Iran plans to significantly increase the country’s natural gas storage capacity so that it can rely on underground storage for 25% of the total domestic demand by 2026. Iran’s Oil Ministry has planned to increase gas storage capacity in the country to a level in 2026 which can respond to …

Iraq and French oil major TotalEnergies has signed a long-delayed $27 billion energy deal that aims increase oil production and boost the country’s capacity to produce power with four oil, gas and renewables projects. The deal had been signed in 2021, with an initial investment of $10 billion in southern …

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), which is steering Dubai’s clean energy transition, aims to grow the city’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by 170% in less than three years. By 2025, EV Green Charging Stations in Dubai will increase from the current 370, with more than …

Iran’s state-run Petropars company has awarded a contract for the construction of a large platform that will be installed at the Belal gas field in the Persian Gulf near the maritime border with Qatar. In a ceremony on Sunday, the Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) won the contract …

A number of agreements were signed to strengthen the partnership between Sonatrach and TotalEnergies in the production of natural gas, the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe, and the advancement of renewable energy in Algeria during a meeting held on July 10, in Algiers. Under a first agreement, …

Oil prices dipped in Asian trade on Monday as investors tread cautiously before fresh economic data from top consumers the US and China this week, though expected crude supply cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia limited losses. Brent crude futures fell 51c, or 0.7%, to $77.96 a barrel by 3.45am …

Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Western sanctions force Moscow and its customers to find alternatives to the dollar for settling payments. Western punishments over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shifted global trade …

Around 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) is to be added to Iran’s crude oil output, the managing director of the country’s Offshore Oil Company has said. Alireza Mehdizadeh made the remarks on Saturday while visiting the construction process of the A20 and A21 platforms in Khorramshahr, southwest Iran. With the …

China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) hit 5-month highs in June, but weak demand, especially in Europe, kept a lid on prices. Last month, China imported 5.96 million metric tons of LNG, 28% higher than the 4.64 million the country purchased a year ago and also higher than 5.54 …

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC), is optimistic of oil demand growth in 2024 despite current market slowdown. The organisation will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth for next year when it publishes its first outlook later this month, predicting a slowdown from this year but still …