Gazprom could supply up to one billion cubic meters of gas to Azerbaijan this winter, the Russian state-owned company said in a statement. “Deliveries of Russian gas to Azerbaijan began on November 15 as per the new gas sale-and purchase-agreement. Gazprom Export LLC and the State Oil Company of the …
Read More »Iran Ramping up Gas Production Eying New Export Markets
Iran has been ramping up its natural gas production with the aim of increasing exports to global markets as the demand in Europe for natural gas is surging ahead of winter, an Oilprice.com report stated. “Iran last week made it clear that it is ramping up its gas production operations …
Read More »OPEC Ready to Intervene “for the Benefit of Oil Markets”
OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais said on Wednesday that the organization is ready to “intervene for the benefit of oil markets”, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV reports, citing Ghais as saying that OPEC is aware, cautious and monitoring economic developments worldwide. In early October, OPEC+ announced plans to reduce oil production by …
Read More »Biden Asks Congress for $500 Million to Modernize the SPR
The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve $500 million in funds for the modernization of the four sites of the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, suggesting in its request that the SPR is at risk of shortfalls. In a request to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the White House’s Office of Management …
Read More »European Gas Prices Drop as Weather Predicted to Turn Warmer
Natural gas prices in Europe extended losses on Thursday as weather forecasts pointed to warmer temperatures, further delaying the start of the heating season in the region. Benchmark futures declined as much as 9.1%, following a slump of 8.2% on Wednesday. Warmer weather is expected in Scandinavia while above normal …
Read More »Oil Falls as Geopolitical Tensions Ease, China COVID-19 Concerns Return
Oil prices fell for a second day in early Asian trade on Thursday (Nov 17) as concerns over geopolitical tensions eased and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in China added to demand worries in the world’s largest crude importer. Brent crude futures dropped by 62 cents, or 0.7 per cent, …
Read More »Adnoc Drilling Plans GCC Expansion as Oil and Gas Activity Increases
Adnoc Drilling, the largest national drilling company in the Middle East by rig fleet size, is looking to expand into the GCC as drilling activity increases after a surge in crude oil prices, according to the company’s chief executive. Rig activity in the GCC, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and …
Read More »Aramco’s S-OIL to Build SAR 26 bln Petrochemical Cracker in South Korea
Saudi Aramco announced its biggest ever investment in South Korea to develop one of the world’s largest refinery-integrated petrochemical steam crackers through its S-OIL affiliate. In a statement received by Argaam Aramco said, the SAR 26 billion ($7 billion) Shaheen project aims to convert crude oil into petrochemical feedstock. This …
Read More »Germany’s Gas Turbine Capacity Expansion Moving Too Slow
Germany is behind in its plan to expand its gas turbine capacity to 30 GW by 2030—the amount needed to stabilize its electricity distribution networks, according to General Electric. Just 4 GW of turbine capacity are in the planning stages. But the timeframes needed to get from the planning stage …
Read More »BP Says It Is Paying more Tax as It Makes more Profit
BP is paying more tax as it is making more profit, its UK head Louise Kingham told the Reuters Energy Transition Europe 2022 event on Wednesday. “It’s right that (the government) should think about how they protect the most vulnerable and taxation is not for companies to determine,” Kingham said. …
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