8月23日油气行业十大新闻

Iraq To Boost Oil Exports. Northern Iraq will see a 5 percent bump in crude exports over the next few days as work resumes at three oil fields in the region.

Time, Faith Running Out In Nigeria. Nigerian officials are beginning to doubt the viability of a deal with local militants who have continued to hamper oil production with various attacks and acts of sabotage. [Reuters]

Oil Prices Fall Amid Chinese Export Jump. Oil prices fell nearly 3 percent Monday as news hit of China’s July exports of diesel and gasoline rose to new heights. [Reuters]

Texas Economy Improves But Oil Prices Still An Issue. More jobs is always a good thing, particularly in the number one oil production state in the US, but oil production in May was still about 20 percent lower than last year. [UPI]

Gibralter Signs Deal With Shell. Government officials signed an agreement with Shell involving the use of LNG to help power Gibralter. [Gibralter Chronicle]

First LNG Cargo Arrives In China. The Maran Gas Apollonia arrived in China Monday, marking the arrival of the first LNG tanker to travel through the newly expanded Panama Canal.

Malaysia’s Petronas To Re-examine Canadian Project. After posting a 96 percent profit drop, Malaysia’s state-oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. will be reviewing its LNG project in Canada after the government finishes its own assessment later this year. [Bloomberg]

Suspects Detained In Georgia Pipeline Plot. Georgia’s intelligence agency says seven people have been detained, suspected of plotting an attack on a gas pipeline.

Indian LNG Imports See Drop. India posted the first monthly decline this year in LNG imports after a year of consistent increases. [LNG World News]

Russia Ramps Up Arctic Drilling. Four wells are now up and running in the arctic as sanctions take hold, but some are worried about the environmental implications. [Forbes]