(BOE Report)– Tokyo Gas, Japan’s top city gas provider, plans to direct more than half of the 350 billion yen ($2.3 billion) it has earmarked for overseas investments over the next three years to the U.S. to drive growth, CEO Shinichi Sasayama said. In October, Tokyo Gas unveiled a plan to invest up to 1.3 trillion yen in the years
(World Oil)– Governments across Europe and the Middle East are rushing to ensure the sprawling oil operations of Russian energy giant Lukoil PJSC can keep running after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the company and then quashed a key bid for its assets last week. Russia’s second-largest oil company runs a vast international operation that includes oil fields, refineries and filling
(Oil Price)– All but two Indian refiners have skipped placing orders for Russian crude for December after the U.S. sanctioned Russia’s top oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, sources with knowledge of the purchases told Bloomberg on Tuesday. India’s refiners, which have come to rely on cheap Russian crude in the past three years, have withdrawn from the December purchasing window which
(BOE Report)– The latest U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports deal a blow to Chinese refining giant Sinopec by targeting a terminal through which the state major handles one-fifth of its crude oil imports, industry executives and analysts said. The sanctions announced on Thursday further complicate U.S.-China relations, coming ahead of planned talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
(World Oil) – Venezuelan oil contractors are continuing their work with Chevron Corp. and have not been warned of an impending shutdown despite a U.S. government deadline to stop producing oil there by early April. Local service companies working for three of Chevron’s joint ventures with state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA have not slowed down work, according to five people
(Oil Price) – U.S. President Donald Trump is restoring the “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran, aiming to drive down the Islamic Republic’s oil exports to zero. But at the same time, President Trump signaled a willingness to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran that would allow it to “peacefully grow and prosper”—without obtaining a nuclear weapon. “I would much prefer a Verified
(Investing) – DUBAI – Iran’s oil minister said imposing unilateral sanctions on crude producers would destabilise energy markets, the ministry’s SHANA news outlet reported on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero. “Depoliticising the oil market is a vital issue for energy security. Imposing unilateral sanctions against major oil producers and
(Oil Price) – Diesel prices in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. jumped this week as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil industry added to colder winter weather to boost futures prices and margins amid expectations of reduced diesel and crude supply from Russia. On January 10, the outgoing U.S. Administration imposed the most aggressive sanctions on Russia’s oil yet, designating two
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices moved lower on Friday but remained on course for a fourth consecutive week of gains, as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian energy trade heightened expectations for oil supply disruptions. Brent crude futures were down 57 cents, or 0.70%, at $80.72 per barrel by 1433 GMT, having gained 1.15% this week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures
