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Lukoil, CNPC Agree To Eye Asset Swaps, Hydrocarbon Shipments

Lukoil, CNPC Agree To Eye Asset Swaps, Hydrocarbon Shipments

Russian oil producer Lukoil Holdings (LKOH.RS) said Tuesday it signed a cooperation pact Monday with China National Petroleum Corp., under which the companies will look at assets swaps and possibly delivering hydrocarbons to China.

China Lifts 2011 Non-State Crude, Fuel Oil Import Quota By 15%

China Lifts 2011 Non-State Crude, Fuel Oil Import Quota By 15%

China is raising non-state import quotas for both crude oil and fuel oil for 2011 by 15% from this year's levels, in line with the nation's commitments as a member of the World Trade Organization, the Ministry of Commerce said on its website.

Gazprom: China To Sign 30-Year Pact To Take 30 BCM Gas Annually

Gazprom: China To Sign 30-Year Pact To Take 30 BCM Gas Annually

China National Petroleum Corp. will agree to a 30-year contract to take 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually from Russian gas exporter OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), Gazprom said in a statement Monday.

Exxon To Boost Drilling At Iraqs W Qurna Field - Exec

Exxon To Boost Drilling At Iraq's W Qurna Field - Exec

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) may drill over 1,000 wells at Iraq's supergiant West Qurna 1 oil field and has already awarded a well work contract, a senior company official said Monday.

Hellenic Petroleum: Greek Refinery Upgrade To Finish Feb

Hellenic Petroleum: Greek Refinery Upgrade To Finish Feb

Greek refiner Hellenic Petroleum SA (ELPE.AT) expects to complete an upgrade of its 75,000 barrel-a-day Thessaloniki refinery at the end of February 2011, the company's Chief Executive John Costopoulos said Monday.

Kuwait Worried About OPEC Members Output Quota Compliance

Kuwait Worried About OPEC Members' Output Quota Compliance

Kuwait's oil minister Monday said the country is worried about compliance with production quotas by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and will discuss the matter at the group's forthcoming meeting.

Endesa Sells Gas Assets To Goldman Funds

Endesa Sells Gas Assets To Goldman Funds

Enel SpA's (ENEL.MI) unit Endesa SA (ELE.MC) said Monday it has agreed to sell 80% of a bundle of natural gas distribution assets for EUR800 million to two infrastructure funds managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS).

Shells Pearl GTL Proj In Qatar To Start Ops By 1Q 2011

Shell's Pearl GTL Proj In Qatar To Start Ops By 1Q 2011

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) will start up the first phase of its $18 billion Pearl gas-to-liquids, or GTL, project in Qatar in the first quarter next year, with both production facilities fully operational in the first half of 2012, a company executive said Monday.

Russia, China Sign Several Documents on Energy Cooperation

Russia, China Sign Several Documents on Energy Cooperation

Russia and China have signed several documents on cooperation in the energy sector.In the energy sector the parties signed several documents: a memorandum on understanding between the Russian Energy Ministry and China’ s National Development and Reform Commission in the field of energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources

EU Insists on Unbundling Ukraines Naftogaz

EU Insists on Unbundling Ukraine's Naftogaz

The European Commission said on Friday (24 September) it expected Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz to separate its gas transit pipelines from other businesses.

The Race is on for Greenlands Arctic Oilfields

The Race is on for Greenland's Arctic Oilfields

As the world's largest island, with a population of just 56,000, Greenland's economy was – until now – driven primarily by fishing exports. Last week, Cairn Energy, the UK exploration company, was the latest oil firm to announce that it had found further evidence of oil in one of its key Arctic fields.

Greece, Qatar Sign $5B Investment Memorandum

Greece, Qatar Sign $5B Investment Memorandum

Greece and Qatar Friday signed a framework for the Gulf emirate to make investments in the debt-strapped country worth $5 billion over the next few years, the government said.

Poland Says Closer To Russian Gas Deal, Final Talks In Oct

Poland Says Closer To Russian Gas Deal, Final Talks In Oct

Poland and Russia have moved "significantly closer" to reaching a revised long-term agreement for natural gas deliveries to Poland, with final talks expected in early October, Poland's Economy Ministry said in a statement Friday.

Angola Oil Minister: Output 1.9M B/D, Above OPEC Quota -Agency

Angola Oil Minister: Output 1.9M B/D, Above OPEC Quota -Agency

Angola is still producing 1.9 million barrels a day of oil, state media quoted the country's oil minister as saying Friday, well in excess of its quota with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

EU: Ukraine Energy Pact Entry To Boost Supply Security

EU: Ukraine Energy Pact Entry To Boost Supply Security

Ukraine's entry in Energy Community, a pact that ensures countries share the same legal framework for energy investments, will enhance Europe's security of gas supply, the European Commission said Friday.