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Crude oil prices are falling for the third consecutive session – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell for the third consecutive session at the end of trading today, Thursday, February 16 (2023), with signs of slowing demand in America. Crude prices had risen during trading; Hopes for a strong recovery in fuel demand in China, the largest oil consumer, compensated for the losses resulting from the strength of…
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Oil revenues and aid from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states support developing countries (article)
From the rise of oil revenues in the 1970s until now, the Gulf states have provided massive financial aid to countries in economic distress in the Middle East and North Africa region and beyond. The Arab Gulf countries have emerged in the past five decades as one of the largest donors in the world, and…
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Disappointment for the Norwegian company Equinor after drilling a well in the North Sea
The Norwegian company Equinor announced that the results of drilling the appraisal well “16/2-23S” in the North Sea were disappointing. The state-owned company drilled the well 7.5 km east of the Edvard Grieg field and 10 km west of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea, with the semi-submersible drilling rig “Debsey Stavanger” of…
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Malaysia’s Petronas signs production sharing agreements in 9 exploration sites
The Malaysian company Petronas, which specializes in oil exploration and production, is looking forward to strengthening its local investment portfolio. What drives it to enter into new partnerships from time to time to carry out exploratory activities, and then raise its production, and eventually revive its treasury. Malaysia aims to put its oil and gas…
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Crude oil prices are rising… and Brent is near $86
Crude oil prices rose, during today’s trading, Thursday, February 16 (2023), amid hopes for an increase in demand. The rally comes after two days of decline; Hopes for a strong recovery in fuel demand in China, the largest oil consumer, compensated for the losses resulting from the strength of the dollar and the increase in…
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Crude oil prices fall in a volatile session after US inventories data – (Update)
Crude oil prices fell in a volatile session at the end of today, Wednesday, February 15 (2023), after the release of the US inventories report. And raised a much larger-than-expected rise in US oil inventories, and expectations of higher interest rates, concerns about the possibility of weak demand for fuel and economic recession. Crude oil…
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The Iranian Yadavaran field is close to a Chinese deal… 30 billion barrels of oil reserves
The Yadavaran field is preparing to revive the Iranian oil sector with more production, amid ongoing negotiations with the Chinese company Sinopec, the developer of the first phase of the project 15 years ago. The Iranian oil company entered into negotiations with its Chinese counterpart, Sinopec, to revive the agreement to develop the second phase…
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Launching a plan to develop the Libyan oil sector to increase production to two million barrels per day (video and photos)
The head of the Libyan Oil Corporation, Farhat bin Qadara, announced the start of developing the strategic plan for the oil and gas sector in the country. Today, Wednesday, the KPC, in cooperation with the American Kearney Company, launched the development of the strategic plan for the sector, which includes the KPC and its subsidiaries.…
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The UAE’s ADNOC completes the acquisition of half of Total stations in Egypt
The Emirati company, ADNOC, has completed the procedures for acquiring half of the Total Energy stations in Egypt, as part of its plan to expand regionally. ADNOC Distribution – the arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in fuel trading and distribution – announced today, Wednesday, February 15, that it had completed its acquisition…
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Crude oil prices are down 1.5%… and Brent is near $84
Crude oil prices fell for the second consecutive session today, Wednesday, February 15 (2023), amid fears of lower demand. A much larger-than-expected rise in US oil inventories and expectations of an interest rate hike raised concerns about the possibility of weaker fuel demand and an economic recession. Crude oil prices today By 07:28 a.m. GMT…