Europe
China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away
BEIJING/OSLO (Reuters) -- Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.
BP sees trading benefits from oil boom in the Americas
LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil major BP expects its trading operations to benefit from growing global crude trade on the back of abundant US, Canadian and Brazilian production and rising energy demand in Asia, a top BP executive said.
Neste Jacobs technology to be implemented at Haltermann Carless German site
Neste Jacobs, a global provider of technology, engineering and project services and Haltermann Carless, an HCS Group brand and provider of specialty hydrocarbons, have agreed to plan and engineer an upgrade and expansion of the Haltermann Carless' production site in Speyer, Germany. The parties have also signed a Letter of Intent for the EPCM services to be provided by Neste Jacobs.
EU backs $130-B Dow, DuPont merger with asset sales plan
(Reuters) -- Dow Chemical and DuPont won the blessing of the European Union for their $130 billion merger on Monday by agreeing to sell substantial assets including key research and development activities.
BB Energy buys Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia
LONDON (Reuters) -- BB Energy has bought Morgan Stanley's diesel terminal in Australia as the oil trader expands outside its core European and Middle East markets, the trading company said on Tuesday.
Neste Jacobs delivers NAPCON solutions to Borealis Porvoo cracker
Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs has finished the upgrade of Borealis Porvoo Cracker Dynamic Real-Time Optimization (DRTO) and Advanced Process Control (APC) with NAPCON Optimizer and NAPCON Controller. Borealis cracker unit's existing APC and DRTO were upgraded to the latest version of NAPCON Controller and NAPCON Optimizer.
OPEC, non-OPEC to look at extending oil-output cut by six months
KUWAIT (Reuters) -- A joint committee of ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers has agreed to review whether a global pact to limit supplies should be extended by six months, it said in a statement on Sunday.
Native Americans to meet Norway's wealth fund watchdog over pipeline
OSLO (Reuters) -- Standing Rock Sioux tribe representatives will meet the ethics watchdog for Norway's $915 billion sovereign wealth fund on Monday over a US oil pipeline, a watchdog official said on Monday.
Skytanking awarded aviation fuel storage, hydrant management contract at Munich Airport
HAMBURG – Skytanking Holding GmbH is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Skytanking Munich GmbH & Co KG has signed a 6-year contract with Flughafen München GmbH to operate the aviation fuel storage and hydrant system at Munich Airport.
Liquidation of Moroccan refinery Samir extended
RABAT (Reuters) -- A Moroccan court has granted an extra month for the liquidation process for Samir, the country's only oil refinery, a court-appointed trustee said on Thursday.
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