The German government has agreed to nationalise the country’s biggest gas importing company, Uniper. The move expands state intervention in the industry to prevent an energy shortage resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine. The deal with Uniper builds on a rescue package agreed in July and features a capital increase …
Read More »A Natural Gas Shortage is Looming for the U.S.
Last week, the media rushed to report that natural gas prices in the United States had fallen sharply after trade unions and railway companies reached a tentative deal that averted a potentially devastating strike. Indeed, natural gas prices fell by nearly a dollar per million British thermal units, helped by …
Read More »Europe’s Scramble for Oil and Gas is Causing a Tanker Shortage
As Europe looks for oil, gas, and fuels from anywhere but Russia, a shortage is developing on the tanker market, Bloomberg has reported, as vessels carrying fossil fuels for Europe have to travel longer distances and fewer voyages. As a result, freight costs are elevated, too, with the cost of …
Read More »Maduro: Venezuela is Ready to Send its Oil to the World
Earlier this year there were high hopes around the U.S. lifting its sanctions on Venezuela in the face of oil shortages and rising prices, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, allowing black gold to once again flow out of the South American oil giant. But this has not yet …
Read More »Oil Prices Steady on Expectations Fed Rate Hike to Curb Fuel Demand
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday after rising in the previous session on concerns that further U.S. interest rate hikes this week to tame inflation will curb economic growth and fuel demand in the world’s biggest oil consumer. Brent crude futures for November settlement rose 3 cents to $92.03 a barrel …
Read More »AEOI Chief: IAEA Intends to Close Case of Alleged Locations
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami stressed on Monday that messages delivered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to us show that they intend to close the case of alleged locations. Referring to the messages from the IAEA, Eslami said that IAEA wants to …
Read More »Chevron to Assess Exploration Potential in India with ONGC
Chevron confirmed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chevron New Ventures, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to assess the exploration potential across a number of basins in India, the company told Energy Voice. “We look forward to working with ONGC,” …
Read More »US Oil may Test Resistance at $86.76
US oil may test a resistance at $86.76 per barrel, a break above could open the way towards $87.66-$88.07 range. The roller-coaster move of the price on Monday suggests the development of a wave C, the third wave of a three-wave cycle from $81.20. This wave could either end around …
Read More »OPEC+ is Now 3.6 Million bpd below its Oil Production Target
The OPEC+ group continues to vastly underperform its collective oil production target, with the gap between the quota and actual output widening to a massive 3.58 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, according to delegates and OPEC data Argus has seen. The 10 OPEC members bound by the pact …
Read More »German Nuclear Power Plant to Shut down after Reported Leak
As Germany desperately attempts to stave off a winter energy crisis, most recently seizing Rosneft refinery assets, a leak at a nuclear plant reported by the country’s Environment Ministry adds to the pressure, with operations now set to be shut in for a week as repairs get underway. Germany’s Isar …
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