QatarEnergy is to build this large blue ammonia plant that will come online in the first quarter of 2026. The facility is to produce 1.2 million tonnes per year of blue ammonia. According to the company, this makes it the world’s largest such facility. The project will be located in …
Read More »European Gas Markets Take Sigh of Relief
European gas markets are taking a sigh of relief after aggressive purchasing for LNG cargos and piped gas see storages filled faster than EU targets, Rystad Energy Senior Analyst Wei Xiong said in a market note sent to Rigzone on Wednesday. Europe is in full bunkering mode and taking no …
Read More »Germany Upbeat on Energy Security; Baltics Count on Wind
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Tuesday that his country was well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage due to Russia’s squeeze on European gas supplies, as fears grow about the rising prices that will hit consumers across the continent this winter. Speaking at the start of a two-day government retreat, …
Read More »Europe Braces for Rationing Risks in Russian Gas Showdown
Europe faces the risk of blackouts, rationing and a severe recession if Russia further slashes gas deliveries, and the next reality check is at hand. A three-day halt of the Nord Stream pipeline — a key source of natural gas for the European Union — starts on Wednesday, and concerns …
Read More »Gazprom Halts Pipeline Gas Glow in New Jitters for Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday cuts off its gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance work, further raising tensions on an already taut electricity market. The three-day works at a compressor station are “necessary”, Gazprom has said, adding that they had to be carried …
Read More »Oil Recovers on Firm US Demand, Weaker Dollar
Oil prices recovered slightly on Wednesday as data pointed to firm fuel demand in the US, providing respite after a 5% drop a day earlier on fear of demand suffering from increased China Covid-19 curbs and central bank interest rate hikes. A slightly weaker US dollar also shored up the …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Bulgaria Discuss Possibility of Additional Gas Supplies
Minister of Energy of Bulgaria Rosen Hristov held phone talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Parviz Shahbazov, Trend reports via the ministry. According to the ministry, the parties discussed the timing of the start of commercial supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Bulgaria via the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB). “Shahbazov noted that from …
Read More »Shell Chief: European Gas Shortages Likely to Last Several Winters
As a result of Russian gas supply cuts, Europe may face several winters of gas shortages, according to Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden. Van Beurden also warned that Russia’s tightening grip on gas supplies to Europe might cause high power bills and electricity rationing this winter. Russian gas supply …
Read More »Türkiye’s Oil Imports up Nearly 5%, Gas Purchases down in June
Türkiye’s oil imports jumped, while natural gas purchases fell in June versus a year ago, the country’s energy watchdog said Tuesday. The total oil imports were up 4.9% to 4.19 million tons in June, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) said in its monthly report. Crude oil imports, the category …
Read More »Gazprom Cuts Gas Deliveries to France’s Engie
French utility Engie announced that Russian energy giant Gazprom will reduce gas deliveries as of today over a contract disagreement. The company did not specify the reason for the dispute, but did say it “had already secured the volumes necessary to meet its commitment towards its customers and its own …
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