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Repsol, NEO Energy Agree to Merge North Sea Operations

MADRID, March 27 (Reuters) – Spanish oil company Repsol (REP.MC) and private equity-backed NEO Energy have agreed to merge their UK North Sea oil and gas businesses to create a joint venture with output of around 130,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day this year. The new company, called NEO NEXT, will be 45%-owned by …

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Trump Administration Tells Oil and Biofuels Groups to Hash Out New Biofuel Policy

By Jarrett Renshaw Trump administration asks Big Oil and Farm Belt to come to a consensus on biofuel policy Two meetings held so far, with consensus to seek higher biomass-based diesel volumes Other key issues still under discussion NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has asked oil and biofuels producers …

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UK Antitrust Watchdog Says SLB-ChampionX Deal Could Lessen Competition

Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday that oilfield services company SLB’s proposed $8 billion deal to buy smaller rival ChampionX could result in a substantial lessening of competition within the UK. The deal would be referred for an in-depth probe unless SLB and ChampionX offer remedial measures, UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said, adding …

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European Gas Extends Drop With LNG Helping to Ease Supply Fears

European natural gas extended declines as ample supplies of LNG and warmer weather eased pressure on inventories after a rocky start to the year. Benchmark futures fell as much as 2.7%, with monthly imports of liquefied natural gas into northwest Europe set to jump more than 25% from a year earlier. Prices subsequently recouped some of that loss …

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