ReutersThe next oil major? Service firm Schlumberger's big bet on productionReutersThe model can supercharge profits on a given job but also ramps up risk, giving the firm more exposure to global oil price swings and potentially big losses if individua …

ReutersTotal deepens North Sea exposure with $7.5 billion Maersk Oil dealReutersPARIS/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Total (TOTF.PA) is buying Maersk's oil and gas business in a $7.45 billion deal which the French major said would strengthen its operations in …

ReutersGlobal LNG prices firm on demand from South Korea, TaiwanReutersLONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian spot LNG prices rose this week as South Korean importers and Taiwan showed appetite amid a flurry of cargo offerings from projects across Asia and the …

GLOBAL LNG-Prices firm on demand from South Korea, TaiwanReutersLONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Asian spot LNG prices rose this week as South Korean importers and Taiwan showed appetite amid a flurry of cargo offerings from projects across Asia and the …

ABC OnlineRare bird numbers persisting in Papua New Guinea despite logging, palm oil plantationsABC OnlinePerth researchers have battled soaring heat, humidity and non-stop rain in the wilds of Papua New Guinea to understand how logging and palm oil planta …

LNG IndustryOil Search output dips as PNG LNG June production hits recordWorldOil (subscription)The Papua New Guinea-focused company said liquefied natural gas production from the PNG LNG project reached 8.65 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in June, 25% ab …

The GuardianHSBC triggers investigation into palm oil company over deforestation allegationsThe GuardianHSBC has triggered an investigation into Noble Plantations following allegations the company was preparing to clear thousands of hectares of rainforest …

ReutersSurging Chevron, Exxon profits signal oil industry turnaroundReutersWhile cost cuts and asset sales provided a boost to both companies, the results highlighted the slowly improving dynamics for the energy industry as oil prices CLc1 LCOc1 have climb …

MarketWatchOpinion: Fund manager who correctly predicted 2014 drop in oil now sees prices in the $30sMarketWatchThe dark days of February 2016, when oil and stock prices were in a race to the bottom, are a distant memory. The lows were hit on Feb. 11, when …

BloombergChina's Cnooc Raising Spending First Time Since Oil's PlungeBloombergCnooc Ltd. plans to raise capital spending for the first time since crude began its crash in 2014 as China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer prepares for life a …