The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed that Iraq exported 134 bpd of oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.357 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries for U.S. import oil are Canada (3.410 million …
Read More »Romania could soon House Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Park
Independent clean energy producer Rezolv Energy has acquired the rights to build and operate a 1,044 Megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in western Romania, which, if constructed, is expected to become Europe’s largest solar PV plant. Rezolv Energy, which acquired the rights from the Monsson Group, is investing in around 1.6 …
Read More »Austrian Government Wants to Ban Fossil Heating from 2023
The government wants to ban new oil, coal and gas heaters from 2023, extending to replacements of existing heaters, but it needs a two-thirds majority in parliament. Austria’s building sector performs way above the EU average. While buildings consume 25% of gas, their emissions are just 13% of the country’s …
Read More »World’s Second-Largest Container Carrier Sees Global Trade Slowing
Europe is nearing a recession, and the U.S. may be right on its heels, the world’s second-largest container carrier told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. Recession fears have put a cap on oil prices as analysts mull just how deeply a recession would cut into the demand for the commodity that …
Read More »The Real Challenge for Europe’s Energy Market will Come next Year
Europe is more or less prepared to face this winter with nearly full gas storage sites and a steady flow of LNG imports. The real concern about gas supply is for the winter after that, the top executives of Europe’s biggest oil and gas majors say. As of October 31, …
Read More »Russia to Invest $4.5 Billion in Iran’s Oil Fields
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji has said Russian investors have finalized a contract with Iran for developing seven oil and gas fields worth $4.5 billion. “So far, Russian investors and companies have finalized a contract with Iran for developing seven oil and gas fields worth 4.5 billion dollars, and some …
Read More »Covid Restrictions Force Chinese EV Maker to Suspend Production
China’s Nio, the EV maker, has suspended manufacturing activities due to Covid restrictions amid the latest flare-up in infections in the country. “The news that production at Nio’s factories has been temporarily suspended is true and this will have an impact on production and delivery schedules,” a company representative told …
Read More »Iraq and Saudi Send more Oil to China despite Cutting Overall Shipments
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iraq boosted their crude oil shipments to China last month, strengthening their share of a market that Russia has pushed into following the invasion of Ukraine. The Middle East producers loaded almost 4 million barrels a day of crude for Chinese buyers in October. With …
Read More »Iran Gas Supply to Armenia to Double
Iran’s Oil Ministry said in a report that Iran and Armenia have renewed a contract for the swap of Iranian gas for Armenian electricity as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was in Tehran for an official visit on Tuesday, Press TV reported. Deputy Oil Minister Majid Chegeni, who signed off …
Read More »Has China already Won the Clean Energy Race?
More than a decade ago, back in 2010, Scientific American asked, “Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Clean Energy Race?” In the twelve years following, that question has been answered: unequivocally, yes. While other countries around the world have been developing renewable energy technology as their best hope at …
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