Iran’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organization Mohammad Reza Ghaebi said on Sunday that a new report by the IAEA has removed one of the Iranian locations under question from the list of remaining issues. The new report, issued by IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, is due to be read …
Read More »Turkey Hikes Wind, Solar Energy Capacity for Power Generation
A new capacity allocation process of 2,787 megawatts in the field of wind and solar energy was completed, head of Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK), Mustafa Yılmaz said Saturday. “We will jointly implement a renewable energy investment of $5 billion in 1.5-2 years at the latest,” he said. A …
Read More »High-Ranking Iraqi Delegation to Visit Iran to Discuss Gas Imports
A high-ranking Iraqi delegation is due to visit Tehran next week to discuss settling the country’s gas dues and resuming the imports of natural gas from Iran, Iraqi news portal sotalIraq.com quoted the spokesman of Iraq’s Electricity Ministry as saying. As ISNA reported on Sunday, Ahmed Musa said that a …
Read More »IAEA, Iran Developing more Cooperative Relationship
The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the IAEA and Iran are developing a more cooperative relationship in order to resolve what he called open issues with Iran. “We are moving into a more cooperative relationship, things are moving toward a better atmosphere,” he said at the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises Oil Prices in all Regions as Crude Surges on Russia’s Offensive
Saudi Arabia raised oil prices for all regions after crude surged following Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine to more than $115 a barrel. State-controlled Saudi Aramco increased its Arab Light crude price for next month’s shipments to Asia to $4.95 a barrel above the benchmark it uses. That is an …
Read More »Europe Scrambles to Reduce Its Gas Dependency
Europe is scrambling to reduce its dependence on Russia for energy and bracing for potential disruption to critical natural gas supplies as Russia’s war in Ukraine sends prices to new highs. The Paris-based International Energy Agency said on March 3 that Russian gas imports could be cut by one-third this …
Read More »Asian Nations Try to Relieve Energy Price Pain
Asian governments are taking measures to soften the impact of escalating oil and LNG prices on their economies and help consumers with subsidies and tax cuts. However, such measures probably won’t be sufficient to offset the sharp increase in energy prices, which is adding to inflationary pressures. Brent crude oil …
Read More »Major Oil Companies and Investors Pull Back from Russian Arctic Oil and Gas
Several major oil companies and investors have announced in recent days they are withdrawing from Russian resource development or not pursuing new projects with Russia, including in the Arctic, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. BP was the first to announce such plans. On Sunday, the company said that it was …
Read More »Germany Faces Reckoning for Relying on Putin for Cheap Energy
For years, the U.S. warned Germany of building up a dangerous energy dependence on Russia, the source of more than half of its fossil fuel imports. Now that the war in Ukraine has shocked Berlin into the same conclusion, the government is finding that changing course might be too late. …
Read More »Iranian Oil could Take Months to Enter Markets after a Deal
It could take months before any large quantities of Iranian oil hit the markets if a nuclear deal is reached and sanctions lifted, a Reuters analysis said on Friday. With oil prices hitting almost $120 this week, market watchers await the outcome of indirect talks between the United States and …
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