The value of Iran’s non-oil export to Oman jumps 168 percent in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), from that of the same quarter in the previous year, the spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced. Ruhollah Latifi said that Iran …
Read More »Germany to Completely Stop Buying Russian Coal on 1 August and Russian Oil on 31 December
Germany will stop buying Russian coal on 1 August and Russian oil on 31 December, Deputy Finance Minister Jörg Kukies said at a conference in Sydney, Reuters reported. Kukies said the key challenge going forward will be filling the huge gap that will remain when the European Union gives up …
Read More »China Edible Oil Imports Hit Seven-Year Low as Covid Lingers
China’s imports of edible oils plunged to the smallest in more than seven years on weak demand from the restaurant industry as the impact of Covid lockdowns lingers, and on expectations prices will drop even more. Just 254,000 tons were unloaded in June, the lowest monthly total since February 2015, …
Read More »Japan may Ask People to Cut Back on Natural Gas Next
Japan may ask households and businesses to cut back on natural gas use on the back of concerns that increase in global competition for the precious fuel will disrupt stable supply. A panel within Japan’s trade ministry called for discussion to create a framework that would allow the government to …
Read More »Quarterly Non-Oil Export to Iraq Drops 22% Year on Year
The value of Iran’s non-oil export to Iraq fell 22 percent in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), from that of the same quarter in the previous year, the spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced. Ruhollah Latifi said that Iran …
Read More »Russia’s Plan to Cut Off Kazakh Oil Supplies to Europe
The European oil market just received another supply shock ahead of the looming EU embargo on seaborne Russian oil imports. A Russian court has ordered the closure of a key Russian Black Sea export route, through which most of Kazakhstan’s crude oil passes to Europe. The Russian court ruling further …
Read More »Europe’s Insatiable Thirst for LNG is Causing Blackouts in Developing Countries
In June, the European Union imported more liquefied natural gas from the United States than pipeline gas from Russia for the first time ever. The unprecedented shift came as the EU scrambled to fill up its gas storage facilities ahead of the next heating season in fear Russia could turn …
Read More »Gazprom Cuts Italy’s Daily Gas Supplies by a Third as Works Begin
Russian gas giant Gazprom reduced its daily gas supplies by a third Italian energy giant Eni reported after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Germany entered its first day of maintenance. Instead of supplying about 32 million cubic metres (bcm), the Russian company delivered only 21 million cubic metres on …
Read More »China’s Covid Woes Continue to Hold Crude Oil on Leash
The re-emergence of the Covid pandemic in China continued to play a significant role in the price movements of crude oil . At 10.03 am on Tuesday, September Brent oil futures were at $105.61, down by 1.31 per cent, and August crude oil futures on WTI were at $102.41, down …
Read More »The Global Energy Crisis may Get Worse
A global squeeze on energy supply that’s triggered crippling shortages and sent power and fuel prices surging may get worse, according to the head of the International Energy Agency. “The world has never witnessed such a major energy crisis in terms of its depth and its complexity,” IEA Executive Director …
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