The EU is boosting its LNG import capacity and is ready to welcome even more LNG cargoes this year and in the coming years, Maros Sefcovic, European Commission Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, said on Thursday. The EU will soon have 35 LNG regasification terminals, up from 27 …

Libya will be ready to hold an oil and gas licensing round next year, Libya’s state-run oil company chief said at CERAWeek, according to Argus. If Libya does manage to hold a licensing round next year, it would be its first in nearly two decades, and would help Libya reach …

The European Union struck a deal on Friday to cut final energy consumption across the bloc by 11.7 pct. by 2030. Lawmakers believe the goal would help fight climate change and curb Europe’s use of Russian fossil fuels. Hitting the targets will require countries to renovate millions of drafty buildings …

Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco will supply next month the full contracted volumes of crude to at least four refiners in North Asia, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia raised the official selling prices (OSPs) for most of its crude going to …

Norway has replaced Russia as the biggest gas supplier of Europe, said the EU Commissioner Kadri Simson, as she was addressing a committee meeting and a press conference in the European Parliament, Trend reports via the European Commission. “Since September 2022, Russian gas is about 8 percent of all pipeline …

The EU’s energy policy chief has called on European countries and companies to refrain from signing new contracts for the purchase of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). Earlier today, Kadri Simson, had a meeting with IEA’s Executive Director Fatih Birol – they both discussed the challenges in the European energy …

Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed close cooperation in the OPEC+ oil cartel, and discussed Ukraine, grains and Syria at a foreign ministers’ meeting Thursday. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said he spoke with his Russian counterpart about “the importance of deep coordination between the Kingdom and Russia in …

Despite the exodus of almost every Western oil company, Russia can maintain crude oil production longer than many expect, according to S&P Global Vice Chairman Dan Yergin. “There’s going to be a decline but it’s going to be a slower decline,” Yergin told Bloomberg TV at the CERAWeek by S&P …

The European Union plans to expand its capacity to receive liquefied natural gas by almost a third by next year as it presses ahead with replacing pipeline supplies from Russia. The bloc will increase the number of LNG import terminals to 35 from 27, Maros Sefcovic, a vice president at …

According to a recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report, carbon emissions in 2022 rose by less than was feared, largely thanks to a multitude of new green energy projects worldwide. Carbon dioxide emissions worldwide increased by under 1 percent in 2022, or 321 million tonnes, lower than initially anticipated, according …