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Alberta Discuses Heavy Oil Sales With Large Overseas Buyer

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Albertas Premier Danielle Smith has discussed potential overseas sales of Alberta-owned heavy oil with a global oil and petrochemical firm, the Canadian oil-producing province said this week.

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Russia Set to Resume Oil & Gas Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan 

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Russia is to restart its key oil and gas operations in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) according to recent comments from its Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev. This encompassed the KRI, much of the rest of Iraq under the control of its Federal Government

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Kazakhstan Set to Cut Oil Exports Via Caspian Pipeline

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Kazakhstan will reduce the flow oil crude via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium by as much as 70% this month, a senior government official told local media. To date, there have been no reductions in oil transportation through the CPC infrastructure from Kazakhstan.

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UK Oil & Gas: Too Legit to Quit, Even for Labour

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When the Labour Party of Keir Starmer won the latest UK elections, it vowed to stop new oil and gas exploration. In early February, a Scottish court ruled the previous governments approval of two new oil and gas projects in the North Sea unlawful.

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Brazil Plans to Use $3.5-Billion Oil Fund to Bolster Economy

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billion social fund, which collects revenues from oil and gas exploration and production, as approval ratings of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have slumped to a record low. Brazil looks to boost its economy with money from its $3.5-billion

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Indonesia Bets Big on Oil With $12.5 Billion Refinery Gamble

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Indonesia is going all-in on oil with a massive $12.5 The government announced plans for the 531,500-barrel-per-day facility, making it one of the largest in the regionbecause when youre an economy growing as fast as Indonesias, relying on imports just isnt cutting it anymore.

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Ecuador’s President Noboa demands $1.5 billion early payment for major oil deal

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(World Oil) –Ecuadors President Daniel Noboa has ordered a consortium seeking to take over the nations top oil asset to pay an entry fee of $1.5 Previously, the consortium of local subsidiaries of Chinese oil company Sinopec and New Stratus Energy Inc. billion by March 11, moving up the deadline by more than three weeks.

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