Russia’s reckless and bloody invasion of Ukraine in February set in motion a cascade of events for which it was ill-prepared. Europe began the process of divorcing itself from Russian fossil fuels, the U.S. coordinated sweeping export controls on key inputs such as semiconductors with Asian partners, and the Russian …
Read More »Goldman Sachs: Upside Risk in Oil is Tremendously High
Goldman Sachs continues to be very bullish on energy and believes that the upside risk in crude oil and refined products “is tremendously high right now,” Jeffrey Currie, global head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs, told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday. The recent pullback in oil prices could be …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise as G7 Looks to Sanction Russian Imports
Oil prices were rising on Tuesday sparked by renewed supply fears as the G7 group of nations discussed a price cap on Russian crude imports. The front-month contract for Brent crude North Sea oil was last seen up USD 1.27 at USD 116.36/bbl, while the WTI equivalent was USD 1.07 …
Read More »Qatar Energy Vows to Erase almost all Methane Emissions by this Date
Qatar Energy, the world’s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas, has joined a group of oil and gas companies aiming to cut almost all methane emissions from their operations by 2030. The Qatari company has signed up to the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, which was founded in March …
Read More »US Says G7 Closing in on Russian Oil Price Caps
The United States said Monday that the G7 is closing in on a plan to force a lower price for Russian oil in what would be a major escalation of the campaign to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine. “There is also consensus emerging… that the price cap …
Read More »Germany’s Crisis
Germany is in crisis in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s energy giant, Gazprom, effecting a 60 per cent reduction in the amount of natural gas it supplies to the country. This appears to be the latest move by the Kremlin to punish Europe for sanctions and military support for Ukraine. …
Read More »French Energy Companies Ask Customers to Use Less Gas
In a rare joint letter, the heads of France’s three largest energy companies have urged the French to use less energy in anticipation of even worse supply. “We need to work collectively to reduce our consumption in order to regain room to manoeuvre,” the chief executives of TotalEnergies, EDF, and …
Read More »G7 Leaders Likely to Discuss JCPOA, Iranian Oil Exports
According to some media sources, G7 leaders are expected to discuss a revival of the Iran nuclear deal – which might lead to more Iranian oil exports. Oil prices extended gains on Monday as investors stood on guard for any moves against Russian oil and gas exports that might come …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Finance Minister Calls on OPEC to Fund Green Transformation
Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister has called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to fund more green transformation projects, in the wake of oil giant Aramco pushing ahead with solar and wind energy developments. Speaking at the ministerial meeting of the OPEC Fund for International Development in Austria, Mohammed …
Read More »Denmark Agrees on Massive Green Capacity Boost by 2030
A majority of Danish MPs has agreed on measures to massively boost renewables production by 2030, while also phasing out natural gas for residential heating by 2035, the government said over the weekend. The deal would pave the way for a five-fold increase in offshore wind capacity to 12.9 GW …
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