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Energy expert says world's oil production has peaked

Energy expert says world's oil production has peaked

Every year in August there is a weeklong event, the Oil & Gas Conference. It’s in Denver and draws an international audience. By most accounts EnerCom is the best on the schedule.

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Khatibi: Crude customers can ship Iranian oil by tankers enjoying insurance services

Khatibi: Crude customers can ship Iranian oil by tankers enjoying insurance services

Mohammad-Ali Khatibi, director of National Iranian Oil Company for international affairs, said on Monday that customers of Iranian crude can ship their consignments by oil tanker enjoying full insurance services

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Oil to Hit $100, but Experts Say Sell the Rally

Oil to Hit $100, but Experts Say Sell the Rally

Even as U.S. crude prices are expected to touch $100 this week as the strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to disrupt offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, experts say the upside will likely be short-lived, recommending investors sell into the rally.

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Platts Hurricane Isaac oil news update

Platts Hurricane Isaac oil news update

The Explorer Pipeline has shut its Louisiana assets, and Magellan Pipeline has put into place a hurricane preparedness plan in advance of Tropical Storm Isaac, spokesmen with each company said Monday morning

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Qatargas eyes new LNG markets

Qatargas eyes new LNG markets

Liquefied natural gas major Qatargas sees more opportunities for Qatari LNG in the Middle East, South East Asia, South America, the Caribbean Islands and Northern Europe.

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Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Amaralina Star Arrives in Brazil

Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Amaralina Star Arrives in Brazil

QGOG Constellation announces the arrival to Brazil of the ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star on August 25, to be operated by its subsidiary, Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (QGOG).

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Germany: Kundt, Mützelfeldtwerft to Build Backhoe Dredgers

Germany: Kundt, Mützelfeldtwerft to Build Backhoe Dredgers

The Mützelfeldtwerft Nord GmbH, Cuxhaven, and the Kundt ServiceGmbH, Dormagen, will start working together

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The Netherlands: Damen Presents New Shipping Concept to the Market

The Netherlands: Damen Presents New Shipping Concept to the Market

Damen Shipyards presents a new shipping concept to the market – the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500

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China: RHSI Delivers Oman Shipping’s First VLOC

China: RHSI Delivers Oman Shipping’s First VLOC

On August 20, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries delivered Oman Shipping’s first 380,000 DWT class VLOC.

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Turkish scrappers profit from debt-ridden Greece’s shipping woes

Turkish scrappers profit from debt-ridden Greece’s shipping woes

Europe's ongoing recession has seen many firms flounder on the rocks, but for one Turkish ship breaking company, the long-lasting recession has meant more business than ever.

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Hellenic Carriers: Sale of vessel

Hellenic Carriers: Sale of vessel

Hellenic Carriers Limited, an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, is pleased to announce that,

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DNV: ISO 50001certification to Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd

DNV: ISO 50001certification to Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd

DNV has awarded ISO 50001 certification to the Greek shipping company Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd. DNV also evaluated the SEEMPs

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Drewry White Paper: Index-Linked Container Contracts

Drewry White Paper: Index-Linked Container Contracts

Index linked contracts are a response to the failure of traditional fixed rate contracting…Persistent freight rate volatility is forcing container shipping to

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High bunker prices starting to push tanker rates to higher ground

High bunker prices starting to push tanker rates to higher ground

In its latest weekly report on the tanker market, Braemar Seascope said that VLCC owners in the Arabian Gulf are starting to take notice of the rising bunker price

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Rise of global LNG challenges gas monopolies

Rise of global LNG challenges gas monopolies

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is now the fastest growing fuel in the world and spurred by new discoveries is set to challenge decades-old

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Egypt struggles to buy fuel as credit dries up

Egypt struggles to buy fuel as credit dries up

Egypt is finding it increasingly difficult to import fuel as foreign banks and traders pull the plug on credit and charge high premiums due

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Petroleum refinery to buy its crude in September

Petroleum refinery to buy its crude in September

THE Kenya Petroleum Refinery expects to buy 80,000 tonnes of UAE Murban crude oil in September as it speeds up its processing rate under a new system in

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TNK-BP's chief oil trader leaves, denies Rosneft move

TNK-BP's chief oil trader leaves, denies Rosneft move

The chief oil trader at TNK-BP said he would leave the Anglo-Russian oil venture, which faces an uncertain future as its owners seek to dissolve their fraught but highly lucrative partnership.

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Texas refiners thirsty for Eagle Ford crude

Texas refiners thirsty for Eagle Ford crude

Two U.S. refiners on Thursday unveiled plans that will allow them to use more of the lower-cost crude oil from the prolific Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas.

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US Mandates Oil Companies to Disclose Payments Abroad

US Mandates Oil Companies to Disclose Payments Abroad

United States-listed oil, gas and mining companies would henceforth be required to reveal all payments they make to foreign governments

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