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 …
Read More »World will Spend an Estimated $1 Trillion on Offshore Wind Power by 2031
Offshore wind power installations will increase nearly nine-fold this decade as the world pours $1 trillion into the clean energy technology to help meet climate goals, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Twenty-four countries will have turbines at sea by 2030, accounting for 330 gigawatts of generating capacity, analysts including …
Read More »Iran Inks Confidential Oil Contract with Foreign Firm
The Manager of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for Investment and Business Affairs announced the conclusion of a confidential contract, valued at €500 million, with a foreign company. Fereydoun Kord-Zanganeh made the remarks on Sunday in an interview with the Iran newspaper and stated that the company signed oil contracts …
Read More »Return of Iran Crude to Market Helps Stabilize Prices
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani says the return of Iranian oil to world markets will help stabilize oil prices. Iran’s oil is under sanctions imposed by the United States after it withdrew from the Iranian nuclear deal in May 2018, nearly three years after the accord was …
Read More »Qatar Seeks Diversified Gas Customers Base
Qatar is striving for a diversified set of customers for its natural gas, the Gulf state’s energy minister told German daily Handelsblatt, potentially posing a limit to Germany’s purchasing ambitions to cut its dependency on Russian energy. “Just like buyers want to diversify their supplier base, we are keen to …
Read More »Iran, Oman Agree to Revive Natural Gas Export Deal
Iran and Oman have agreed to revive a deal for natural gas exports to the latter and jointly develop Hengam natural gas field in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persia Gulf. The agreement was made during the recent visit by Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji to Muscat. The deal …
Read More »Greece Key in Independence from Russian Gas
One of the keys to complete independence of Southeastern Europe from Russian gas is the new import and transit infrastructure that is being developed in Greece, according to a statement by the European Commission. In addition to the projects that are being implemented, the Environment and Energy Ministry last week …
Read More »Germany, Italy Agree to Pay for Russian Gas in Rubles
Germany and Italy have allowed national companies to open ruble accounts in Russia’s Gazprombank to comply with the new natural gas payment scheme and avoid a supply cut-off, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources. The move comes after Poland, Bulgaria and most recently Finland refused to accept Russia’s new payment …
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