Oil gained 2.5% on Friday after a U.S. official told Reuters that an immediate Saudi oil output boost was not expected, and as investors question whether OPEC has the room to significantly ramp up crude production. The comment during U.S. President Joe Biden’s Middle East visit comes at a time …

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 4 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose to 756 this week—272 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United …

Russia is capable of manufacturing by itself all the equipment necessary for expanding its domestic gasification network, Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said on Friday. “We will be able to provide ourselves all the technological equipment and piping for the gasification of the whole country,” the minister said …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the sanctions exception it made to return Russia’s repaired gas turbine was a “very difficult” decision to make, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Canada said over the weekend that it had provided a “time-limited and revocable permit” to return the turbine to Gazprom for …

European Union member states have so far frozen Russian assets worth $13.8 billion since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has said. “For the moment, we have frozen — coming from oligarchs and other entities — 13.8 billion euros [$13.8 billion], so it’s quite huge,” …

Shares of solar and alternative energy providers have received a much-needed shot in the arm after news emerged that China is considering a $220B stimulus package to shore up its sluggish economy. Solar-related names posted big gains on Tuesday, led by Chinese solar product manufacturers Daqo New Energy (NYSE: DQ) …

Crude oil prices rose marginally on Thursday amid volatility after the recent steep fall amid recession fears. Around 11.25 am, the September contract of Brent on the Intercontinental Exchange was at $99.80 per barrel, higher by 0.23% from its previous close. The August contract of WTI on the Nymex was …

Maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline may well persist beyond its scheduled end-date next week but will likely resume operations by the end of next month, analysts said on Wednesday. The key gas conduit – between Russia and Germany – began 10 days of annual maintenance on Monday, but …

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on Wednesday it wouldn’t guarantee the resumption of gas shipments to Europe through its pipelines, despite recent political decisions in Canada allowing the return of key compression equipment from maintenance. Under pressure from European allies in the throes of an energy crisis, the Canadian government …

OPEC expects global oil demand to rise in 2023 but at a slower pace than 2022, the producer group said in its first forecast for next year, citing still-robust economic growth and progress in containing COVID-19 in China. In a monthly report on Tuesday, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting …