Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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Oil hangs below $95 amid signs of weak US economy

SINGAPORE—Oil prices extended losses below $95 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid investor concern about slowing global economic growth and crude demand. | The Boston Globe

'SA should be bigger oil, gas player in Africa'

SA should be a much bigger player in the growing African oil and gas market, according to a director of Sacoil Holdings, one of only three companies listed in the oil sector on the JSE. | Business Live


Poland step closer to freeing natural gas market

The Polish government said it has decided to liberalise natural gas storage regulations, taking a step towards opening state-controlled gas monopoly PGNiG to competition. | Reuters

Iran Receives $100 Million in Oil Payments From India, PTI Says

Iran has received $100 million in payments from an Indian refiner through Union Bank of India Ltd. and Istanbul-based Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS (HALKB), the Press Trust of India reported, citing unidentified sources. | Bloomberg

OPEC Crude Output Rises To Highest Level Since Late 2008-Survey

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries produced oil in
July at its highest level since late 2008, according to a Dow Jones survey, making up for lost Libyan barrels despite failure to act as a group and a consumers' stockpile drawdown. | Wall Street Journal

Sudan rubbishes South oil ‘agreement’

Sudanese officials have branded as “groundless” recent claims by counterparts in recently annexed South Sudan that the two have reached a new agreement on oil revenues.  | Upstream Online

Petrobras 'will soon overtake Exxon' as world's biggest listed oil company

José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo said he firmly believes Petrobras, with a market value of $217bn, will overtake ExxonMobil, worth $389bn, as the largest company, saying this could be as early as 2016. | The Telegraph

Exile eyes Oando assets acquisition

Canadian independent Exile Resources is looking to deepen its footprint in West Africa as it eyes the acquisition of assets from a Nigerian company. | Upstream Online

Israel's National Planning Council approves floating LNG terminal plan
Israel's National Planning Council has given final approval for a plan to establish a floating LNG terminal off the country's central Mediterranean coast, the council said on Wednesday.  | Platts

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