ReutersShell says can make BG deal work despite weak oil priceReutersL), announcing plans for further benefits and cost cuts aimed at making the deal work with oil prices in the mid-$60s a barrel. The Anglo-Dutch group, which hopes to complete the deal ear …

Wall Street JournalThis Oil Takeover Target Has a Hollywood PedigreeWall Street JournalAnd its key Papua gas field, called Elk Antelope, has attracted notable partners: French giant Total, which operates the field, and Oil Search, another Australian firm. …

BBC NewsShell 'failing to clean up Nigeria oil spills'BBC NewsOil giant Shell has been accused of making false claims about the extent of its clean-up operations in Nigeria. In a joint report, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, H …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Inch UpWall Street JournalOil prices held close to unchanged Thursday as fears of lingering oversupply capped a rally from technical traders, brokers said. Automated systems and traders who move based on price-chart patterns p …

CNBCOil crisis? Majors unveil the damage of $45 oilCNBCThe news didn't stop there. French major Total reported a 23 percent drop in third-quarter adjusted net income from the same quarter last year, although CEO Patrick Pouyanne spoke of "resilien …

Telegraph.co.ukMining and oil stocks lift the FTSE higherTelegraph.co.ukOil stocks. Rising oil prices lifted oil stocks to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard. Brent crude rose by as much as 1.7pc to $48.95 a barrel. Separately, Royal Dutch Shell started p …

Financial TimesMexico buoyed by successful oil auctionFinancial TimesDespite the plunge in oil prices, Mexico banished the bitter memory of its first oil tender flop by awarding more blocks than the government expected, to a range of companies on lucrative …

Wall Street JournalEnergy M&A Surges Despite Oil SlumpWall Street JournalThe sharp decline in oil prices in the past year has put a damper on many big energy producers' prospects, but that hasn't kept them from joining the gusher of mergers-and …

IL&FS Engineering treating SBG as public shareholders raises eye-browsEconomic TimesMUMBAI: Treating SBG Investments (Saudi Binladin Group) as public shareholders by IL&FS Engineering & Construction Company despite SBG having equal stake as pro …

Oil Ministry rethinks on terms for extending oil field contractsEconomic TimesProduction Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for as many as 28 fields including western offshore Panna/Mukta and Tapti oil and gas field operated by BG Group of UK are due for extension a …