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Apache Corp <APA.N> and French rival Total <TOTF.PA> have formed a joint venture to develop a project off Suriname, the companies said, in a deal that gives the U.S. oil and gas producer a cash injection.

U.S. oil and gas producer Apache Corp said on Sunday it entered into a joint venture agreement with France's Total S.A. to explore and develop an offshore block off Suriname.

Total SA cut production to minimum rates on Wednesday at its 225,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery after a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) shut down, said Gulf Coast market sources.

French energy giant Total SA <TOTF.PA> said on Monday it will buy a 37.4% stake in Indian gas distribution company Adani Gas <ADAG.NS>, as it looks to capitalize on India's push for cleaner sources of energy.

Ten companies on Thursday agreed to pay more than $2 billion for the exploration and production rights in 12 offshore oil blocks in Brazil, in what could be a promising sign for even bigger upcoming oil auctions.

France's Total SA <TOTF.PA>, the big winner in a Brazilian auction of offshore oil concessions on Thursday, said it will not participate in a bigger auction scheduled for Nov. 6 of the so-called Transfer of Rights area in Brazil's pre-salt region.

France's Total SA , the big winner in a Brazilian auction of offshore oil concessions on Thursday, said it will not participate in a bigger auction scheduled for Nov. 6 of the so-called Transfer of Rights area in Brazil's pre-salt region.

Fourteen companies have been officially approved by Brazilian authorities to participate in an oil bidding round in November, in which total signing bonuses are expected to be the biggest so far, exceeding $25 billion, national oil regulator ANP said on Monday.

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French energy group Total SA <TOTF.PA> said it had started production at the expanded ethylene capacity at its plant in Daesan, South Korea, creating higher output to meet growing global petrochemical demand.

Papua New Guinea said on Tuesday it will honour a gas deal that Total SA <TOTF.PA> signed with a previous government for a $13 billion (£11 billion) plan to expand gas exports, after securing minor concessions from the French company.

Papua New Guinea's opposition leader, Patrick Pruaitch, on Friday pressed the nation's prime minister to back a gas deal with France's Total SA rather than seek changes and delay a $13 billion expansion of the country's gas exports.

Oil Search <OSH.AX> warned on Tuesday that costs for a $13 billion plan to double gas exports from Papua New Guinea could rise if talks on a gas agreement between the government and Total SA <TOTF.PA> drag on beyond next week.

Qatar Petroleum said on Monday it had agreed a deal with Total SA to acquire a stake in the French firm's two oil and gas blocks offshore Guyana, but the South American country's government said it was still reviewing the deal.

Total SA Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne on Thursday urged Papua New Guinea's government to respect a gas agreement signed in May after the country's petroleum minister suggested the deal could be modified.

Total SA Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne on Thursday urged Papua New Guinea's government to respect a gas agreement signed in May after the country's petroleum minister suggested the deal could be modified.

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Tellurian Inc said on Wednesday that units of French oil major Total SA have agreed to buy LNG from the U.S. company's proposed $30 billion Driftwood export project in Louisiana.

Papua New Guinea's new treasurer on Wednesday put Total SA, Exxon Mobil Corp , Newcrest Mining and their partners on notice that the country wants to extract more benefits from their gas and mining projects.