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BIG OIL

Big Oil refers to the top oil companies in the world. ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Shell and formerly BP have been members of Big Oil for years. Together, they currently produce the majority of the world's crude oil supply. This topic covers the latest news and information on Big Oil.

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Greenland wants $2bn bond from oil firms keen to drill in its Arctic w...more

Greenland is demanding that oil companies bidding to drill in its Arctic waters pay a $2bn bond to cover any spill

The US should either let Shell drill in the Arctic or refund its lease...more

While Royal Dutch Shell waits to hear from the US government on whether it will be permitted to drill in Alaska next...

Shell's Prelude Floating LNG project wins Australian governmental appr...more

The Shell-operated Prelude floating LNG project offshore Western Australia has won environmental approval from the...

US Cobalt negotiates standby rate for new Gulf of Mexico rig, seeks su...more

US Cobalt negotiates standby rate for new Gulf of Mexico rig, seeks sublease - read this Platts news article and other...

BP assets boost Trafiguramore

Oil group in £300m sale

Platts podcast: Chevron snags a stake in US shale; low sulfur fuel pri...more

In this Platts podcast, John Kingston, director of oil, Funda Saygin, senior editor, fuel oil, and Bill Holland,...

CNOOC to Invest $2.16B in Chesapeake's Shale Projectmore

CNOOC International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, will purchase a 33.3% undivided interest in...

US deepwater well costs could jump 20% in post-Macondo world: Cobalt -...more

US deepwater well costs could jump 20% in post-Macondo world: Cobalt - read this Platts news article and other stories...

Safety Check: Statoil shuts-down drilling operations at Gullfaks in th...more

The drilling and well operations were stopped at Gullfaks for an additional review of Statoil's routines for planning...

Chevron to pay $4.3B for Atlas Energy and its vast Marcellus Shale pro...more

Atlas' assets in the Appalachian basin consist of 486,000 net acres of Marcellus Shale; 623,000 net acres of Utica...

S Korea's KOGAS buys bunker fuel from SK and Exxon on 3 year contract ...more

S Korea's KOGAS buys bunker fuel from SK and Exxon on 3 year contract - read this Platts news article and other...

BOEM issues first post-moratorium deep permit for water injection well...more

BOEM issues first post-moratorium deep permit for water injection well - read this Platts news article and other...

Chevron, PetroChina delay Singapore refinery upgrade - Oil | Platts N...more

Chevron, PetroChina delay Singapore refinery upgrade - read this Platts news article and other stories in oil by...

Platts - The Barrel: Remembering the Deepwater Horizon 11...more

In all the frustration, vitriol, accusations, anger, economic losses and jokes about BP Macondo, there were a lot of...

Newsweek Teams With Big Oil For Energy Policy Forummore

Investigator Finds No Evidence That BP Took Shortcuts to Save Moneymore

Fred H. Bartlit Jr., a prominent trial lawyer hired to lead an inquiry, disputed the findings of other investigators,...

Shell to Sell 10% Stake in Woodside for $3.35 Billionmore

Royal Dutch Shell Plc , Europe’s largest oil company, is selling a 10 percent stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. for $3.

Gulf Oil-Spill Commission Finds No Evidence BP Put Saving Cash Over Sa...more

The presidential panel investigating the BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has found no evidence so far that...

BP Names Ex-U.S. Navy Admiral Bowman, Ex-KPMG Partner Nelson as Direct...more

BP Plc named Frank L. “Skip” Bowman and Brendan Nelson non-executive directors to the board as the company tries to...

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BP Leak, Permin Basin Opportunities Drive Acquistions and Divestituresmore

This year is expected to be a big 12 months for acquisitions, divestitures and mergers in the United States oil and gas...

Statoil Is Planning to Hire `Dozens' of Traders as Part of U.S. Expans...more

Statoil ASA , Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, plans to hire “dozens” of traders as it expands its U.S.

The Other U.S. Energy Crisis: Lack of R&Dmore

R&D neglect is holding back innovative energy technologies.

Toxic Chemicals Deep at BP Oil Spill Site in Gulf of Mexico Raise Warn...more

On the surface at least, the Gulf of Mexico appears relatively clean more than six months after the massive BP oil...

Groups’ $237m deal ends US graft inquirymore

Six oil and freight companies agree to pay fines

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