9月7日油氣行業十大新聞

Saudi Arabia, Russia Agree On Oil Market Cooperation. “Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Monday to cooperate in world oil markets, saying they will not act immediately but could limit output in the future, sending prices higher on hopes the two top oil producers would work together to tackle a global glut.”[Reuters]

Saudi Aramco Aiming To Buy Lyondel Houston Refinery. Sources say that Saudi Aramco and its U.S. refining joint venture are in the lead to purchase Lyondell’s Houston refinery, which produces feedstocks for its chemical plants. [Reuters]

Enbridge To Buy Spectra. Houston-based Spectra will be the target of a $28 billion cross-border deal that will create the largest energy pipeline and storage company in North America. [Bloomberg]

Iran, OPEC Meet Ahead Of Summit. Iran’s oil minister met with OPEC officials Tuesday ahead of planned talks later this month. [UPI]

Private Refiners In Chinese Oil Market Under Scrutiny. The Chinese government is cracking down on refiners in China as the country aims to strengthen its tax policies. [Bloomberg]

Royal Dutch Shell Begins New Production in U.S. Gulf. Officials say they have begun work on their biggest project yet in the Gulf of Mexico. [UPI]

Woodside Petroleum Lands $400 Million Gas Deal With BHP. “Woodside Petroleum Ltd. may look to funnel gas from the Scarborough field off Western Australia to one of its existing liquefied natural gas plants after agreeing to a $400 million deal to buy half of BHP Billiton Ltd.’s stake in the remote offshore resource.” [Bloomberg]

Australia Pacific LNG Commissions New Pipeline. The $24.7 billion project has commission a pipeline south so it can try to ease the gas shortage along the Australian east coast. [The Australian]

Argentina Proposes Natural Gas Increases After Court Block. A current proposal in which prices would rise an average 203 percent for consumers across the country has some on edge, after the Supreme Court halted an effort to increase as much as 500 percent on bills for natural gas last month. [Bloomberg]

Statoil Official: No Sign Of Oil Market Rebalancing. The senior vice president for trading and marketing at Statoil gives his input on the state of the market and its outlook. [Bloomberg Video]