Chevron Corp. reported second-quarter earnings of $6.01 billion, beating analyst estimates. The figures, while down 48% from the same period last year, topped the second-quarter profit of $5.5 billion expected by analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Chevron also said on Sunday it produced 772,000 barrels of oil equivalent at the …
Read More »TotalEnergies, Rönesans to Develop Renewable Energy in Turkey
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Rönesans Holding to acquire a 50% stake in Rönesans Enerji and jointly develop, through this joint-venture, renewable projects in Turkey, which is a liberalised growing electricity market. Rönesans Enerji is currently operating a portfolio of 166 MW hydro assets. The company has as well …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Requests 40.2 mcm Gas Transit via Ukraine
Gas Transport System Operator of Ukraine, or GTSOU, has accepted a nomination from Russia’s Gazprom today to transport 40.2 million cubic meters of gas through the country, up from 40 mcm on Sunday, data from GTSOU show. Capacity was requested only through one of two entry points into Ukraine’s Gas …
Read More »Asia Buys Near-Record Volumes of US Crude, Replaces MidEast Oil
Asian refiners have booked near-record volumes of U.S. crude to be shipped in August, replacing Middle Eastern oil, as competitive prices and ample supplies attracted heavy buying, according to trade sources. The jump in U.S. imports comes on the back of strong Chinese demand for Brazilian oil in the third …
Read More »Iraq to Fully Take Advantage of Associated Gas by 2030
The Undersecretary of the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Basim Mohammed Khudair, stated on Saturday that Iraq will benefit from all available associated gas and achieve self-sufficiency in gas by 2030, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported. Khudair also indicated that foreign companies expressed their desire to invest in associated gas-related projects. …
Read More »OPEC Says Iran’s Natural Gas Output Raised 2% in 2022
OPEC data cited in a Sunday report by the IRIB News showed that Iran had produced a total of 262.261 billion cubic meters (bcm) (9.26 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas last year, up from 257.119 bcm reported in 2021. Iran was the third largest gas producer in the world …
Read More »Slowdown in US Shale Patch Spreads to Oil Services Industry
Oilfield services groups are feeling the squeeze from a slowdown in activity in the US shale patch as companies scale back on oil and gas drilling. The world’s biggest oilfield services providers, responsible for the industry’s grunt work from drilling wells to building roads, reported a hit to North American …
Read More »China Imports Record Volumes of Russian Oil in First Half of 2023
China is importing record volumes of oil despite a weak economy as it takes advantage of cheap Russian crude to build stockpiles and export refined products. The rise in oil imports to record levels this year comes against the backdrop of a faltering recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. It …
Read More »COP28 President Calls on Countries to Join Global Cooling Pledge
Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate has urged countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge. The pledge is the outcome of a partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the COP28 Presidency, announced earlier in the year. In …
Read More »OPEC: Iran’s Oil Revenues up 67% to $42.6 bn in 2022
Figures by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) show that Iranian oil export revenues rose by 67% last year despite continued pressure of American sanctions on the country. OPEC data cited in reports by Iranian news agencies on Saturday showed that Iran had earned some $42.6 billion from oil …
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