The United States wants to see a hike in oil production, including from OPEC countries, said a senior State Department official Monday. “As world economies recover, we’ll see more consumption. And therefore we’d like to see supply meet demand,” said Jose Fernandez, the US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, …
Read More »Europa Says Its Irish Prospect would have Lower Emissions than Importing Energy
Natural gas from a potential Irish reservoir close to the existing Corrib field will produce less emissions than imports, says a new report. Europa Oil & Gas has identified two prospects off the Republic’s west coast that could between them amount to twice the amount of natural gas that the …
Read More »OPEC Chief Dines with US Shale Bosses as Supply Issues in Focus
OPEC Chief Haitham Al-Ghais broke bread with US shale bosses Monday night in his first meeting with the producers since he took the helm of the oil cartel in July. At the table, which included Occidental Petroleum Corp. CEO Vicki Hollub and Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield, talk centered …
Read More »Oil Drops on China’s Cautious Growth Goal as Fed Concerns Linger
Oil declined as China’s modest new growth ambitions and the prospect of tighter U.S. monetary policy posed headwinds for global fuel consumption. West Texas Intermediate traded below US$79 a barrel after gaining more than four per cent last week. China’s Premier Li Keqiang announced a goal for gross domestic product …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices once again
Saudi Aramco raised the official selling price for the crude oil it exports to Asia and Europe for yet another month, with the flagship Arab Light to sell in April for $0.50 more than in March. The price hike for Arab Heavy was even more pronounced, at $2.50 per barrel, …
Read More »Eslami: Iran Committed to IAEA Protocols, Nuclear-NPT
The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Iran is committed to IAEA protocols and nuclear-NPT, but IAEA supervisions must be within our frameworks and reservations. Mohammad Eslami said in a press conference on Sunday in response to a question about being satisfied with the recent visit …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Second as India’s Largest Oil Source
India’s imports of crude oil from Russia soared to a record 1.6 million barrels per day in February and is now higher than combined imports from traditional suppliers Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Iraq, whom Russia has toppled to become the largest oil source for India, supplied 9,39,921 barrels per day …
Read More »Global Energy Emissions Hit New Record in 2022
Global CO2 emissions from the energy sector inched up 0.9% in 2022 to reach a new record of 36.8bn metric tons, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported on March 3, in part as a result of soaring gas prices that led more countries to burn more coal. Last year also …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall as Top Crude Importer China Sets Modest Economic Growth Target for 2023
Oil prices fell in morning trading on Monday after China’s set a modest target for economic growth for this year. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was trading 0.71 per cent lower at $85.26 a barrel at 9.58am UAE time while West Texas Intermediate, the gauge …
Read More »Eni, ADNOC Ink Pact to Cooperate in Renewables, Hydrogen, Carbon Capture
Italy’s Eni and the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration in the development of renewable energy, blue and green hydrogen and carbon, capture and storage amid ADNOC’s plans to hit net zero scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2050. The …
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