Articles Tagged "shell"

Giant Exxon Discovery Could Change Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Outlook

Oil companies are hoping this latest major find will provide further justification for speeding up the permit issuing process for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

China and Shell to Explore Canadian Oil Sands

As China demonstrates its political clout at the G20 summit in Seoul, the country continues to make headlines in economic and energy news as the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) has made an agreement with Shell to develop oil sands. CNPC, the parent of PetroChina, reported that its president, Jiang Jiemin and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE:RDS.B)CEO Peter Voser signed a memorandum of agreement in Beijing on "integrated co-operation" of oil and gas projects in Canada and coal bed methane development in China.

China & Crude: Battling New Frontiers

Flagging of its interest in the black gold this week, China National Oil Corporation secured its place in Iraq. Together with BP, it signed the first big oil deal. Why the sudden interest in oil?

Upgrader:Harper’s gambit

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Heavy Oil Investing News Market news The short to medium term outlook for oil sands and heavy oil projects remains negative. As the barrel price for light sweet crude remains (relatively) low, new investments in oil sands projects are unlikely to be forthcoming. The combination of low prices and [...]