Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has signed a $925 million financing facility with compatriot Gulf Drilling International Limited (GDI) to assist in the re-organization of the company’s debt. This new facility, based on Islamic finance principles, will also be used to further enhance GDI’s operational and f
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday that oil markets were rebalancing after years of oversupply, but that he still expected an OPEC-led deal to cut output during the first half of the year to be extended to all of 2017.
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The international offshore rig count in April – meaning active rigs – was 201, an improvement March when the number stood at 197. Year on year, however, the April number shows a drop of 19 units when compared to 220 counted in April 2016. This is according to a monthly rig count provide by the [&hel
The ten OPEC members’ crude output stayed unchanged in April at 31.85 million barrels per day compared to March, according to an S&P Global Platts survey released today. OPEC is still showing high compliance with its production cut agreement, as increases in Angola and Nigeria were offset by decline
Oil prices fell by as much as a further 3 percent on Friday, after prices had crashed to five-month lows in the previous session, as concerns about global oversupply wiped out all of the price gains since OPEC’s move to cut output.
Twenty-one new ships were ordered on a global level during the month of April, according to a monthly market report released by Vessels Value. When compared to April 2016, newbuilding orders have decreased by 27.6 percent. Out of 21 orders placed in April 2017, five were for bulkers and sixteen for
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices bounced back on Wednesday as a decline in U.S. inventories underpinned the market, although a dip in compliance with OPEC efforts to reduce output and near record supplies capped gains. The benchmark for global oil market, Brent futures gained
Qatargas said it has delivered the commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China National Oil Corporation’s (CNOOC) Yuedong LNG terminal.
Geophysical company Magseis has completed the initial part of Saudi Aramco’s Red Sea seismic survey together with its partner BGP Arabia and started working on the previously agreed extension of the work. Magseis said on Tuesday that, following a short yard stay and mobilization, the crew began acqu
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By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded on Friday after dropping to a one-month low the previous day, prompting investors to buy at cheaper levels ahead of a May OPEC meeting at which producers could extend output cuts. Optimism is rising about the prospect of a year-long productio
The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) reported on Friday that OPEC and non-OPEC countries have continued their high level of conformity with their voluntary adjustments in production. JMMC’s statement was based on the report of the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Technical Committee (JTC) for the mo
Global oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016 as companies continued to cut spending and conventional oil projects sanctioned were at the lowest level in more than 70 years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which warned that both trends could continue this year. Oil discover
