U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in a recent report has put Iran’s oil revenues earned in the first seven months of 2022 at $34 billion, only five billion less than Iran’s total oil revenue in 2021. Based on the EIA report, Iran’s average monthly income from oil sales in January-July …
Read More »Oil Continues Price Hike amid China’s Laxing COVID Restrictions, Key Pipeline Shut
Tuesday saw an increase in oil prices for a second day as a major pipeline supplying the United States, the world’s largest consumer of crude, remained closed and on hopes that demand will increase as COVID limits are eased in China, the world’s second-largest consumer of petroleum. Supply has been …
Read More »Russia Price Cap Impact not Clear yet
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the impact of European sanctions on Russian crude oil and the cap that the Group of Seven nations has imposed on the price of Russian barrels is not clear yet. “In terms of sanctions and price caps, these have not yielded …
Read More »TotalEnergies Committed to Start Lebanon Drilling next Year
TotalEnergies on Monday said it was working towards exploiting its new Lebanon Block 9 offshore gas project from next year, adding that it would likely select the vendor for a new drilling rig in the the first quarter of 2023. “Pre-orders have also been placed with suppliers for equipment required,” …
Read More »OPEC: Cooperation has Stabilised Oil Market
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has said the Document of Cooperation between the cartel and non-OPEC members has stabilised the oil market. OPEC Secretary-General, Haitham Al Ghais, in a statement at the weekend to mark the sixth year of the agreement, added that it has also helped in …
Read More »Supply Uncertainty Pushes Oil Prices Higher
Crude oil began trading this week with a gain, pushed higher by the shutdown of the Keystone pipeline and uncertainty around the consequences of the G7 price cap on Russian oil exports. Brent crude was trading close to $76.50 per barrel at the time of writing, with West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Kremlin: Europe has just Switched Gas Dependency from Russia to US
Europe has simply switched from dependency on Russian gas to dependency on LNG from the US, the Kremlin said on Sunday. “They have now changed their dependence on Russia for dependence on American liquefied natural gas. This is exactly the same dependence. Only there is much less reciprocity,” Kremlin spokesman …
Read More »EU Commission Approves First ‘Energy Corridor’ between Italy, Africa
A project to construct a new submarine power line that will transport clean energy from Tunisia to Italy was given the green light by the European Commission. This was a “decisive” step towards making southern Italy an “energy hub” in Europe, which will “strengthen the continent’s energy security,” said the …
Read More »Oil Gains on Uncertainty over US Pipeline Restart, Russian Supplies
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Monday as a key pipeline supplying the United States remained shut while Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut production in retaliation for a Western price cap on its exports. Brent crude futures were up 46 cents, or 0.6 per cent, …
Read More »China Opens Door to Trade Crude Oil and Natural Gas in Yuan
China’s president Xi Jinping mentioned on his trip to Riyadh last week that the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange would be “fully utilized in RMB settlement in oil and gas trade.” Most commodities including crude oil are traded in US dollars. The renminbi trade was part of several “priority …
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