Spain

BMI View: Reports that Sinopec is considering taking a 10% stake in Repsol from Sacyr Vallehermoso are credible due to Sacyr's financial situation and the fact that an acquisition would... 2011-12-19

BNK's acquisition of conventional acreage in the proven oil and gas producing region of Thuringia is a counterbalance to the high-impact, high-risk unconventional strategy that it has... 2011-12-05

Studies carried out by the government of Spain's Basque region have uncovered about 185bn cubic metres (bcm) of shale gas-in-place, the autonomous region's president, Patxi Lopez, was... 2011-10-26

Mexican national oil company Pemex has formed a strategic alliance with Spanish builder Sacyr Vallehermoso to combine their holdings in Repsol to take control of the Spanish major.

Abu Dhabi's state holding company International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) has completed the takeover of Spanish downstream player Compañía Española de Petróleos (CEPSA) through... 2011-08-02

The start-up of the giant Medgaz gas pipeline has failed to set the Spanish gas market alight, with the project working at around a third of capacity in April, the first month of full... 2011-05-16

Mediterranean oil refiners are looking at ways of diversifying their feedstock away from Libyan crudes, as continued unrest in the North African country disrupts supplies and pushes... 2011-04-27

Canada-listed independent explorer BNK Petroleum has further expanded its European asset base through the acquisition of an exploration licence onshore Spain.

Abu Dhabi's state holding company International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) has agreed to take control of Spanish downstream player Compañía Española de Petróleos (CEPSA) through... 2011-02-17

Algeria is close to starting up the delayed Medgaz pipeline, according to unnamed sources within both Algerian national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach and the pipeline's builder, Medgaz.