https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's oil giant Repsol said on Thursday that it swung back to profit in the third quarter as the company reduced costs to adapt to a slump in oil prices which has hit production revenues. https://www.thelocal.es/20161103/spanish-oil-giant-repsol-swings-back-to-profit Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:17:56 +0100 spanish-oil-giant-repsol-swings-back-to-profit Spain's oil giant Repsol said on Thursday it had lost €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) last year after putting aside nearly three billion euros in special provisions for a plunge in crude prices. https://www.thelocal.es/20160225/energy-giant-repsol-loses-12-billion-due-to-oil-price-plunge Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:11:52 +0100 energy-giant-repsol-loses-12-billion-due-to-oil-price-plunge Spanish oil giant Repsol said on Thursday it swung into the red in the third quarter due to lower oil prices and one-off provisions caused by its decline in North America. https://www.thelocal.es/20151112/repsol-in-the-red-as-spanish-giant-hit-by-losses-on-lower-oil-prices Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:20:32 +0100 repsol-in-the-red-as-spanish-giant-hit-by-losses-on-lower-oil-prices Spanish energy giant Repsol on Friday abandoned a controversial oil and gas exploration off the Canary Islands saying it only found small deposits that were not worth drilling. https://www.thelocal.es/20150116/repsol-ends-canary-oil-exploration-due-to-poor-quality Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:02:00 +0100 repsol-ends-canary-oil-exploration-due-to-poor-quality Spanish oil firm Repsol said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy its struggling Canadian rival Talisman for $8.3 billion (€6.6 billion), a deal that extends its global reach two years after it was forced out of Argentina. https://www.thelocal.es/20141216/repsol-deals Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:34:47 +0100 repsol-deals Protesters plunged half-naked into the icy sea and unfurled banners Saturday to try to stop oil prospecting near Spain's Canary Islands, a major tourist destination. https://www.thelocal.es/20141214/protesters-strip-off-to-oppose-repsol-plans Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:23:00 +0100 protesters-strip-off-to-oppose-repsol-plans Three in four residents of Spain's tourist-dependent Canary Islands oppose oil prospecting in waters off the coast of the Atlantic archipelago, a poll published on Monday shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20141125/75-of-canary-islanders-oppose-oil-hunt-poll-repsol Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:06:00 +0100 75-of-canary-islanders-oppose-oil-hunt-poll-repsol UPDATED: Spain said on Wednesday it impounded a Greenpeace ship because the crew defied orders to leave a restricted zone where they were protesting against oil exploration off the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20141119/spain-seizes-greenpeace-oil-protest-ship-canary-islands-repsol Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:18:00 +0100 spain-seizes-greenpeace-oil-protest-ship-canary-islands-repsol Spanish energy giant Repsol on Tuesday started prospecting for oil in the waters off the Canary Islands if the weather permits, a company spokesman said, despite objections from environmentalists and the local government. https://www.thelocal.es/20141118/oil-firm-set-to-start-drilling-off-canary-islands Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:32:00 +0100 oil-firm-set-to-start-drilling-off-canary-islands Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday called a popular vote on a controversial plan to drill for oil and gas off the major tourist destination. https://www.thelocal.es/20141003/canary Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:53:00 +0200 canary The President of the Canary Islands is threatening to break off diplomatic ties with Spain's central government while asking islanders to take part in an "illegal" referendum over the islands' controversial oil and gas drilling plans, green-lighted by Prime Minister Rajoy. https://www.thelocal.es/20140821/stop-drilling-plans-or-well-break-up-with-spain Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:02:00 +0200 stop-drilling-plans-or-well-break-up-with-spain Spain's energy ministry on Wednesday released details of a controversial deal allowing oil giant Repsol to begin exploring for oil and gas off the Canary Islands, despite fierce opposition from environmental groups and the regional government. https://www.thelocal.es/20140813/spain-ignores-protests-over-canaries-oil-deal Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:50:00 +0200 spain-ignores-protests-over-canaries-oil-deal Nearly 200,000 German speakers have signed a petition against highly controversial Spanish plans to carry out oil drilling off the coast of the Balearic Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20140805/180000-germans-sign-petition-against-majorca-balearics-oil-gas-petrol-drilling Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:56:00 +0200 180000-germans-sign-petition-against-majorca-balearics-oil-gas-petrol-drilling The environment group WWF is calling for the creation of a whale sanctuary off the Canary Islands after Spanish energy giant Repsol announced recently it wants to start exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the region in October. https://www.thelocal.es/20140724/canary-islands-calls-for-wwf-whale-sanctuary-repsol Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:30:00 +0200 canary-islands-calls-for-wwf-whale-sanctuary-repsol Spain "can't afford the luxury" of not drilling for oil and gas off the coast of the Canary Islands, the country's Industry Minister has said, despite strong opposition to the plans from local politicians and green groups. https://www.thelocal.es/20140722/itll-be-ridiculous-if-morocco-finds-oil-before-spain Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:17:00 +0200 itll-be-ridiculous-if-morocco-finds-oil-before-spain An oil spill thought to have been caused by a passing ship has destroyed over a kilometre of coastline on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, just weeks after Spain announced it would allow gas and oil drilling off the Canary coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20140718/oil-spill-ruins-canary-coastal-paradise Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:04:00 +0200 oil-spill-ruins-canary-coastal-paradise The Spanish government on Thursday gave oil giant Repsol the green light to explore for oil and gas off the coast of the Canary Islands, a move environmental groups described as "unjustifiable". https://www.thelocal.es/20140530/canary-islands-spain-green-lights Fri, 30 May 2014 11:15:45 +0200 canary-islands-spain-green-lights Spanish energy giant Repsol said on Wednesday it has sold most of its remaining 12-percent stake in former Argentine subsidiary YPF for $1.26 billion (€900 million), two years after control of the unit was seized by Buenos Aires. https://www.thelocal.es/20140507/repsol-sells-remaining-stake-in-argentinas-ypf Wed, 07 May 2014 13:23:32 +0200 repsol-sells-remaining-stake-in-argentinas-ypf Argentina's lower house of Congress approved a deal on Thursday to compensate Spanish oil giant Repsol with $5 billion (€3.6 billion)in bonds for the 2012 seizure of its subsidiary YPF. https://www.thelocal.es/20140424/argentina-greenlights-repsol-compensation-deal-spain-ypf Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:51:00 +0200 argentina-greenlights-repsol-compensation-deal-spain-ypf Spanish oil giant Repsol said on Friday its shareholders had approved a deal to accept $5 billion in compensation from Argentina for the country's seizure of its subsidiary YPF. https://www.thelocal.es/20140329/repsol-approves-5bn-argentina-payoff Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:42:00 +0100 repsol-approves-5bn-argentina-payoff