Reuters: Energy

U.S. natural gas rig count rises by 22

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:16:40 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States rose by 22 to 748 this week, according to a report on Wednesday by oil services firm Baker Hughes in Houston.

UPDATE 1-Gassi ruling will not affect Algerian ops -Repsol

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:11 GMT

* Sonatrach to buy Repsol, Gas Natural stakes in LNG project

Chile Copec 9-month profit down 43.3 pct yr/yr

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:04:00 GMT

* Conglomerate says impact of crisis has started to ease

DEALTALK-Cez, Macquarie set for defeat on German energy market

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:23:47 GMT

This story is the second of a two-part series about energy asset sales in Germany. For the first story see [ID:nGEE5AQ0Q6]

TABLE-Chile Copec Jan-Sept profit down 43.3 pct

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:02:55 GMT

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Financial results for Chilean industrial conglomerate Copec for the January-September period, as released on Friday (in millions of dollars).

Gas Natural says resolves Sonatrach dispute

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:57:55 GMT

MADRID, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The dispute between Spain's Gas Natural , Repsol and Algerian state oil company Sonatrach over the integrated gas project Gassi Touil has been resolved, the gas company said on Friday.

EDF to take 10 pct in South Stream - Gazprom

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:30:35 GMT

RAMBOUILLET, France, Nov 27 (Reuters) - France's EDF will obtain a 10 percent stake in the South Stream pipeline, helping its co-leaders Gazprom and ENI build a new link for Russian gas to Europe, Gazprom's head said on Friday.

OMV says needs acquisitions to grow output

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:56:36 GMT

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Austrian oil and gas company OMV said it was sticking to its 2010 production target of 350,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day but additional growth in the following years would only be possible with acquisitions.

Manila's Petron plans to raise $212 mln from shares

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:51:23 GMT

MANILA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Top Philippine refiner Petron Corp plans to raise up to 10 billion pesos ($212 million) by selling 100 million preferred shares, the company said in a filing to the securities regulator on Friday.

India's ONGC eyeing stake in Iran gas field-report

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:46:26 GMT

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Indian state explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp is seeking a 20-25 percent stake in a $7.5 billion phase-12 project of Iran's South Pars gas field, media reports said on Friday.

PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - Nov 27

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:55:27 GMT

BANGKOK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

UPDATE 1-Canadian Energy to buy U.S-based Champion Drilling

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:48:53 GMT

Nov 26 (Reuters) - Canadian Energy Services said it would acquire U.S.-based Champion Drilling Fluids Inc in a deal valued at about $16.7 million to strengthen its foothold in the United States.

UPDATE 1-Thai Bangchak plans refining unit shutdown in mid-Dec

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:04:18 GMT

* To close refinery for 15 days in mid-Dec for maintenance

Thai Bangchak plans 15-day shutdown in mid-December

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:22:44 GMT

BANGKOK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Thai oil refiner Bangchak Petroleum said on Thursday it planned to shut down a refining unit for 15 days in the middle of December for maintenance.

UPDATE 1-Borders & Southern, Falkland to raise funds via placing

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:52:35 GMT

* Borders & Southern to sell 234.2 mln shares at 50p apiece

Petrol says interested in buying Croatian Crobenz

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:31:27 GMT

LJUBLJANA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Slovenia's largest fuel retailer Petrol said on Thursday it is interested in buying Crobenz, a small fuel retailer of Croatian oil group Ina put up for sale for anti-trust reasons.

Europe Gasoline-Prices firm, crack at 1 month low

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:02:03 GMT

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - European gasoline prices firmed on Wednesday but the gain was capped by a rise in inventories in the United States, the key export market for European refiners, and gasoline's crack fell to its lowest in one month.

Brookfield Renewable Power sells C$300 mln -term sheet

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:46:49 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Brookfield Renewable Power Inc, a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc , sold C$300 million ($285.5 million) of seven-year notes, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Emera sells C$225 mln 10-year debt - term sheet

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:52:50 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Emera Inc sold C$225 million ($214 million) of medium term notes, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-TransGlobe Energy boosts 2010 capital budget by 30 pct

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:06:42 GMT

* Budget split 80:20 between development and exploration

UPDATE 1-D1 Oils reviews strategic options

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:53:38 GMT

Nov 25 (Reuters) - D1 Oils Plc , a British biofuels technology company, said its board was reviewing strategic options that could include a possible sale or a reverse merger and it may not need new funds until late 2011 under a new business plan.

UPDATE 2-PGNiG to cooperate with Petrolinvest, may link up

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:24:47 GMT

* Petrolinvest shares jump by over 13 pct, PGNiG edge down

PGNiG says buying into Petrolinvest far-away deal

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:28:52 GMT

WARSAW, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The deal between Polish gas monopoly PGNiG and oil venture Petrolinvest concerns cooperation, with capital ties only a future possibility, PGNiG deputy chief Miroslaw Szkaluba said.

Danish DUC North Sea oil output falls in Oct

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:36:14 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The Danish Underground Consortium's (DUC) oil output from Denmark's part of the North Sea fell by 8.7 percent in October from September, operator A.P. Moeller-Maersk said on Wednesday.

Japan's Idemitsu sees no CDU maintenance in 2010

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:38:53 GMT

TOKYO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Idemitsu Kosan Co , Japan's third-largest oil firm, has no maintenance work scheduled for crude distillation units (CDUs) at its refineries in 2010, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday.