Bloomberg Statoil ASA is among producers involved in discussions with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. about joining offshore production in the emirate, according to a Norwegian diplomatic dispatch. “All the major oil companies, including Statoil, are positioning themselves for a cooperation with ADNOC in the offshore segment,” Norway’s embassy in Abu Dhabi wrote in a message to the Foreign …

SINGAPORE / Reuters Oil pricing agency Argus Media said on Monday it is seeking market feedback to publish prices for Iraq’s Basra Light and Basra Heavy crude oil grades for cargoes that do not have restrictions on the destinations to which they can be sold. Argus currently publishes prices for Basra Light and Heavy for cargoes that are restriction to …

LONDON / Reuters Specialist renewable energy investor Quercus will invest over half a billion euros in a solar power project in Iran, with construction to start in the first half of 2018, the company’s chief executive told Reuters. The planned 600-megawatt (MW) plant, located in central Iran, will be the sixth largest globally, behind projects of up to 1.5 gigawatts …