Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the interactions between Iran and the IAEA should occur in a non-political atmosphere and within the framework of existing commitments. During an open session of the Iranian Parliament on Sunday morning, Ghalibaf reacted to the anti-Iran stance of the three European …
Read More »Czech Republic to End Russian Oil Imports by next Summer
The Czech Republic will phase out Russian oil imports by July 2025, Deputy chairman of the statement pipeline company MERO suggested on Friday. The move is part of the country’s energy diversification journey, although it hinges on the completion of a $60 million upgrade to the Trans Alpine (TAL) pipeline. …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Expects Brent Oil to Average $76 per Barrel in 2025
Brent Crude oil prices are set to average $76 per barrel next year, down from an expected average of $80 a barrel in 2024, amid an expected surplus on the market, according to Goldman Sachs. “Our base case is that Brent stays in a $70-85 range, with high spare capacity …
Read More »Brazil’s Petrobras Plans up to $55 Billion in Dividends by 2029
Petrobras plans to pay ordinary dividends totaling $45 billion-$55 billion by 2029, with room for additional extraordinary distributions to shareholders in the period, the Brazilian state oil and gas giant said in the presentation of its five-year business plan. “Robust free cash flow allows for solid dividend estimates, projecting US$ …
Read More »BP to Spend $7 Billion on Indonesia Gas Field with Carbon Capture
BP has struck a deal to develop a natural gas field in Indonesia, complete with a carbon capture system. The deal’s value is seen at $7 billion, with resources to be tapped estimated at 3 trillion cubic feet. “This project not only unlocks a fantastic gas resource, it also represents …
Read More »World’s Largest Climate Fund Sees Few Investment Opportunities
Alterra, the world’s largest private climate investment fund of $30 billion launched by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last year, sees a lack of investment opportunities in the energy transition and has only spent a small part of its money, the fund’s chief executive Majid Al Suwaidi told Bloomberg. There …
Read More »Russia’s Gas Exports via Ukraine Remain Stable despite OMV Dispute
Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine have remained stable this week despite the fact that Gazprom cut off supply to Austria’s OMV over the weekend. Gazprom is sending 42.4 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Thursday, Reuters quoted the Russian gas giant as saying. …
Read More »U.S. LNG Exports to Europe Set to Surge as European Gas Prices Soar
As Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices have hit a one-year high, their premium over with the U.S. benchmark gas price has widened well above 2024 averages, signaling that U.S. LNG exporters will likely further boost deliveries to Europe to take advantage of the widening spread. Currently, the price of the …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Plans Regular Debt Issues
Saudi Aramco plans to regularly tap the bond market for debt issuance as it looks to optimize capital structure and widen its investor base, Ziad Al-Murshed, chief financial officer of the world’s biggest oil firm, told Bloomberg in an interview. “You’ll see us do a couple of things. One is, …
Read More »Exxon, Hess, and CNOOC Schedule Oil Output Boost in Guyana
Exxon, Hess, and CNOOC plan to add a fourth production vessel to the ones already operating in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, Hess Corp.’s CEO has said, as quoted by Reuters. The floating production, storage, and offloading vessel should reach its destination in the first quarter of next year, John …
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