Germany’s fund for climate action and energy security is some $13.2 billion (12 billion euros) short on resources from funds to be allocated by 2026, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Last year, the federal government of Germany moved to create a $195.5 billion (177.5 billion …
Read More »EU Boosts Energy Infrastructure Security after Nord Stream Sabotage
The European Union has stepped up security measures and protection of its critical energy infrastructure following the sabotage on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last autumn, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the North Sea Summit late on Monday. “We know that our critical infrastructures are …
Read More »Eni Starts Work on Congo LNG Plant to Supply Gas to Europe
Italian energy major Eni on Tuesday launched the construction works for the first natural gas liquefaction project in the Republic of the Congo, which is expected to supply LNG to Europe. The President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi today laid the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia, UAE Boost Russian Oil Product Purchases for Re-Export
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have increased purchases of Russian oil products, Russia’s trade representatives to these countries said at the National Oil and Gas Forum. Russia significantly increased exports of oil products, primarily diesel and fuel oil, to Saudi Arabia in 2022, the trade representative to the …
Read More »Gulf Economies to Grow at much Slower Pace in 2023 on Lower Oil Revenues
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies will grow at a much slower pace in 2023 than last year as expectations for muted gains in crude prices and oil production cuts take a toll on revenues, a Reuters poll found. Oil prices have spiked nearly 20% since they hit this year’s low …
Read More »IRENA: Azerbaijan Records Increase in Renewable Energy Capacity
Azerbaijan’s total renewable energy capacity in 2022 amounted to 1,339 MW, Trend reports via the latest publication from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the report, renewable energy capacity in the country over the last year increased by 1.74 percent year-on-year (1,316 MW in 2021). At the same …
Read More »China Buys more Urals Crude, on Track to Hit 11-Month High
While the debate about the effectiveness of the Western-led sanctions on Russians continues, China’s imports of Urals-grade Russian crude oil could hit an 11-month high, Reuters said on Monday. China, so far in April, has purchased 265,000 barrels per day of Russian Urals grade crude oil. This is a 36% …
Read More »Iran to Open 10 Petrochemical Projects this Year
Managing Director of National Petrochemical Company said that 10 petrochemical projects will be inaugurated in the country this year. Morteza Shahmirzaei made the remarks at the press conference of the 14th edition of international conference of the Iranian petrochemical industry or IPF held in Tehran. He stated that the capacity …
Read More »U.S. Stresses Importance of LNG for Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin belied that his invasion of Ukraine in 2022 would go largely unopposed by the U.S. and its allies for the same reason that he was able to invade the country in 2014 and annex Crimea. That is, that the non-U.S. part of the North Atlantic Treaty …
Read More »Cheap Oil Helps Russia Snag Snare of India’s Market from OPEC
Record imports of cheap Russian crude into India have undermined OPEC’s share of supply to the world’s third-biggest crude importer so much that OPEC’s share of all Indian oil imports has hit the lowest in at least 22 years, according to a Reuters analysis of data from industry sources. As …
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