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Vietnam’s oil tax rules run counter to self-reliance policy: Fuel for Thought

Ironic and unusual aptly describe the conundrum facing Vietnam’s sole 130,000 b/d state-owned refinery located in the central province of Quang Ngai.

United Kingdom increases oil production in 2015, but new field development declines

(Mon, 28 Mar 2016) After many years of decline, production of petroleum and other liquids in the United Kingdom (U.K.) increased by about 100,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2015. The largest contribution to this increase came from fields that were brought online in the second half of 2014. Significant increases also came from fields that came online in 2015, and from improved performance of the U.K.'s largest producing field, the offshore Buzzard field.

UPDATE 1-Oil prices rise in thin Asian trade after break

* Some markets still out on Easter holiday (Adds comment, updates prices)

Oil prices rise in thin Asian trade after break

TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday after a three-day break, but volumes were tiny as a number of markets remain on holiday for Easter.

China mutual funds turn to commodities, bet on reforms

* Hope campaign to overhaul resources sector will push up prices

Cheap buyout plans in Singapore? Not so quick, say minority shareholders

SINGAPORE, March 28 (Reuters) - Singapore managements are increasingly being forced to pay up for taking their companies private as minority investors demand bigger premiums to the depressed market valuations of targets, underscoring a growing trend of shareholder activism in Asia.

MiX Telematics unveils ELD-ready solutions for US oil and gas industry

MiX Telematics has introduced ELD-ready solutions for US Oil and Gas companies.

UPDATE 1-Israeli court blocks government's natural gas plan in blow to energy firms

JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court blocked a controversial plan to develop the country's natural gas fields on Sunday, dealing a blow to energy companies operating in the eastern Mediterranean and drawing fire from the government.

Israeli energy minister says court ruling on gas may cause irreversible damage

JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - Israel's energy minister said that the Supreme Court made an "unfortunate decision" on Sunday in blocking a government plan to develop offshore natural gas fields, adding that the move may cause irreversible damage to Israel's energy sector.

UPDATE 1-Iraq's Sadr begins sit-in inside Green Zone to push for reforms

BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr entered Baghdad's Green Zone, the heavily-fortified centre of the city housing government and other official buildings, on Sunday to keep up pressure on the government to enact reforms.

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