Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Oil Price Falls to Six-Month Low as War Rally Fades

Oil headed for the biggest weekly decline since early April on increasing evidence that a global economic slowdown is curbing demand, with prices near the lowest level in six months. West Texas Intermediate was little changed below $89 (€87.50) a barrel on Friday, and was about 10pc lower for the …

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US Boost Its LNG Supplies to Europe amid Ukraine War

The war in Ukraine has changed the direction of energy supplies around the world, and one result is that the United States is now sending more gas to Europe by sea than Russia by pipeline, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing ICIS data. Since 1967, Gazprom’s pipelines in western Siberia …

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European Gas Prices Ease with Inventories, Demand in Focus

Natural gas prices in Europe edged lower amid rising inventories and signs of reduced demand, while supplies from Russia remain steady, albeit low. Benchmark futures erased earlier gains, though they’re still trading near their highest levels since early March, during the first weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices rallied …

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Oil Price Falls, OPEC Raises Nigeria’s Production Quota

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Wednesday raised Nigeria’s crude oil production quota for September 2022 to 1.83 million barrels per day, as Brent, the global benchmark for crude, dropped in price the same day. Data obtained from OPEC showed that the 13-member organisation increased Nigeria’s oil production quota …

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EU Gas Dependence on Russia Falls by 50%

The European Union has reduced its dependence on Russian gas deliveries by 50 percent, but savings will be necessary to make up for the difference with alternative supplies. This is what the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said this week in a …

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