
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Proceeds from Venture Global’s debt and equity financing will fully fund the construction and commissioning of its Calcasieu Pass LNG facility Venture Global LNG Inc., headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, has closed on the project financing for its Calcasieu Pass LNG facility and associated TransCameron pipeline in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The proceeds
From Reuters Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is insisting on a $2 trillion valuation of oil firm Aramco, even though some bankers and company insiders say the kingdom should trim its target to around $1.5 trillion, industry and banking sources said. With Aramco talking again to banks about an initial public offering (IPO), its board is meeting later this
From Reuters Global oil major BP is deepening its ties with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries by forging a fuel retailing joint venture to capitalize on rising demand in Asia’s third-biggest economy. The move comes days after BP said it would build a network of charging hubs for electric vehicles with China’s Didi Chuxing, betting on the world’s largest market for
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Shell Offshore Inc. makes final investment decision for PowerNap deep-water project in U.S. Gulf Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (stock ticker: RDS-A, RDS-B), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico, electing to move forward with
From Reuters A strong rise in oil and gas production helped BP (BP.L) offset weaker crude prices and refining profit to again beat profit expectations on Tuesday, boosting its shares. BP’s second quarter contrasts with Total (TOTF.PA) and Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL), which posted sharp earnings drops, and builds on a steady recovery after deep cost cuts since the 2014 downturn,
From Reuters Seven years ago, Diamondback Energy Inc went public with a modest parcel of drillable land in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Like dozens of other Permian startups, the firm then pursued a classic wildcatter’s strategy – borrowing to buy up acreage, acquire competitors and quickly boost output in the booming shale field. Today, Diamondback (FANG.O) is the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 The staggering size of Aramco: Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company In 1933, the government of Saudi Arabia signed a concession agreement with the Standard Oil Company of California, creating an entity known as the California Arabian Standard Oil Company. Two years later, drilling began, and in 1938, famed geologist Max Steineke
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Daryl Schofield named EVP of business development at Delek US Holdings Delek US Holdings (stock ticker: DK), a downstream subsidiary of the Israeli-based Delek Group, has hired Daryl Schofield as the company’s new executive vice president of business development. Schofield, who will join Delek this August, has more than 35 years
From Reuters India’s state-run Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has made its first purchase of U.S.-produced Thunder Horse crude oil via a tender for mid-October delivery, its managing director M. Venkatesh said on Friday. “The price offered was very competitive,” Venkatesh said. The state-run refiner placed an order to buy 1 million barrels of the sour oil, he said.
