(Adds quotes, background) SOFIA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bulgaria sealed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday to explore for oil and gas in an offshore block in the Black Sea in a bid to end its almost total dependence on Russian natural gas. Shell won a tender for a five-year permit f
Read moreSOFIA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bulgaria contracted Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday to explore a block off its Black Sea coastline for gas and oil as part of the Balkan country's efforts to end its almost total dependence on Russia's natural gas supplies. Shell won a tender for a 5-year permit for d
Read more* New investments to sink below 1 bln pounds in 2016 * Oil and Gas UK calls for industry tax cuts * 80 fields could be decommissioned by end 2020 By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British oil and gas production could halve by 2025 if oil companies do not spend e
Read more(Adds details on overhaul, background on refinery) HOUSTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The second largest crude distillation unit at Motiva Enterprises 603,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was nearing a return to production on Monday for the first time since a multi-unit overha
Read moreHOUSTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The second largest crude distillation unit at Motiva Enterprises 603,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was nearing a return to production on Monday for the first time since a multi-unit overhaul began in late December, sources familiar with plant op
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was back over 6,000 points on Monday, with the index up 106.09 points (1.78%) to 6,056.32. Miners led the market as commodity price were boosted following the recent rally in global equities. Anglo American was at the top of the list on reports that the company may s
Read more* Asia Vision LNG tanker docks at Cheniere's export terminal * First cargo may leave Sabine site by end of Feb - official (Adds U.S. natural gas export expectations) By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen Feb 22 (Reuters) - A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker on Sunday docked at the Sabi
Read moreCOPENHAGEN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Qatar and Royal Dutch Shell have agreed to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel for use by the world's largest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Qatargas said in a statement on Monday. Qatargas, the world's largest LNG producer,
Read moreFeb 19 (Reuters) - A fire at Royal Dutch Shell's Martinez, California, refinery was quickly extinguished on Friday afternoon, CBS San Francisco Bay Area reported on its news website. The fire, located in a duct at the 156,400 barrel-per-day refinery, was reported at around 2:45 p.m. and wa
Read more(Adds details about refinery, owners) HOUSTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises has delayed the restart of the second-largest crude distillation unit at the company's 603,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery to next week, sources familiar with plant operations said on
Read moreLONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch on Thursday downgraded Royal Dutch Shell following its acquisition of BG Group, citing risks to its asset sales goals to finance the $53 billion deal. Fitch downgraded Shell's Long-term Issuer Default Rating to 'AA-' from 'AA' and put it
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