New York TimesAuction of Oil Drilling Tracts in Gulf Draws Tepid InterestNew York TimesHOUSTON — In a setback to Trump administration efforts to increase offshore oil production, the industry responded with only modest interest on Wednesday in a federal au …

THISDAY NewspapersOpec deal extension to see oil in high $50s to low $60sgulfnews.comAbu Dhabi: Oil is expected to hover around the high $50s to low $60s per barrel in the coming months if the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) decides to …

New York TimesBrazil Draws Broad Interest in Offshore Oil Drilling RightsNew York TimesRoyal Dutch Shell and Statoil of Norway were leaders in the country's second auction in recent weeks to explore untapped oil reserves in what amounted to a success f …

ReutersShell wins three oil blocks in Brazil's deepwaterReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSA.L won half the blocks awarded in Brazil's deepwater oil auction on Friday, while rival BP (BP.L) took two blocks and Exxo …

ReutersBP keen to develop Brazil oil blocks quickly: executiveReutersBP won two of the blocks in consortia, one with Brazil's state oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) and another with Petrobras and a unit of Chinese state oil firm CNPC. “We will …

Financial TimesBrent oil above $60 level for first time since 2015Financial TimesBrent crude oil hit $60 a barrel on Friday for the first time in more than two years, in the latest sign the market is tightening after a three-year glut. The international oi …

ReutersShell, Exxon win blocks in Brazil's pre-salt oil auctionReutersLucio Prevatti, representative from Shell, places an offer during a deepwater pre-salt oil auction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares. Oil in the regi …

Reuters.comDelay in Brazil's pre-salt oil auction overturnedReuters.comBrazil is slated to auction eight blocks with more than 12 billion barrels of estimated oil reserves. Oil companies will be allowed to operate fields for the first time in a region …

The Edge Markets MYBig Oil executives jet to Rio for deepwater oil saleReuters.comRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will auction eight blocks in its coveted deepwater oil region on Friday, a prospect that has lured top executives from the world's bigge …

ReutersExxon Mobil bets on Brazil, buys 10 oil blocks in auctionReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp vastly expanded its presence in Brazil on Wednesday, winning 10 blocks in the country's 14th round of bidding for oil exploration and pro …