15 January 2015 Petrobras revokes platform maintenance contracts Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras has revoked two platform maintenance contracts totaling 1.16bn reals ($440mn) with Brazilian firms Iesa Oleo e Gas and MPE, two of the 23 companies Petrobras blacklisted last month because of their alleged involvement in a corruption scheme. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
15 January 2015 Joliet refinery to take Canadian crude by rail ExxonMobil's 240,000 b/d Joliet refinery in Illinois will handle Canadian crude arriving by rail beginning in March. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Petroleum transportation Europe North America More filters
15 January 2015 Oil price drop a chance to raise fuel taxes: IMF Advanced economies should use the opportunity offered by lower oil prices to raise their fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said today. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Europe Global North America More filters
15 January 2015 Mexico opens data room for shallow water blocks Mexico's government is opening a long-awaited data room today for the first package of oil blocks in its inaugural upstream licensing round. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
15 January 2015 Canadian propane price nearing zero Canadian propane markets entered uncharted territory this winter, when steep declines in the Conway basis and a widening cash differential saw notional outright prices fall below 10¢/USG and draw close to going negative. Filter: Crude oil LPG North America More filters
15 January 2015 New England weighs next steps for pipeline effort An effort to enable greater natural gas delivery capacity into New England may shift to a state-by-state approach this year to avoid a legal fight over state and federal jurisdiction. Filter: Electricity Natural gas North America More filters
15 January 2015 Realpolitik threatens global CO2 deal Growing geopolitical competition among nations is likely to weaken the chances of a strong global climate deal being agreed at this year's Paris summit, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). Filter: Emissions Europe Global More filters
15 January 2015 US regulator: No firm deadline for tank car rules The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Phmsa) has no firm timetable for releasing sweeping new rules for tank cars carrying crude and ethanol, the agency's acting administrator said today. Filter: Biofuels Crude oil Oil products Petroleum transportation North America More filters
15 January 2015 Apache cuts 5pc of workforce as oil plunges Apache is laying off about 5pc of its workforce, the first big US independent to plan significant job cuts amid a 50pc plunge in crude prices. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Europe Global North America More filters
15 January 2015 Sunoco propane pipeline ruptures near Nederland Sunoco Logistics is working to flush a propane pipeline today after a rupture in Jefferson County, Texas. Filter: LPG Petroleum transportation North America More filters
15 January 2015 EnLink extends condensate pipeline open season EnLink Midstream is extending the open season on its new Ohio River Valley (ORV) condensate pipeline to end 27 February. Filter: Condensate LPG North America More filters
15 January 2015 Colombia’s steam coal exports rose in 2014 Colombia's thermal coal exports rose by 1.9pc in 2014, led by increased shipments to Turkey and the UK, but exports fell short of official targets because of a 2 1/2-month suspension at Drummond's Caribbean coal port. Filter: Coal Petroleum coke Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
15 January 2015 BofA sees Brent at $31/bl by end of 1Q Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects Brent crude to fall to $31/bl and WTI to $32/bl by the end of the first quarter, with each of them only regaining a level of $57/bl by the end of this year. Filter: Crude oil Global More filters
15 January 2015 Biofuels need not cause deforestation European biofuels production can increase without indirect land use change (ILUC), University of Utrecht research said. Filter: Biofuels Oil products Europe More filters
15 January 2015 Oil prices slide to unexpected lows: Kuwait Kuwait's oil minister Ali al-Omair said the global oil price has dropped unexpectedly low and that the Opec member will "look after its own interests". Filter: Crude oil Europe Global Middle East More filters
