Fuel and energy

An independent national survey has named Consumers Energy as a "Most Trusted Brand," ranking it fourth in the nation among providers of electricity and natural gas among residential customers.

Statoil and partners ENI and Petoro have made a small gas discovery in the Blåmann well, between the Snøhvit and Goliat fields in the Barents Sea. Recoverable volumes are estimated at 1.5-3 billion standard cubic metres (BCM), approximately 10-20 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE).

Vladimir Verkhovtsev, General Director of JSC “Atomredmetzoloto” arrived in Kurgan Region to hold a meeting as a part of his business trip itinerary.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) will host a conference call Thursday, July 27, at 9 a.m. EDT to discuss 2017 second-quarter financial results, which will be released earlier that day, and to provide an update on company operations.

The Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) has assigned a rating of AAA (RU), outlook Stable, to Gazprom Neft PJSC — a credit rating assigned according to the national scale for the Russian Federation.

Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery at Ellesmere Port, has confirmed a new agreement with Etihad Airways for the direct supply of aviation fuel at Manchester Airport

Statoil ASA and Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (“QGEP”) have signed an agreement for Statoil to acquire QGEP’s 10% interest in the BM-S-8 licence in Brazil’s Santos basin.