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SINGAPORE / Reuters US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project developer Tellurian Inc is offering billions of dollars in equity in its Driftwood project in Louisiana to make it more attractive for buyers, a senior company official said on Monday. Tellurian is offering 60 percent to 75 percent equity interest in Driftwood Holdings, which comprises Tellurian’s upstream company, its pipeline and ...

Bloomberg Oil extended gains as OPEC and its allies reiterated that all options are open to re-balance the market. December futures increased as much as 0.8 percent in New York. OPEC and its partners including Russia achieved a record-high level of compliance to output cuts during September, according to a statement from the committee responsible for monitoring the agreement. In ...

Bloomberg The crude market may be underestimating China’s oil demand. Storage data gathered by satellite implies the amount of crude China is putting into storage is below what can be extrapolated from the nation’s customs and production data, Barclays Plc analysts wrote in a note. That means it may be consuming more oil than official data indicate and that the ...

DHAKA / Reuters Bangladesh signed a long-term sales and purchase agreement with an Indian refiner to import gasoil to meet the country’s energy demand, officials said. The deal between Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) was signed in presence of India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a two-day visit to ...

Bloomberg Since the first shale gas export terminal opened in Louisiana last year, America’s drillers have seen at least 75 cargoes of their fuel sail through the Panama Canal bound for markets in Asia. Now they’re looking for a cheaper and quicker route. And they’ve turned to Mexico for help. Aldo Flores, Mexico’s deputy energy secretary, said that the government’s ...

Bloomberg Egypt is paring down its requests for liquefied natural gas. State-run Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. is seeking 12 LNG cargoes for delivery in the first quarter of 2018 in a tender, according to two people with direct knowledge. That compares with more than 100 cargoes it planned to purchase via tenders or government-to-government contracts for this year. Traders ...

BAGHDAD / Reuters Iraq said it was increasing oil exports from the southern Basra region by 200,000 barrels per day to make up for a shortfall from the northern Kirkuk fields. The output from the northern Kirkuk region fell this week in the course of military operations to take it back from Kurdish fighters who have been there since 2014. ...

Bloomberg Natural gas traders are facing the possibility of another mild US winter. Temperatures from December through February will be above normal for much of the southern US, East Coast and Northeast, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a report. A run of “beautifully mild weather” this autumn has already weighed on the market, said John Kilduff, founding partner ...

Bloomberg Schlumberger Ltd. and Baker Hughes, the world’s two biggest oilfield service companies, say North America’s growth engine is slowing. The investment appetite by explorers in North America “seems to be moderating” with the priority now being preservation of cash flow rather than the pursuit of continued production growth, Schlumberger said in an earnings statement. Baker Hughes, said in its ...

Bloomberg Sunoco LP’s bondholders are creating an obstacle for a $3.3 billion deal struck by the company to sell more than 1,100 gas stations and convenience stores to 7-Eleven Inc. A group of creditors has told the company it intends to oppose Sunoco’s attempt to change the terms of the credit pact governing about $1.6 billion of bonds — a ...