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Idemitsu, Showa Shell to merge

Japanese refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell Sekiyu will combine management of their key businesses, an Idemitsu spokesman said, pursuing a merger bitterly opposed by...

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Unipetrol’s Paulinino plans to

Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol’s largest minority shareholder Paulinino Limited will sell its stake to majority owner PKN Orlen when it opens a voluntary tender...

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PetroChina arm set to expand

PetroChina’s oil and gas trading arm aims to buy petrol stations and fuel storage facilities, setting up business in West Africa, Brazil and Pakistan in a major global...

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PDVSA may lose licence

Venezuela’s PDVSA could lose its licence to operate an oil storage terminal it owns on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire if it does not soon fulfill maintenance...

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PTTEP plans $3bn spend

Thai oil company PTT Exploration and Production said it was planning total expenditure of $3.1 billion in 2018, up a touch from the $2.9 billion it earlier estimated for...

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Exxon, BHP to end gas JV

ExxonMobil Corp and BHP Billiton have agreed to end a nearly 50-year-old gas marketing joint venture in Australia, bowing to pressure from the nation’s competition...