Kazakhstan Parliament ratifies agreement on Russian oil transportation to China via Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Senators have ratified the agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on cooperation in transportation of Russian oil to China via Kazakhstan.
Oil recovery efficiently to spike 12% in Kazakhstan's west
Oil recovery efficiency will be increased from the current 31% to 43% at oilfields in Mangistau Oblast through use of new technologies.
Oil extends losses on return of Libyan supplies
Oil extended losses in Asia Thursday on prospects that Libya will begin exporting more crude into a global market flush with supplies, while easing concerns about the Iraqi crisis also weighed on prices.
Kashagan pipes replacement to increase costs eightfold: expert
700 percent is the estimated increase in the original cost of the Kashagan oil field project after the complete replacement of its pipelines.
Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant closes down for overhaul
Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant (PPP) has closed down for scheduled repair works.
US allows oil exports for 1st time since 1970s: WSJ
The US will allow two companies to export unrefined oil for the first time in four decades, taking steps to break a ban on crude exports, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Chevron, Lukoil eyeing new project in Kazakhstan
Chevron, Lukoil and other major companies are eyeing a new Eurasia Project in Kazakhstan, an oil production project in the Caspian Lowland.
Consortium and Kazakh government agree on stages of Kashagan development
Members of the Kashagan project have signed a memorandum with the Kazakhstan Government on stages of the oilfield's development.
Transition to new Kashagan operator started in May: NCOC
North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) informed that the transition to a new operator of the Kashagan project started back in May 2014.
Shell reduces holding in Woodside
Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday announced it was reducing its stake in Australia's Woodside Petroleum, selling Aus$5.3 billion (US$5.0 billion) in shares as it focuses its Australian growth in directly-owned assets.
Pentagon temporarily grounds F-35 fighter jets
The US military temporarily grounded its entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet fleet at the weekend after an apparent engine oil leak, the latest glitch for the much-vaunted program.
John D. Rockefeller great-grandson dies in plane crash
Richard Rockefeller, great-grandson of US oil tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, died Friday in a plane crash in New York. He was 65.
Russian oil to reach China via Kazakhstan
The Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament (Majilis) has adopted a draft law to ratify the agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on cooperation in transportation of Russian oil to China via Kazakhstan.
Exxon may take over as Kashagan operator
Exxon Mobil, an American major multinational oil and gas corporation and world’s third largest company by revenue, may take over as Kashagan's new operator.
Two hurt in Shell plant blaze in the Netherlands
A massive explosion at a Shell oil plant in the Netherlands followed by a fire left two people injured Wednesday, authorities said.
El Salvador joins cut-rate oil grouping
El Salvador on Monday announced it has joined Petrocaribe, the Venezuelan energy subsidy program that gives access to cut-rate oil.
Pirates free Indonesia-bound Thai tanker after cargo theft
Pirates have released an Indonesian-bound Thai tanker after stealing its oil cargo, in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, the International Maritime Bureau said.
Venezuela to repay $2 bn of debt to local importers
Venezuela announced Friday it would repay a small part its debt to local importers, after currency controls have sparked mass shortages of basic goods in the oil-rich country.
Norway removes Greenpeace ship from contested Arctic drill site
Norwegian coastguards on Friday removed a Greenpeace ship from a controversial Arctic drilling site where it was trying to prevent oil explorations, the environmentalist group said.
Spain okays Repsol plan for Canary Islands exploration
The Spanish government on Thursday gave oil giant Repsol the green light to explore for oil and gas off the coast of the Canary Islands, a move that environmental groups described as "unjustifiable".