27 January 2016 Oil disclosure proponent criticizes SEC proposal A proposal by the US securities regulator to require oil companies to disclose payments to foreign governments will harm the competitiveness of US firms, a proponent of oil payments transparency said. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Europe North America More filters
27 January 2016 Shell shareholders approve BG takeover Shell's shareholders have voted today in favour of the company taking over UK firm BG. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Global More filters
26 January 2016 Continental cuts 2016 capex by 66pc to $920mn Key Bakken producer Continental Resources cut its 2016 capital expenditure (capex) by 66pc to $920mn in a bid to conserve funds until an expected crude price recovery later this year. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas North America More filters
26 January 2016 Kuwait: No Opec meeting without outside agreement An emergency Opec meeting will not be held unless non-Opec producers agree to co-operate with the group in reducing a global oil glut by cutting output, Kuwait's Opec governor Nawal al-Fezaia said today. Filter: Crude oil Global Middle East More filters
26 January 2016 Venezuela to elude default, defying oil price rout Venezuela will avert a default by paying more than $4.56bn of dollar-denominated bond maturities due in first-half 2016, but its ability to meet greater total obligations later this year is less certain, finance ministry and central bank officials tell Argus . Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
26 January 2016 Northeast US braces for propane imports At least two handy-sized cargoes of propane will arrive from northwest Europe into the US East coast in early February, despite less expensive domestic prices and high inventories. Filter: LPG North America More filters
26 January 2016 US seeks to link flaring to oil royalties The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering charging a higher royalty rate for oil producers that routinely flare off large amounts of natural gas from wells drilled on federal lands. Filter: Crude oil Emissions Natural gas North America More filters
26 January 2016 EU ETS reform decision powers finalised soon The European Parliament's conference of presidents will decide on 28 January the decision-making powers of the environment and industry committees in a review of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) directive. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
26 January 2016 Colombia cuts crude, price targets for 2016 Colombia's government cut its crude production target and price expectation for 2016 as international crude prices extend their slide. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
26 January 2016 South Hook books first February LNG: Update UK LNG receipts are will quicken in early February, with the 210,100m³ Al Khattiya expected at the South Hook terminal on 2 February. Filter: Natural gas Europe More filters
26 January 2016 Russian Steel members raise December exports Members of producers association Russian Steel exported 2.34mn t of products in December. Filter: Metals FSU More filters
26 January 2016 CP Chem Port Arthur reports maintenance Chevron Phillips Chemical is replacing electrical breakers on an ethylene unit at its Port Arthur, Texas, facility, according to a filing today with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Filter: LPG Petrochemicals North America More filters
26 January 2016 World Bank sees slow rebound for crude prices The World Bank has lowered its 2016 global crude price forecast by $15/bl to $37/bl and projects a much slower recovery from the present lows than from previous periods of sharp price declines. Filter: Crude oil Africa Asia-Pacific Europe FSU Global Latin America and Caribbean Middle East North America More filters
26 January 2016 First February LNG cargo heads to Milford Haven UK LNG receipts will probably quicken in early February, with the 210,100m³ Al Khattiya expected at a Milford Haven terminal around 2 February. Filter: Natural gas Europe More filters
25 January 2016 Swiss-EU ETS linkage hinges on migration spat Switzerland and the EU have concluded negotiations on linking their emissions trading schemes, but the eventual linkage still depends on a political solution between the two countries on the issue of immigration. Filter: Emissions Europe More filters
