French Ambassador to Libya, Mostafa Mihraje, has called for establishing a joint committee between the French Petroleum Institute and the Libyan oil sector, expressing the readiness of his country’s companies to provide technical assistance on this side. Mihraje held talks with Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, which …

China’s installed capacity of renewable energy has sustained growth momentum since the beginning of this year amid the country’s pursuit of green development. By the end of October, China’s total installed power generation capacity reached about 2.5 billion kilowatts, rising 8.3% year on year, data from the National Energy Administration …

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co., a unit of the state-owned oil producer, has received regulatory approval for an initial public offering in Riyadh, as the world’s biggest crude producer looks to list some of its subsidiaries. The IPO will consist of the sale of 50mn shares – a 29.7% stake …

Why isn’t wind power going gangbusters? In Europe, the energy crisis is causing solar power growth to break record after record. In the United States, the Inflation Reduction Act has provided major incentives to the renewable energy sector. For the last two weeks, the world’s preeminent energy and environmental experts …

Oil prices fell on Nov. 26, recording their third straight weekly losses, amid anticipation of talks about ceiling Russia’s oil prices. The European Union decided to postpone talks on setting a ceil for Russia’s oil prices, due to disagreements between member states, Bloomberg reported. Some European countries, such as Poland, …

Iran and the European Union’s 27 member states traded €3.98 billion worth of goods during the first three quarters of 2022, registering an 18.35% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period. New data released by Eurostat show Germany was the top trading partner of Iran in the EU region during …

A key component of what will be the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment has been manufactured in China, marking a breakthrough in an international project that’s edging ever closer to completion. The fusion reactor in question, known as ITER (Latin for “the way”), is under construction in France and will …

Germany may have to take drastic measures such as gas rationing if levels of gas in storage drop below 40% by February 1st next year, according to the German Federal Network Agency, which will enact such measures if necessary. Germany’s gas storage sites were 99% full at the start of …

Following a bilateral meeting on Thursday, the energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq reiterated their support for the oil production cut agreed upon last month. At the same meeting, they emphasized the importance of sticking to the agreement until the end of 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz bin Salman said …

Another spike in Covid infections in China is threatening more downward pressure for oil prices, as Chinese authorities reported a new daily record in new infections on Thursday. According to Reuters, China recorded close to 32,700 new infections on Thursday, of which only around 3,000 were symptomatic but this does …