LNG demand is expected to grow fastest of all fossil fuels Shell’s 2016 purchase of BG Group helped major catch Exxon Majors including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc have boosted their proportion…
Total eyes brownfield portfolio expansion
Total is leaning towards brownfield expansion projects as the French supermajor aims to significantly bolster its liquefied natural gas portfolio, writes Eoin O’Cinneide. Schemes in the US, Nigeria, Russia and in particular Qatar…
Royal Dutch Shell sets sights on Fram field’s gas and oil
Royal Dutch Shell is investing further in the North Sea and is pressing ahead with the development of the Fram field. The oil company approved a deal in January to overhaul its…
President meets Total chief in Paris
Total’s energy programme was discussed during a meeting in Paris between President Nicos Anastasiades and the general director of the company Patrick Pouyanne, during which he reiterated Total’s interest in increasing its…
Cyprus says France’s Total seeks to broaden gas search work
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says French energy company Total is seeking to broaden the scope of its work in an ongoing search for hydrocarbons off the east Mediterranean island nation. Energy Minister Minister…
Exclusive: Exxon Mobil breaks with past, bulks up energy trading to boost profit
HOUSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is pushing deeper into energy trading, building a global cadre of experienced traders and beefing up risk-management systems to lift profit, according to executive recruiters…
Arabie Saoudite : une dictature acceptable ?
Pourquoi tant de tolérance envers un régime qui enfreint les droits de l’homme et dont le rôle dans la région, notamment au Yémen, est problématique ? Pourtant la France l’a associé à…
European parliament urged to condemn siege violations
QNA/Brussels HE the Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), Dr Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri, has called on the European Parliament to shoulder its responsibilities and issue a decision condemning the…
GECF contributes to 60% of global pipeline, 54% of LNG trade
Doha-headquartered Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is now contributing to 60% of global pipeline trade and 54% of the global LNG trade, which, according to its secretary-general Yury Sentyurin, “is a dominant…
Leveraging World Bank’s capital increase
In April, governments from around the world agreed to a $13bn capital increase for the World Bank Group, sending a clear signal that multilateralism is far from dead. The additional funding will…