Referring to Iran’s compensatory measures in response to the recent BoG anti-Iran resolution, IAEA chief Grossi said that the IAEA-Iran ties need to get back on track. “We don’t seem to be seeing eye-to-eye with Iran over their obligations to the IAEA,” Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) …
Read More »India to Keep Purchasing Russian Oil after Sanctions Go into Effect
India said that it would continue to purchase Russian crude oil even after the embargo and price cap go into effect on December 5, an official in the Indian Oil Ministry said on Friday. India has consistently stated its intention to continue to purchase whatever crude oil makes the most …
Read More »Russia Boosts Production while OPEC+ Considers Deeper Oil Output Cuts
With only 3 days to go until the EU ban on Russian seaborne crude imports gets implemented, Russian oil producers are going against all expectations and have actually ramped up production in recent weeks, according to some accounts. On October 5th, the group of oil producers known as OPEC+ agreed …
Read More »US Welcomes EU Price Cap Deal on Russian Oil
The White House on Friday welcomed a $60 per barrel EU price cap for Russian oil exported by sea. “A price cap will help limit Mr. Putin’s ability to profiteer off the oil market so that he can continue to fund a war machine that continues to kill innocent Ukrainians,” …
Read More »Iran Begins Procedures to Build Darkhovin Nuclear Plant
The construction project of the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant began in the presence of the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami, and a number of senior nuclear officials in Khuzestan province. The Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant is a planned nuclear power plant located about 70 …
Read More »OPEC Set to Stick or Cut more amid Plan to Cap Russian Oil Price
Major oil producers are expected to stick to their current output strategy or even slash production further when they meet on Sunday in the face of falling prices, a potential Russian oil price cap and an embargo on Russian crude shipments. At their last ministerial session in October the 13-nation …
Read More »G7, Australia Join EU on Russian Oil Price Cap
G7 countries and Australia joined the EU on Friday in adopting a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil. A statement said the EU took a similar step earlier in the day and countries reached a consensus on a maximum price of $60 for seaborne Russian-origin crude oil. “With …
Read More »U.S. Warns EU Members against Setting Oil Price Cap Too Low
The United States has urged caution in the European Union’s discussions of a price cap on Russian crude, saying that the lower prices that have been cited in recent days may be misleading. Per a Reuters report, an unnamed U.S. official said that the price of $52 per barrel of …
Read More »Reuters Survey: OPEC Cut 710,00 Bpd in November
Led by Gulf member states, OPEC oil output dropped in November in line with the OPEC+ pledge to cut output by 2 million barrels per day for the month, according to a Reuters survey released on Wednesday. OPEC produced 29.01 million barrels per day in November, the survey reported, which …
Read More »Why 2023 is Likely to See much Higher Oil Prices
Earlier this week, oil prices plunged to 2022 lows as energy markets panicked about demand amid COVID chaos in China that has resulted in an unexpected and extraordinary manifestation of street protests and even calls for Chinese President Xi Jinping to step down. The market’s response to this, according to …
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