Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Germany could End Russian Oil Imports this Year

Germany could end Russian oil imports this year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, signaling the urgency driving Europe’s biggest economy to wean itself off energy from Russia. “We are actively working to get independent from the import of (Russian) oil and we think that we will be able to …

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Nigeria Says OPEC is out of Spare Capacity

OPEC does not have the additional spare capacity to lift crude oil production much more than it is doing today, Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister Timipre Sylva told Anadolu Agency on Friday. “It is not something that you can open a tap for at this point. You must have the additional capacity, …

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Outlook for China Oil Demand Darkens

The outlook for crude oil demand in the world’s second-largest consumer is dimmed amid the continued increase in Covid-19 cases and the extended lockdown in Shanghai, where daily cases have topped 2,000. Because of the movement restrictions put in place to rein in the spread of the virus and because …

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Nations to Release Millions of Barrels of Oil amid War

The International Energy Agency has said that its member countries are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves on top of previous U.S. pledges to take aim at energy prices that have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Paris-based organization said on April 7 that the new …

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Asia’s $350 Billion Gas Build-Out Stirs Energy Debate

Asia is pumping billions of dollars into new gas infrastructure, making the region pivotal in a debate over the role of the fossil fuel as the world aims to curb emissions. The region has more than $350 billion of projects underway to expand liquefied natural gas terminals, gas-burning power plants …

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