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Global oil glut set to last at least until mid-2017: IEA

  Paris / AFP A global oil glut that has hurt producers but means cheaper pump prices for consumers looks set to go on at least six months longer than previously thought, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The IEA said demand growth was slowing while supply was rising, meaning the glut was now due to linger “at least ...

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Qatar Petroleum mulls joining Exxon’s Mozambique gas move

  DOHA / Reuters Qatar Petroleum is interested in the Mozambique gas business of Italian energy group Eni and could opt to join Exxon Mobil in buying a multibillion-dollar stake, sources familiar with the matter said. State-controlled Eni is looking to reduce a 50 percent stake in its giant Mozambique gas acreage as part of plans to sell 5 billion ...

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Vast Kazakh oil field seen taking another decade to reach target

  Bloomberg Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan oil field has taken 16 years and more than $50 billion to bring to the verge of production. It could take another decade to reach its potential, with initial output at half the forecast level. Eni SpA, working with partners Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total SA and the Kazakh state, expects Kashagan to start in ...

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