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Venezuela signs oil deal with China
Venezuela has signed deals to supply oil to China as part of a drive by Hugo Chavez, the south American nation's president, to break his dependence on energy exports to the United States. Yemeni workers attack LNG facility
Hundreds of rioting workers damaged a liquefied natural gas export terminal being built in south-eastern Yemen and set fire to cars and a helicopter belonging to the facility, security sources said. Total chief remains in custody
Total boss Christophe de Margerie will remain in police custody for another 24 hours, as French police continue their investigation into alleged kickbacks in an Iranian gas deal, a judicial source said today. Statoil Prepping to Shoot Seismic in Libya
Statoil is preparing to shoot seismic in Libya. During the year, around 2,000 kilometers of 2D seismic will be gathered from the Kufra license in the southeast area of the country. Saudi allocates land for Total oil refinery
Saudi Arabia has allocated land for the construction of a $6.4 billion oil refinery by France's Total and state conglomerate Saudi Aramco, the official SPA news agency reported Tuesday. Qatar becomes world’s top Liquefied Natural Gas producer
The start-up of RasGas Train-5 with 4.7m tonnes per annum (mtpa) production capacity brings Qatar's total LNG capacity to approximately 30.7 mtpa, making it the world's largest LNG producer, Dr Mohammed Saleh Al Sada, Managing Director of RasGas Company, said here yesterday. Adnoc, Schlumberger launch oil rig training centre
The multinational oilfield services company Schlumberger and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) launched a $100 million joint initiative, the Schlumberger Middle East Learning Centre, in Abu Dhabi. Shell, no plans to leave Nigeria’s restive oil region
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said Wednesday it has no plans to leave Nigeria's oil-rich but volatile Niger Delta, despite incessant attacks on its facilities and personnel by militants. 
