Middle East
Petronas, Aramco seeking $8 B for Malaysian project
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) — Malaysian state energy firm Petronas and Saudi Aramco are seeking to raise $8 B for a refinery and petrochemical complex via a bridge loan, Project Finance International (PFI) reported on Wednesday.
Saudi Aramco sees progress on chemical project plan with SABIC by year-end
RIYADH (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco expects to decide by the end of 2017 on plans for a joint oil-to-chemicals project with Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), Aramco's chief executive said on Tuesday.
Saudi determined to end oil glut, sees smooth exit for OPEC pact
RIYADH (Reuters) — The world's top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is determined to reduce inventories further through an OPEC-led deal to cut crude output and raised the prospect of prolonged restraint once the pact ends to prevent a buildup in excess supplies.
Total, Saudi Aramco discussing JV refinery expansion
LONDON (Reuters) — Total is in talks with Saudi Aramco to expand their Saudi joint venture refinery by more than 10%, the chief executive of the French energy company said on Wednesday.
Risk premium returns to oil over Iraq fighting, rising US-Iran tensions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — A risk premium has returned to oil markets with a vengeance, boosting global price benchmarks as escalating fighting in Iraq threatens supplies while political tensions loom between the United States and Iran.
S.Korea's Sept Iranian crude oil imports rise to 6-month high
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s imports of Iranian crude oil hit the highest level in 6 mos. in September amid Iran’s push to regain its lost market share during years it was under sanctions over its nuclear program.
Petrochina expresses interest in Iraq's Nassiriya refinery
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Petrochina has expressed interest in developing the Nassiriya oil refinery in southern Iraq, the oil ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Saudi Aramco eyes JV deal in India by next year
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco is in talks with several Indian refiners and hopes to land a joint venture deal by next year, the company's chief executive told Reuters on Sunday.
Oil shipments from Georgia's Batumi port down by 37% this year
TBILISI (Reuters) — Oil and related shipments from Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi are down by 36.6 percent in the first nine months of 2017, a senior official at the terminal, operated by Kazakh state firm KazMunaiGas, said on Friday.
Saudi says "flexible" on Russian idea to extend oil cuts to end-2018
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia made no firm pledge on Thursday to extend a deal between OPEC, Russia and other producers on cutting supplies but said it was "flexible" regarding Moscow's suggestion to prolong the pact until the end of 2018.
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