Turkmenistan has asked Pakistan to include its investment in the TAPI gas pipeline project under a law that was passed to protect foreign investment in the Reko Diq project, a senior official at the energy ministry told The News on Friday. The Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA), 2022, …
Read More »India’s Top Oil Producer Misses Profit Estimate on Weak Prices
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp.’s quarterly earnings missed estimates as a slump in production and crude prices offset gains from higher gas rates. The New Delhi-based company’s net income declined 20% from a year earlier to 102.2 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) in the quarter ended September, according to a …
Read More »Masdar and PLN Inaugurate 192MWp Largest Floating PV Site in Southeast Asia
The Indonesian state utility PLN and UAE state-run renewables developer Masdar have inaugurated the 145MWac (192MWp) Cirata floating solar PV (FPV) plant in the West Java province of Indonesia. Opened by the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Masdar and PLN said that the plant is the ‘largest’ FPV site in …
Read More »China to Compensate Coal Plants as it Seeks Power Supply Stability
China will start guaranteeing payments to coal-fired power plants based on their installed capacity as of January 2024, as the world’s top coal consumer looks to ensure stability of electricity supply amid soaring renewable energy output. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the state planner, said on Friday that …
Read More »Japan to Work with G7 to Impose Sanctions on Arctic LNG 2
Japan will work with the G7 and support the imposition of US sanctions placed on the Artic LNG 2 project in Russia last week. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, affirmed this position on Tuesday but said it will inevitably have an impact on business. Japan’s Mitsui …
Read More »Woodside: Developing Asia to Drive LNG Demand for Decades
Demand for oil and natural gas will stay resilient for decades, driven by population growth and industrialization in developing economies across Asia, according to Woodside Energy Group Ltd., a key supplier of fossil fuels to the region. “Growth in demand for LNG in particular is expected to continue as buyers …
Read More »Switzerland to Keep Nuclear Plants Operating for Longer than Planned
Switzerland’s nuclear power plant operators plan to keep the facilities operational for longer than initially planned, spokespeople for the large Swiss utilities Axpo Holding and Alpiq Holding told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Switzerland has four nuclear reactors, which generate up to 40% of its electricity, according to the World Nuclear Association. …
Read More »OPEC is Upbeat on Oil Demand ahead of Key Policy Meeting
Despite the ongoing concerns about the state of the global economy, OPEC continues to hold an upbeat view on world oil demand, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Tuesday. “The economy, despite the challenges, is still doing quite well,” Al Ghais told the Argus European Crude Conference in …
Read More »China’s Oil Demand Weakens
Lower refining margins, higher oil and fuel inventory levels, and a slower-than-expected increase in air travel have combined to push down oil demand in China, according to a Bloomberg report, with analysts expecting little change in the status quo in the coming months. “Domestic demand has lost steam following the …
Read More »Oil Prices Sputter Near 3-Month Lows as Demand Concerns Mount
Oil prices struggled on Wednesday after sliding to their lowest levels in over three months in the previous session, weighed down by concerns over waning demand in the world’s top oil consumers, the United States and China. Brent crude futures advanced by 15 cents to $81.76 a barrel by 0636 …
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