Iran’s exports to Persian Gulf states reached 25.01 million tons worth $8.87 billion while imports stood at 8.19 million tons worth $11.35 billion. Iran traded 33.2 million tons of goods (excluding crude oil exports) worth $20.22 billion with the Persian Gulf’s six littoral states, namely Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, …
Read More »Oil Prices Edge Higher; China COVID Surge Limits Gains
Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday, supported by a softer dollar and a U.S. plan to restock petroleum reserves, but gains were capped by uncertainty over the impact of rising COVID-19 cases in top oil importer China. Brent crude futures were up 15 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $79.95 …
Read More »Russia’s Response to the Oil Price Cap is Nearly Ready
Russia is still considering its response to the $60 price cap on its crude oil, but it is close to completing the work on the countermeasures, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. The EU banned from December 5 maritime transportation services from shipping Russia’s crude oil to third countries …
Read More »Europe’s Energy Crisis is just Getting Started
Despite successfully filling its gas storage ahead of winter this year, Europe’s energy crisis is far from over. The situation for Europe could, in fact, be worse next winter when Russian pipeline gas supply will be down to a trickle, at best. European households and businesses have already seen a …
Read More »Oil Goes up in Price
Global oil prices on Monday morning rose by about 1%, according to the trading data. Markets are evaluating the prospects of expansion of consumption of this raw material in China, follows from the commentary of the expert. The price of Brent crude oil futures for February is increasing by 0.86% …
Read More »India to Remain Top Buyer of Russia’s Crude in Dec
India is taking most of Russia’s Urals crude oil loading in December as it remains top buyer for a second month in a row, according to traders and Refinitiv data. Volumes and India’s share of the exports are expected to rise month on month despite a shorter loading plan for …
Read More »Iran Gas Output from South Pars Hits 0.7bcm/d
The CEO of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) said the daily gas production from the South Pars joint gas field has reached 700 million cubic meters. According to Pars Oil and Gas Company, Mohammad Hossein Motejali said the company raised its gas production from the massive gas field due …
Read More »The Era of Cheap Oil has Come to an End
In its latest monthly report, OPEC revealed it had yet again failed to produce as much oil as it agreed to produce the last time it discussed output. And it wasn’t by a few thousand barrels per day, either. The shortfall was some 1.8 million barrels daily, but more importantly, …
Read More »Switzerland Follows EU in Joining Price Cap on Russian Oil
Switzerland has decided to join the measures adopted by the European Union to impose a price cap on Russian oil, the country’s government announced on its website on Friday. The “EU agreed on December 3 to apply new sanctions relating to a price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum …
Read More »India will Contribute 10& of Incremental Global Petchem Demand Growth
India, whose per capita consumption is significantly lower than that of developed economies, will contribute 10 per cent of the incremental growth of global petrochemical demand, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. Petrochemicals, which turn oil and gas into all sorts of daily products — such as plastics, fertilisers, …
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