Italian energy giant Eni has started procedures to open accounts in euros and roubles with private Russian bank Gazprombank, the company announced on Tuesday. In April, Moscow said it would only continue gas exports in exchange for roubles in response to the West’s sanctions. The European Commission issued then the …
Read More »Japan to Hold Auction on June 10 to Sell 750,000 Kiloliters of Oil from National Reserve
Japan’s industry ministry said on Wednesday it will hold an auction on June 10 to sell 750,000 kiloliters, or 4.72 million barrels, of oil from its national reserve in a release coordinated by the International Energy Agency to cool prices. The supply will become available to the winning bidders on …
Read More »EU Targets Clean Power, LNG in Plan to Slash Russia Dependence
The European Union is set to unveil a raft of measures ranging from boosting renewables and LNG imports to lowering energy demand in its quest to cut dependence on Russian supplies. The 195 billion-euro ($205 billion) plan due Wednesday will center on cutting red tape for wind and solar farms, …
Read More »Hungary Says Ditching Russian Oil to Cost at Least $810 Million
Hungary told its European Union counterparts that it will cost at least 770 million euros ($810 million) to revamp its oil industry as they wrangle over potential sanctions that would target Russian supplies. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government said 550 million euros were needed to overhaul its refineries to comply …
Read More »Oil Prices Extend Gains on China Demand Optimism
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday on hopes of demand recovery in China as the country gradually eases some of its strict COVID-19 containment measures. Brent crude futures were up 48 cents, or 0.4%, at $112.41 a barrel at 0410 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed …
Read More »GE to Launch New Renewable Energy Digital Suite
GE has announced the launch of Lifespan, a new digital product portfolio enabling customers to optimize renewable asset performance and operations across their fleet. The Lifespan suite of products are fully integrated, technology agnostic, and were designed side-by-side with operators to drive improved operations. Disconnected systems, siloed and inconsistent data, …
Read More »Russia Becomes Fourth-Largest Oil Supplier to India
Russia became the fourth-largest oil supplier to India in April, with volumes set to rise further in coming months as low prices spur demand from the world’s number 3 oil consumer and importer, tanker tracking data showed. Russia’s share in India’s oil purchases rose to a record 6 per cent, …
Read More »Iran Ready to Swap Turkmenistan’s Gas to Armenia
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has expressed the country’s readiness for swapping Turkmenistan’s natural gas to Armenia, Shana reported. Oji made the remarks in a meeting with Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan in Tehran on Monday. Speaking in this meeting, the Iranian minister also expressed the …
Read More »Iraq Concerned about Greater Chinese Control of Its Oil Fields
Iraq’s oil ministry thwarted three prospective deals last year that would have handed Chinese firms more control over its oil fields and led to an exodus of international oil majors that Baghdad wants to invest in its creaking economy. Since the start of 2021, plans by Russia’s Lukoil and U.S. …
Read More »Gazprom did not Reserve Gas Transit Capacity for June via Slovakia, Poland
Gazprom decided not to renew its capacity share via the Yamal gas pipeline that runs through Poland nor the capacity transit via Slovakia for June, Czech press agency ČTK reported based on their findings of the results of an energy auction. Gazprom announced last week that it would not transport …
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