Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Oil and Gas’

Guest Commentary: Oil Prices – Daily Outlook 08.29.2011

Guest Commentary: Oil Prices – Daily Outlook 08.29.2011

Oil prices ended last week with moderate rises after the turbulent they have endured during the previous week. It’s currently not clear yet what were the damages to the East Coast infrastructure due to Hurricane Irene including the oil and natural gas pipelines

Bullish on China’s Oil & Gas Sector

Bullish on China’s Oil & Gas Sector

Colin Bradbury, regional chief strategist at Daiwa Capital Markets, is bullish on China’s oil and gas sector. He explains why to CNBC’s Oriel Morrison. He also analyzes the country’s latest buying spree in the energy space.

Medical Treatment, Out of Reach

Medical device executives say regulation by the Food and Drug Administration has hurt the industry domestically.

Playing Catch-Up, Nokia and H.P. Try to Innovate

The companies in some ways have fallen behind rivals like Apple and Google, and analysts say closing the gap will be difficult.

PetroChina Buys Into a Canadian Firm

China’s biggest oil and gas producer agreed to pay $5.4 billion for a 50 percent stake in Encana’s shale natural gas project.

World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Expelled British Journalist Offered New Visa

A British journalist who was expelled from Russia over the weekend is considering an offer to receive a new visa and return to work in Moscow, his newspaper said Wednesday.

Statoil Says Output Could Fall in 2011

Statoil Says Output Could Fall in 2011

Oil production for 2011 will be around or slightly below the production level of 2010, Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil, told CNBC. “Long term I think the oil and gas industry will continue to work hard in order to bring forward enough supply to meet the anticipated increased amount from Asia and other parts of the world,” said Lund.

Oil Driller Ensco to Buy Pride for $7.3 Billion

Oil Driller Ensco to Buy Pride for $7.3 Billion

will buy its rival Pride International for about $7.3 billion in a deal that would create the world’s second-largest offshore oil and gas driller, according to the companies.

Royal Dutch Shell Reports Strong Earnings for Fourth Quarter

Europe’s biggest oil company credited higher oil and gas prices as well as investments in new projects that were starting to pay off.

Sudan Sees Migration of Unrest to Its Streets

Facebook, Twitter and other Web sites were used to rally several thousand demonstrators in at least four locations in Khartoum and Omdurman.