The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said that Iran has resumed gas exports to neighboring Turkey after repairs on the pipelines were done. According to the official news service of the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum (SHANA), Mohammad Reza Jolaei, an official with the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), said …
Read More »Astara Crossing Records $239 mn Non-Oil Products Exports
An Iranian economic official with Astara customs said on Monday that more than $239 million worth of non-oil commodities were exported from the Astara crossing in the first six months of the current year (March 21–Sep. 22). Ali Hossein Zolghadri put the volume of exported non-oil commodities at 402,317 tons …
Read More »India to Weigh Russia’s Offer on Sakhalin-1 Oil Project
India maintains a “healthy dialogue” with Russia and will look at what is offered following an announced ownership revamp to the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has told the Reuters news agency. Russia last week issued a decree allowing it to seize Exxon Mobil’s 30 …
Read More »European Gas Prices Drop to 3-Month Low amid Strong LNG Imports
European natural gas prices slumped to the lowest level in more than three months as imports of liquefied natural gas and warmer-than-expected weather provide some relief to the market. Benchmark Dutch front-month futures dropped as much as 7.8% to 144 euros per megawatt-hour, the lowest intraday since July 1. LNG …
Read More »Russia could be the Biggest Beneficiary of OPEC+ Cuts
The leader of the non-OPEC oil producers in the OPEC+ alliance, Russia, is the biggest beneficiary of the 2 million barrels per day (bpd) cut announced this week, as Russia will not cut any output while the price of oil is set to rise in the coming months, analysts say. …
Read More »China Is Dominating the Global Electric Vehicle Battery Market
The global electric vehicle (EV) battery market is expected to grow from $17 billion to more than $95 billion between 2019 and 2028. With increasing demand to decarbonize the transportation sector, companies producing the batteries that power EVs have seen substantial momentum. Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti and Sabrina Lam have …
Read More »Germany to Unveil New Measures to Protect Consumers from High Energy Prices
Germany is set to soon unveil measures to alleviate the impact of soaring energy prices on consumers, with steps likely to include a one-off payment and subsidizing more than half of the expected gas consumption, sources close to the talks at the German expert commission told Reuters on Monday. The …
Read More »China Is Transforming Georgia’s Geography
On September 21, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in New York, during the United Nations General Assembly, and stressed the importance of the Middle Corridor (or Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, “TITR”), which runs directly through Georgia, for regional transit. Due to the war …
Read More »Russia Orders Transfer of Exxon-Led Sakhalin 1 Project to New Entity
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to transfer operations of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in the Russian Far East to a new operator, reported Bloomberg News. The move would result in American energy firm Exxon Mobil’s final withdrawal from Russia and would give authority to the …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Maintain Full Oil Supplies to Asia in November despite OPEC+ Cuts
Saudi Aramco has told at least seven customers in Asia they will receive full contract volumes of crude oil in November ahead of the peak winter season, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday (Oct 10). The producer is keeping supplies to Asia steady despite likely production …
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