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Blast at Venezuela oil refinery kills 39
An explosion rocked the Amuay oil refinery in northwestern Venezuela, killing 39 people, including a 10-year-old boy, a Venezuelan official said Saturday. Kurdistan ‘restarts oil exports’
Oil-rich Kurdistan has restarted crude exports as a ''goodwill gesture'' to the central government in the south, according to a report. Libya Boosts OMV Earnings; Focus Now On Reliability
A return to oil production in Libya gave a welcome boost to OMV AG's first-half earnings, but the effects of the North African country's civil war are still being felt, the Austrian oil company said Wednesday. Saipem wins Gabon rig gig
Italian contractor Saipem has secured a contract to deploy its semi-submersible rig Saipem 3 for drilling off Gabon. South Sudan to restart oil wells in September, full output in a year
South Sudan hopes to resume oil production in September after reaching an interim agreement with Sudan on oil export fees, but it may take a year to return to full capacity, its top negotiator said on Tuesday. Gulf Keystone Petroleum spuds Gulak-1 exploration well
Gulf Keystone notes announcement by MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc., the operator regarding the spudding of the Gulak-1 exploration well on the Akri-Bijeel block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Shell ‘in talks’ for Anadarko Mozambique stake
Shell has started discussions with Anadarko Petroleum over a bid for the US independent’s gas assets in Mozambique, according to a report. Chevron confirms Kurdistan purchase, sees “promise” there
Chevron Corp confirmed on Thursday its purchase of 80 percent of two blocks in Iraq's Kurdistan, where the second-largest U.S. oil company sees "considerable promise" despite active diplomatic disputes over the region. 
