Iraq hoped to more than double production from the northern Kirkuk oilfields with the help of BP.

The passenger and car ferry will be operated between Korean and Chinese or Japanese ports.

Asia’s demand to refine crude oil into fuel products like gasoline and diesel will average 34.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2018.

The amount of non-oil exports from Shahid Bahonar Port. south of Iran increased 14% in 7 months of the current Iranian calendar year compared with the same period last year.

Light and heavy crudes have averaged $68.62 and $65.48 per barrel so far in 2018.

State oil companies like Saudi Aramco are expanding their crude sales and refining capacity to better compete in a market flush with supply.

Iraq is OPEC’s second-largest oil producer. after Saudi Arabia.

Guiding an LNG tanker in is a multi-agency effort with federally mandated protocols.

Gazprom is expected to submit results of its studies by late March.

Iran. which disputes the claim. has imported Turkmen gas since 1997 to supply its northern region.