The state-owned QatarEnergy announced Monday an agreement with the US petrochemical giant Chevron Phillips Chemical to build a petrochemical facility. QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical will build a $6 billion complex in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. To this end, the two companies created the joint venture Ras Laffan Petrochemicals. …
Read More »Europe’s Warm Winter may not be such Good News for Energy
The last month has been a month of celebration in the European Union. Gas demand is down because of the unusually warm weather. As a result, prices are down, and the crisis, according to analysts, appears to be averted. The problem is that some of those analysts are adding the …
Read More »Renewable Energy had a Banner Year in 2022
Despite experts saying that the world’s renewable energy capacity is not growing fast enough to support government pledges for a green transition by 2050, several clean energy production records were broken in 2022. A huge amount of wind and solar power came online around the globe last year, and several …
Read More »Iran’s LPG Exports Increase 86%
The value of Iran’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export rose 86 percent from the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022) up to December 31, as compared to the same period of time in the past year, data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration …
Read More »Germany and Norway will Build a Big Hydrogen Pipeline
Germany just took a step closer to finding a long-term, greener replacement for Russian natural gas and coal. German power producer RWE and Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor on Thursday announced plans to build hydrogen-fueled power plants in Germany over the next few years, as well as a major pipeline …
Read More »Export from Sistan-Baluchestan up 32% in 9 Months yr/yr
The value of non-oil export from Sistan-Baluchestan province, in the southeast of Iran, rose 32 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2022), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official. Mojtaba Shojaei, …
Read More »Algeria to Invest more than $30 Billion in Oil Exploration, Production
Sonatrach intends to invest more than $30 billion in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, in particular natural gas to improve the supply of the world market, said the CEO of the group, Toufik Hakkar. “As part of Sonatrach’s five-year investment plan (2023-2027) the order of $40 billion, more than …
Read More »Norway’s Oil Profits Soared to New Heights in 2022
Following several previous successful years, Norway once again saw record oil and gas profits in 2022, as well as progressing its renewable energy operations. With energy prices soaring last year, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent scarcity of oil and gas in Europe, Norway recorded …
Read More »China’s Energy Output in High Gear in 2022
China has seen steady increases in a variety of energy resources in 2022 as the country stepped up efforts to ensure energy security against a volatile global market. The following is the output of the world’s largest energy consumer’s fossil fuel as well as clean energy in 2022: China produced …
Read More »Qatar to Benefit from ‘Favourable’ Energy Prices, ‘Stronger’ Global Demand
With physical markets expected to tighten further on the back of supply constraints and stronger global demand, energy prices might see further upside, benefiting Qatar – one of the largest global exporters of liquefied natural gas. Middle East’s leading bank QNB expects prices to be well supported in a range …
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