Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory may total around 40 mln cubic meters on Saturday, according to data released on the website of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU). Nominations for transit of Russian gas for July 9 via the gas distribution station Sokhranovka are absent, whereas nominations …
Read More »Norway Moves to Boost Natural Gas Production Further
Norway approved plans on Friday for three gas field developments that will further increase production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the short to medium term. The move comes days after Norway’s authorities approved applications from operators to boost production from several operating gas fields, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum …
Read More »OPEC+ is still 2.5 Million Bpd below Its Production Target
OPEC+ pumped more than 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) below its target in June, despite a rebound in Russia’s oil production that helped the group’s output rise by 730,000 bpd from May, according to the Argus survey published on Friday. Saudi Arabia and Iraq, OPEC’s largest and second-largest producers, …
Read More »Europe’s Big and Expensive Energy Mistake
France plans to renationalize EDF, its giant utility. That doesn’t sound like a big deal because the government already owns 84% of EDF’s outstanding shares. But here is how we read the story. The French government wants to expand nuclear production in France and it also wants EDF to spend …
Read More »Number of Active US Drilling Rigs Up this Week
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States increased to 752 this week, up by two from the previous week and 273 from this time last year, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes. These active drilling rigs included 597 oil …
Read More »Shell Sees $1 Billion Gain in Refining after Record Fuel Prices
Shell Plc said surging margins from fuel production could have added more than $1 billion to the earnings of its refining business last quarter, when gasoline prices broke records in several countries. The trading update from the London-based energy giant is the first indicator of just how much cash was …
Read More »Oil Rises 2% but Set for Weekly Loss amid Recession Fears
Oil prices rose about 2% in volatile trade on Friday but were still heading for a weekly decline as concern over a potential recession-driven demand downturn outweighed tight global supplies. Central banks around the world are raising interest rates to tame inflation, spurring fears that rising borrowing costs could stifle …
Read More »Putin: Europe Attempts to Substitute Russian Energy Resources
European countries are attempting to substitute Russian energy resources, but it will lead to price growth, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the Cabinet meeting. “Europeans are attempting to substitute Russian energy resources, but the outcome of such actions is expectable – this is the gas price increase …
Read More »Italy Expands LNG Infrastructure Facilities before Winter
Italian energy company Snam acquired a new floating regasification vessel from BW LNG company to contribute to Italy’s energy security and diversification. The vessel has a maximum storage capacity of 170 thousand cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a continuous regasification capacity of about 5 billion cubic metres …
Read More »EU Plans Investment in World’s Tallest Dam to Dent Russia’s Energy Clout
The European Union plans to become the top investor in the world’s tallest dam in Tajikistan, EU officials told Reuters, in a move aimed at helping Central Asia cut its reliance on Russian energy and part of EU’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Tajikistan began in 2016 the …
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