As interest in green hydrogen picks up worldwide, energy firms are using a variety of renewable energy projects to power hydrogen production. One major source for this production is wind power, thanks to decades of development of wind farms worldwide. Green hydrogen has been hailed by many as a magical …
Read More »Eni Makes Significant Gas Discovery Offshore Egypt
Eni Spa announced a new gas discovery in the East Mediterranean Sea in offshore Egypt, according to a company statement on Jan 15. The discovery is “significant,” but the amount wasn’t disclosed. The Italian energy giant said the gas discovery is in the 1,800 km2 (695 miles2) Nargis offshore area …
Read More »Iran’s Foreign Trade Hit $88 Billion
According to the latest data of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Iran’s foreign trade reached 125.86 million tons worth $88 billion. Iran’s foreign trade (excluding crude oil export) stood at 125.86 million tons worth $88 billion from the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, 2022, …
Read More »More Investment Needed to Ensure Affordable Natural Gas: Qatar, UAE
Qatar is one of the world’s top producers of liquefied natural gas, and UAE is an OPEC oil producer that is sharpening its focus on the gas market as Europe seeks to replace Russian energy imports after its incursion into Ukraine. The world will need natural gas for a long …
Read More »East Azarbaijan Accounts for 40% of Iran’s Exports to Armenia
Exports from East Azarbaijan Province accounted for 40% of Iran’s total exports to Armenia during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21). Iran’s total exports to Armenia stood at $304 million during the period, of which $125 million were shipped from East Azarbaijan. “The tonnage …
Read More »China’s Oil Demand is Set to Hit a Record High in 2023
China’s oil consumption is expected to jump by 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year to a record 16 million bpd, after Beijing abandoned the strict ‘zero Covid’ policy and re-opened its borders, a median estimate of 11 China-focused consultants polled by Bloomberg News showed. Following the initial exit Covid …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise on Friday, Record Weekly Gains of over 8%
Oil prices rose, on Jan. 14, recording significant weekly gains on optimism about demand in China. The prices moved higher as China stepped up its purchases of crude this week, issuing a new batch of crude oil imports, amid ease of COVID-19 restrictions. The oil market was also boosted by …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Supply LNG to Germany’s Newest Import Terminal
TotalEnergies will supply LNG and is contributing a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal in Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast, which will be inaugurated on Saturday, the French supermajor said on Friday. The project, whose inauguration will be attended by German …
Read More »Big Oil is Eyeing India for Big Investments
U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp—along with France’s TotalEnergies, are taking a long, hard look at upping their investments in India’s oil and gas exploration and production sector, India’s oil minister said in a Friday speech, carried by Reuters. ExxonMobil said back in December that its 2023 …
Read More »Chinese Solar Company Plans to Open a Factory in the U.S.
A Chinese solar panel maker is planning to open a factory in the United States despite trade tensions between the two. JA Solar Technology Co., one of the largest players in the Chinese solar panel field, has allocated $60 million for the facility, to be built in Phoenix, with completion …
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