(Oil Price)– The international gold and foreign exchange reserves held by the world’s biggest oil-producing nations in the EU could be at risk, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, after EU leaders discussed using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. “This is not just a blow to its image; it is an undermining of trust in the euro zone,” Putin
(Oil Price)– Commodity trading major Vitol will provide $2 billion in loans for the Ugandan government, to be used for energy infrastructure projects, including a refinery, Reuters has reported, citing a Ugandan government official. The 60,000-barrel-daily facility is one of the key infrastructure projects related to the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline that will carry Ugandan crude to the East
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Forum Energy Technologies to sell its aggregate 40% interest in Ashtead Technology for $39 million Forum Energy Technologies Inc. (stock ticker: FET), a global oilfield products company, has entered into a definitive agreement through its subsidiaries to sell an aggregate 40% interest in Ashtead Technology, a subsea rentals company, to majority
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vermilion Cliffs Partners gets $11 million senior secured loan facility On Monday, Anvil Capital Partners, a private credit special situations lending firm, announced the final close of an $11 million senior secured loan facility to Vermilion Cliffs Partners. According to Anvil, the funds will be utilized by Vermilion to support the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vanguard Natural Resources completes financial restructuring, emerges as Grizzly Energy Vanguard Natural Resources, a Houston-based onshore energy company, has successfully completed its Chapter 11 financial restructuring process, emerging as a new limited liability company under the name Grizzly Energy. According to the Houston Chronicle, this is the second time in two
JP Morgan Chase & Co. increases oil and gas loan loss reserves by 61% JP Morgan Chase & Co. plans to increase its reserves to cover potential oil and gas loan losses by 61% this quarter, reports Reuters. The bank plans to set aside $500 million on top of the $815 million already in place to protect against loan loss
