The Renewables MMI (Monthly Metals Index) saw a welcome boost month-on-month, rising 6.27%. Grain-oriented electrical steel, silicon, and neodymium were the main factors that increased the index, while the lithium-ion battery market remains a point of contention. In the case of silicon, futures initially rose back in June due to …
Read More »Oil Jumps 2% as Middle East Tension Deepens
Oil prices surged on Wednesday as tension escalated in the Middle East after hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital, sparking concerns about potential oil supply disruptions from the region. Brent crude futures advanced $1.69, or 1.9 per cent, to $91.59 a barrel at 0347 GMT. West …
Read More »Russian Oil Shipping Rates Jump as the U.S. Sanctions Price Cap Evaders
Shipping rates for transporting Russian crude have surged since last week after the U.S. took a tougher stance on sanctions for vessels carrying Russia’s oil above the G7 price cap, traders have told Reuters. Last week, the United States took a tougher stance on the Western sanctions against Russia. The …
Read More »Shell and Qatar Sign 27-Year LNG Supply Deal for Netherlands
Shell Plc will buy more liquefied natural gas from Qatar and supply the commodity to the Netherlands under a long-term deal, marking the Gulf nation’s second major contract with a European oil firm this month. Starting in 2026, QatarEnergy will deliver as much as 3.5 million tons of LNG to …
Read More »Stockholm to Ban Gas and Diesel Cars from 2025
The ban on gas and diesel vehicles is officially making its way across the globe, with Stockholm the next city in the queue. The Swedish capital now has a plan in place to ban gas and diesel cars in part of the city beginning in 2025, according to Bloomberg. The …
Read More »ADNOC Gas Lands $500m-$700m LNG Deal to Supply Japan’s Jera Global Markets
The ADX-listed ADNOC Gas has landed a multi-year LNG supply contract valued between $500 million to $700 million from Jera Global Markets of Japan. The deal obviously builds on Japan’s higher offtake of its energy requirements from the UAE. In fact, ADNOC Gas has had ties with Jera Co. – …
Read More »China Tells Gas Suppliers to Fill Storage Tanks ahead of Winter
China’s regulator has asked its biggest state-owned natural gas suppliers to fill up storage facilities heading into the peak winter heating season, underscoring risks from rising geopolitical tensions to the nation’s energy security. The National Energy Administration said China’s demand for gas is increasing and, while the domestic market is …
Read More »Low Natural Gas Demand Helps Europe Boost Inventories
European demand for natural gas remained near the bottom of the five-year seasonal levels in August, helping inventories end the month at around 93% full, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday. Europe’s gas demand, measured in consumption in the EU and the UK, has trended …
Read More »Denmark to Treble Power Demand by 2035
Denmark’s annual power demand could treble to 127 TWh by 2035, fuelled by a surge of electrolysers using wind and solar power to create hydrogen and other green fuels, said the nation’s energy agency in a new study. It estimated demand from electrolysers to jump from virtually zero today to …
Read More »Iraq, UAE’s Crescent Launch 3 Deals to Develop Oil and Gas Fields
Iraq launched three energy contracts with UAE’s Crescent Petroleum to develop three oil and gas fields in Iraq, Iraq’s oil ministry said on Sunday. Earlier this year, Crescent Petroleum signed three 20-year contracts to expand oil and natural gas fields in Iraq’s Basra and Diyala. The contracts are set to …
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