Iraq secured the eighth position on the list of the Arab countries with the highest natural gas consumption for the previous year, with an annual growth of up to 2.1 billion cubic meters, according to the Energy Agency. The agency reported that “Saudi Arabia ranked first as the largest Arab …
Read More »Russia still Expects Oil Export Revenue to Climb through 2026
Russia is still expecting its oil export revenues to continue to increase through the next three years—even in the face of Western price caps and embargos, according to a government created forecast that was submitted to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and seen by Bloomberg. The forecast, which covers the years …
Read More »India Makes Clean Energy Push at G20 with Global Biofuel Alliance
India announced on Saturday the launch of a global biofuel alliance at a G20 summit in New Delhi to boost the use of cleaner fuels. The alliance, with the United States and Brazil as its founding members, would help accelerate global efforts to meet net zero emissions targets by facilitating …
Read More »China Races ahead in Global Nuclear Power Development
China is by far the world leader in nuclear reactor development at present. The country has been rapidly expanding its nuclear energy industry in line with its renewable energy development, to diversity and become a leader in several clean energy sources. In contrast, the development of new plants in the …
Read More »European Gas Prices Soar as Australian Workers Begin Strike
European gas prices jumped on Friday after workers at liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia began strike action, stoking fears of disruption to global supplies. Prices of TTF, the European benchmark, rose 13 percent to €34.50 per megawatt hour ($10.8 per million British thermal units) according to LSEG data. The …
Read More »OPEC+ August Crude Oil Production up 120,000 bpd, but Below Summer Levels
OPEC+ member countries saw a collective increase of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil production during August, driven by rises in Iraq, Iran, and Nigeria, which partially offset additional cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. According to the latest Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights, OPEC+ production …
Read More »Russian Oil Trader Expands in Mexico to Displace USA Refiners
Lukoil PJSC’s trading unit Litasco SA is launching a Mexico operation as the oil giant seeks new markets for Russian products under widespread sanction. Litasco hired oil products trader Yuri Carreno for its new office in Mexico City, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Carreno, who previously spent …
Read More »Europe’s Shift to LNG might Push others Back to Coal
Europe’s switch from pipeline gas to LNG is reshaping the global LNG market, putting a permanent floor under prices. This means some buyers may be priced out of this market for good. That, in turn, means they will turn to other sources of energy—like coal. It’s a domino effect even …
Read More »Oil Down, Suppressed by Strong Dollar and China Demand Fears
Oil prices fell on Friday as the rising value of the US dollar and pessimism over China’s economic revival blunted gains from Saudi Arabia and Russia’s supply curbs. International benchmark crude Brent traded at $89.64 per barrel at 10.01 a.m. local time (0701 GMT), a 0.31% loss from the closing …
Read More »Higher Oil Prices could Spark a Fresh Wave of Inflation
Saudi Arabia and Russia moved with determination to support oil prices, extending their respective ongoing production and export cuts through the end of the year. In an initial response to Tuesday’s news, oil prices jumped and hit the highest level so far this year, with Brent Crude prices exceeding the …
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