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, …
Read More »SABIC Signs MoU with Aramco, Sinopec to Develop Petchem Complex in Yanbu
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) to assess the economic and technical feasibility of developing an integrated petrochemical complex with a local refinery in Yanbu Industrial City. The MoU is valid …
Read More »Germany Opens First Floating Liquid Natural Gas Terminal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other ministers inaugurated on Saturday morning (17 December) the country’s first liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany, a project expected to supply around 6% of the country’s energy demand. At the inauguration, Scholz stated that the rapid completion of the plant …
Read More »China’s Middle Eastern Business will Increase Yuan-for-Oil-Deals, but Dollar Expected to Stay Dominant in World Trade
China’s plan to expand use of its currency for oil trading with six Middle Eastern countries will elevate use of the yuan in global commerce among friendly countries and futures traders drawn by its stable exchange rate, market analysts forecast. But while that may lead to more yuan-for-oil deals – …
Read More »OPEC’s US Shale Worries Subside as It Cuts Forecast
OPEC has cut its forecasts for US shale oil supply several times as factors including investor caution curb expansion, making the non-conventional supply less of a worry for the producer group in its decisions on oil policy. On Tuesday, OPEC trimmed its forecast for 2023 growth in U.S. tight oil, …
Read More »IEA: Global Coal Consumption to Reach Record High in 2022
Global coal consumption will rise to an all-time high in 2022 and remain at similar levels for several years in the absence of stronger efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed Friday. The IEA expects global coal use to rise …
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