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YPF turnover ruling in US casts shadow on Argentina’s shale, FX plans

Oil & Gas 360º

billion court judgment against the country over its 2012 nationalization of the firm. 4 for shale oil, into a key global energy-producing region that would help bring in foreign currency needed to prop up the economy. . ” The judgment adds uncertainty to Argentina’s plans to turn Vaca Muerta, the world’s No.

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Citi examines oil supply disruptions and crude prices as Israel-Iran air war rages

Oil & Gas 360º

” However, these previous disruptions, which included events like the First Gulf War in 1990 and sanctions on Iran in 2012 and 2018, do not mean that prices will “go up or stay elevated for a long time,” the brokerage flagged.

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How Likely is $100 Oil in 2025?

Rigzone

Crystol Energy was founded in 2012 by Nakhle, the company’s site highlights. In that report, Standard Chartered projected that the ICE Brent nearby future crude oil price will average $65 per barrel in the fourth quarter of this year. At the time of writing, none of the above have responded to Rigzone.

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Irán, el efecto Hormuz y Pemex

Oil & Gas Magazine

Amenazas iraníes de 2011-2012: En medio de tensiones por el programa nuclear de Irán, hacia finales de 2011 y comienzos de 2012 Teherán amenazó explícitamente con cerrar el Estrecho de Hormuz si se endurecían las sanciones internacionales. Energy Information Administration (2012). Crude oil prices peaked early in 2012.”

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Oil at $100 a barrel? U.S. role in Iran-Israel fight fuels market jitters

CNBC: Energy

"A prolonged closure or destruction of key Gulf energy infrastructure could propel crude prices to above $100," he said. Iran in 2018 threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions after the U.S. exited the nuclear deal and reinstated sanctions.

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EPA Grants Reconsideration of Certain Oil and Gas Storage Tank NSPS Provisions Issued in August 2012

The Energy Law

Wiegand On August 16, 2012, EPA issued new source performance standards (NSPSs) for the oil and gas sector. The standards applied to various sources including storage tanks used in crude oil and natural gas production. By Stephen W.

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bp and Iraq finalize contract for Kirkuk oil field redevelopment

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – bp has received final government ratification for its contract to invest in the redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk, in the north of Iraq. Calgary, Canada – September 21, 2012: BP’s Canadian head office in Calgary Alberta.