US and Iran remain at loggerheads over key details of an emerging deal to revive a landmark nuclear agreement and may need several weeks to resolve their differences, US media said quoting officials familiar with the talks. Expectations of an imminent breakthrough grew as Washington and Tehran responded to a …
Read More »UAE Likely to Support OPEC Oil Production Cuts
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has similar views to Saudi Arabia on the crude oil markets, a source familiar with the UAE’s thinking told Reuters on Friday, as speculation intensifies over whether the OPEC+ group would consider making new cuts to production again. The idea of new OPEC+ cuts, just …
Read More »Oil and Gas Producers to Break New Cash Flow Records
Despite rising costs, oil and gas producers globally are expected to book new records in cash flows and offer the best return on capital employed (ROCE) in 15 years, BMO Capital Markets said in a new report cited by Upstream. Stronger oil and gas prices will be the key driver …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Sell Stake in War-Linked Russian Gas Field
French energy firm TotalEnergies said Friday it was divesting its stake in a Russian gas field that was reported this week to be providing fuel that ends up in Russian fighter jets. The company said that it had signed a deal on Friday with its local Russian partner Novatek to …
Read More »Global Energy Crisis Spurs a Revival of Nuclear Power in Asia
Asia is giving the once-shunned nuclear power industry a second lease on life, thanks to the global energy crisis. Governments in Japan and South Korea are removing anti-nuclear policies, while China and India are looking to build more reactors to avoid future supply shortages and curb emissions. Even developing nations …
Read More »IAEA Close to Deal with Russia, Ukraine to Inspect Shelled Nuclear Plant
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi says Kyiv and Moscow agree that the UN watchdog’s personnel need to inspect the situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which has been caught in the crossfire of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops. Speaking to France 24 TV on August …
Read More »OPEC Deepens Support for Saudi Call to Consider Action
OPEC’s united front on possible action grew stronger, as more nations endorsed Saudi Arabia’s view that supply curbs may be needed to stabilize world oil markets. Within 48 hours of comments from Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman that OPEC might have to curtail production, fellow members Iraq, …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Says no Nord Stream 1 Turbines in Canada
Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday said no turbines used on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline were undergoing maintenance in Canada, a day after a Canadian minister was quoted as saying five turbines were there. Canada’s foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly in a report was quoted by broadcaster CBC News as …
Read More »India’s Biggest Refiner to Spend $25 Billion on Net Zero Target
Indian Oil Corp., the country’s biggest refiner, said it plans to spend 2 trillion rupees ($25 billion) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2046. The company will target Scope 1 and 2 emissions under its net zero aim, Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, chairman of the state-owned refiner-cum-fuel retailer, said on Thursday. It …
Read More »Iran should Become Hub for Designing, Building Nuclear Power Plants
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says the country should become a hub for the designing and building of nuclear power plants in the coming years. Eslami said on Thursday that an ongoing global fuel crisis had made the use of nuclear energy more relevant. …
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