New ScientistBrazil rejects bid to drill for oil near unique Amazon reefNew ScientistBrazil has rejected an application from the French oil giant Total and its collaborator BP to drill for oil near a pristine deep-water coral reef 120 kilometres from the m …

Financial TimesWood Group warns on difficult conditions for North Sea oilFinancial TimesBusiness conditions in the North Sea oil and gas industry are unlikely to improve this year, oilfield services company Wood Group has warned after profits plunged 77 pe …

Reuters UKOil major Total's shares rise as analysts welcome Maersk Oil dealReuters UKPARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Total rose on Tuesday on the back of upbeat analyst comments regarding the French oil major's $7.45 billion takeover of Maersk Oil. Tot …

ReutersOil major Total's shares rise as analysts welcome Maersk Oil dealReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Shares in Total rose on Tuesday on the back of upbeat analyst comments regarding the French oil major's $7.45 billion takeover of Maersk Oil. Total was …

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 …

CNBCMaersk agrees to sell oil unit to Total in $7.45 bln dealCNBCDenmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said Monday it had agreed to sell its oil and gas division, Maersk Oil, to French oil major Total SA for $7.45 billion. Under the deal, Total will transfer 97 …

Exxon, Shell, Total, RIL lead line-up to explore oil in IndiaHindu Business LineThe Ministry for Petroleum & Natural Gas has been caught by surprise by the unexpected response it has got within weeks of India opening its oil and gas exploration space. …

Financial PostElectric car threatens oil's century-long reign, but change will be slower than the hypeFinancial PostEven a sharp decrease in demand for the ICE wouldn't outright destroy the oil market: only about half of the 97 million barrels of o …

Energy VoiceRepsol-Sinopec celebrates Flotta oil terminal's 40th yearEnergy VoiceA ceremony will be held in Orkney today to mark four decades of service for the Flotta oil terminal. Senior management from operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK), A …

Will Oil Demand Growth Be Enough To Tackle Inventories?OilPrice.comThe article quite reasonably points out investment in the oil industry has fallen dramatically as prices have declined, saying on average 40 new developments were approved annually between …