02 August 2021 Australia’s Santos, Oil Search agree $15bn merger deal Australian independents Santos and Oil Search have agreed a A$21bn ($15.4bn) merger that would create one of the world's 20 largest oil and gas firms by market capitalisation and the biggest shareholder in the 6.9mn t/yr PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
01 August 2021 Petrobras delays refinery sales, again Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras has pushed back another deadline to sell its refineries, renewing questions over whether its ambitious downstream divestment plans can overcome political and commercial challenges. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
01 August 2021 Iraq may take over unwanted West Qurna stakes Baghdad could take over some stakes in oil fields operated by ExxonMobil and Russia's Lukoil, oil minister Ihsan Ismael said, as some of Iraq's biggest foreign partners push to exit the country. Filter: Crude oil Middle East More filters
01 August 2021 Oman air passenger traffic down in 1H 2021 Passenger traffic at Oman's four airports fell by 55pc in the first half of 2021 as the government continued to impose international air travel restrictions on and off throughout the period to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus and its new variants. Filter: Oil products Middle East More filters
01 August 2021 Iran denies involvement in Indian Ocean tanker attack Iran's foreign ministry today denied allegations made by Israel that it was behind the attack on an oil tanker in the northern Indian Ocean late last week that resulted in the death of two crew members. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Middle East More filters
31 July 2021 Mexico caps LPG price 10pc below late June level Mexico's energy regulatory commission (CRE) set maximum retail prices for LPG for the first time since an historic energy reform opened the market to more competition. Filter: LPG/NGL Latin America and Caribbean More filters
30 July 2021 PdV seeks to integrate upgrader into refining system Venezuela's state-owned PdV is seeking to integrate the PetroCedeño heavy crude upgrader into its degraded refining system, implementing technological changes that contributed to the withdrawal of PdV's European partners this week, Venezuelan oil industry sources tell Argus . Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
30 July 2021 ExxonMobil total output down, Permian up 34pc: Update 2 Updates with more details from call. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG North America More filters
30 July 2021 NorthAm could lose 2mn vehicles in 2021 Auto production in North America could fall by as much as 2mn vehicles in 2021, driven by a lack of semiconductors. Filter: Metals Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
30 July 2021 SDI investing in Heartland steel expansion Electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker Steel Dynamics (SDI) is investing in a new galvanized and paint lines at its Heartland plant in Terre Haute, Indiana. Filter: Metals North America More filters
30 July 2021 ExxonMobil total output down, Permian up 34pc: Update Updates with details from conference call. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG North America More filters
30 July 2021 South Korean coal prices stable South Korean delivered coal prices edged lower this week despite continued strength in the Australian fob market, with competitive gas prices and recovering nuclear availability expected to trim coal use in August. Filter: Coal Asia-Pacific More filters
30 July 2021 Curacao sells Venezuelan asphalt batch Curacao's state-owned RdK released a batch of asphalt-quality bitumen in the first sale of inventory left behind by Venezuela's state-owned PdV. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
30 July 2021 EU cobalt prices stabilise after SA disruptions Cobalt prices in Rotterdam stabilised this week as operations at South Africa's Durban port returned to normal and buying interest slowed in China and Europe. Filter: Metals Africa Europe More filters
30 July 2021 Mexico could cap LPG prices as soon as tomorrow Mexico's energy regulatory commission (CRE) could publish the first set of LPG retail price caps since the 2014 energy reform as soon as tomorrow after it published the methodology in the official gazette. Filter: LPG/NGL Latin America and Caribbean More filters
