Saudi oil giant Aramco plans to work with Chinese partners to maintain the safety and stability of the industrial supply chains, the company’s Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan has told Xinhua. In a written interview with Xinhua on Friday, Al-Rumayyan said his company would cooperate with its Chinese partners also in various …
Read More »Iran-Kenya Trade at $50 Million
Iran and Kenya traded $50 million worth of goods in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), according to an Iranian official. Iran’s exports to Kenya reached 86,156 tons worth $38.3 million during the period, registering a 20% year-on-year decrease, says Rouhollah Latifi, the deputy …
Read More »China’s Largest Unconventional Gas Field Daily Output Hits 100m Cubic Meters
China’s largest unconventional onshore gas production field, located in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has reached daily output of 100 million cubic meters, PetroChina said on Saturday. Operated by PetroChina, China’s largest oil and natural gas producer, the Sulige Gas Field located north of the Ordos Basin in Inner …
Read More »Sinopec Signs Refining, Chemical Deals with Saudi Arabia Firms
Sinopec has signed a framework agreement with Saudi Aramco to build a Phase II 16 million-ton-a-year refining project and 1.5 million-ton-year ethylene units in Gulei, Fujian. The project is expected to be completed and operating by the end of 2025, according to a press release by Sinopec. The Chinese company …
Read More »EU Gas Price Cap Spat Worsens as 12 Nations Urge Lower Ceiling
The clash over a proposal to cap natural gas prices in the European Union intensified as a group of 12 member states urged a significantly lower intervention ceiling to limit the impact of an unprecedented energy crisis on the bloc’s consumers and businesses. The move by nations including Belgium, Greece, …
Read More »SP Phase 11 to be Put into Production Stage after Two Decades
Referring to the measures taken in South Pars Gas Field and other fields to increase natural gas output rate, CEO of National Iranian Oil Company said that South Pars Phase 11 will be put into operation stage after two decades. Mohsen Khojasteh-Mehr CEO of NIOC and Deputy Oil Minister made …
Read More »U.S. Oil and Gas Rig Count Falls Slightly
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States slipped this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell 4 to 780 this week—204 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021, and 295 rigs lower than the …
Read More »OPEC Misses Production Quota by 310,000 Bpd
A new survey from Argus showed on Friday that OPEC+ production fell to 38.29 million bpd last month—1.81 million barrels per day short of its reduced quota. The 19 OPEC+ members subject to the quota produced 310,000 bpd fewer barrels in November when compared to the month prior. But that’s …
Read More »Turkey’s Oil Tanker Traffic Jam is Growing
The oil tanker traffic jam in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits is growing, the Tribeca shipping agency told Reuters on Friday. The number of oil tankers idling in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits waiting to enter Turkish waters has swelled to 28 as of Friday, compared to 20 on Monday. …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Buy 19.4% of Its Shares from Russian Energy Giant Novatek for $3.7 Billion
France’s TotalEnergies will buy 19.4% of its shares from Russian energy giant Novatek for $3.7 billion, the company said. TotalEnergies will fire two of its representatives from Novatek’s board of directors and will no longer include income from its investment in Novatek in its financial statements. The move will also …
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