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Petrobras said near record pipeline sale to Brookfield-led group
August 29, 2016

Petroleo Brasileiro SA is in the final stages of selling a natural gas distribution network to a group led by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., and could sell more than a previously planned 81 percent in what would be its largest-ever asset deal, ...  +

Banyu Urip breathes life into Indonesia's faltering crude output
August 23, 2016

More than 15 years after ExxonMobil discovered the Banyu Urip oil field, Indonesia is finally reaping the benefits from it as crude production from the field moves closer to peak levels, prompting the OPEC member to launch exports of the low sulfu...  +

Oil traders see glimmer of profit ahead in storing crude at sea
August 05, 2016

Oil traders once again believe it’s worth heading out to sea. The market structure for Brent crude, the benchmark for more than half the world’s oil, now makes it viable to store supplies in a ship to potentially lock in profits on a sale six mont...  +

India's new oil price recipe - short-term pain but long-term gain
August 05, 2016

A recent policy move by India's BJP-led government to raise prices of subsidized kerosene and LPG signals New Delhi's strong commitment towards further lowering its fuel subsidy burden and freeing up upstream companies' cash for projects, which wo...  +

Around the world, weak crude demand is looking structural
August 04, 2016

Crude markets are undergoing some structural changes. As the U.S. benchmark plunged by more than 20 per cent in late July, it slipped technically into a bear phase, and Brent crude wasn’t far behind.     Read Article  +

LNG's surge from decade-low seen fizzling as supply ramps up
July 26, 2016

Liquefied natural gas in Asia, which was in such over-supply that prices in Japan fell to a decade-low in April, has risen by almost half in the past three months as production outages stifled supply, demand rose in places like China and India and...  +