Oil prices fell by more than $1 on Tuesday as concerns over a possible recession and China’s COVID-19 curbs outweighed an expectation of tight global supply and a pick-up in fuel demand with the U.S. summer driving season. Brent crude futures for July fell $1.34, or 1.2 per cent, to …
Read More »Aramco can’t Expand Output Capacity any Faster
CEO and President of Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser said that the company cannot expand production capacity any faster than promised. “The world is facing a major oil supply crunch as most companies are afraid to invest in the sector as they face green energy pressures,” Nasser said. Aramco is sticking …
Read More »Natural Gas Market is Hurtling toward Historic Winter Shortages
The liquefied natural gas market is hurtling toward a potentially historic shortage this winter as the world rushes to secure the super-chilled fuel. Europe’s plan to cut imports of piped Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of the year and replace it with LNG from the US and Africa …
Read More »Iran Exports to Oman Increase 103%
The Iranian Customs Spokesman said that the amount of non-oil trade of Iran with Oman was 4,190,000 million tons of goods worth more than 1 billion dollars. Roohollah latifi said in an exclusive interview with ILNA that “In the year 1400 (2021-2022), the amount of non-oil trade of Iran with …
Read More »Poland Interested In Trans-Shipping LNG through Portugal
Poland would be interested in cooperating with Portugal on potential LNG trans-shipping, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday, adding that gas could be sent to other countries to help them cut their dependence on Russia. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has been scrambling to find alternatives …
Read More »China Triples Solar Investments as Clean Energy Push Accelerates
China tripled investment in solar power projects in the first four months, putting the nation on track to install record amounts of new clean energy capacity. Investment in solar was 29 billion yuan ($4.3 billion) from January through April, about 204% higher than in the same period a year earlier, …
Read More »Iran Ready to Cooperate with Bulgaria in Energy Field
In a meeting with the Bulgarian official, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said that Iran is ready to cooperate with Bulgaria in the energy field. During the meeting held with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Velislava Petrova on Sunday, Mahdi Safari expressed satisfaction with the increase …
Read More »Russia’s Imminent Oil Ban Puts Nigeria’s Low Output on the Spot
Nigeria has, more than ever before, been exposed as a country that is unable to meet its OPEC’s quota of 1.772 million. It is unable not take advantage of the looming Russian oil ban to ramp up its revenue. Following the war between Russia and Ukraine, the European Commission recently …
Read More »Oil up over Tight Supply and Growing Demand
Oil was up on Monday morning in Asia as the U.S. peak driving season sees higher demand. Brent oil futures gained 0.63% to $110.71 by 12:26 AM ET (4:26 AM GMT) and crude oil WTI futures jumped 0.54% to $110.88. “Oil prices are supported as gasoline markets remain tight amid …
Read More »Iranian Gov’t Restores 1mln bpd Oil Production
Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr said on Sunday that the government of President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi has managed to restore 1mln bpd of crude production which had been lost due to the US sanctions. Iran produced 3.838 million bpd before the US pulled …
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