Iran’s oil exports have increased by 40 percent in recent months and the oil, gas, condensate and oil products export revenues are expected to reach $35 billion by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), Shana reported on Sunday. According to Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan …
Read More »Iranian South Pars Generated almost $360 Billion in Revenues over the Last 20 Years
Director of Production and Operations of Pars Oil & Gas Company announced the cumulative growth of gas production from South Pars since the beginning of operation in 2002 at about 2,000 billion m3. The duties of Pars Oil & Gas Company are divided into 2 areas of development and production, …
Read More »Aramco CEO: Energy Transition “Is not Going Smoothly”
The energy transition “is not going smoothly,” the chief executive of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, said on Thursday, calling for continued investment in oil and gas until low-carbon energy could grow and mature enough to meet rising energy demand. “We have to acknowledge that the current transition is not going …
Read More »Australia Ready to Ship LNG to Europe amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
One of the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporters, Australia, says it is ready to ship LNG cargoes to Europe to “support its friends and allies,” as the U.S. is looking to raise alternative gas supply in case a Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupts Russia’s gas supply to Europe. “Australia, …
Read More »NATO Urges Europe to Diversify Energy Supply amid Russia Standoff
Concerned about Europe’s energy vulnerability, the head of NATO said the continent needs to diversify its energy supplies on Sunday. Britain warned it was “highly likely” that Russia, a major natural gas supplier, wanted to invade Ukraine. Russia has massed some 120,000 troops near its neighbor and demanded the western …
Read More »Wind & Solar Provide over Half of China’s Additional Power Capacity
China’s National Energy Administration has announced that 2021 was the fifth consecutive year that newly installed wind and solar farms across the country accounted for over 50% of additional power capacity. Statistics show new solar farms added a record 54.9 gigawatts of power last year, which is 14% more than …
Read More »EU in Talks with Azerbaijan on Gas Supplies
The European Union is negotiating possible gas supplies with the United States, Qatar and Azerbaijan in case Russia cuts of stops its gas deliveries, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday, Trend reports citing the press service of EU. “We have to be prepared in case diplomacy fails. …
Read More »Chevron CEO: $100 Oil may be just Months away
Triple-digit oil prices are possible in the next few months as geopolitical risks and “struggling” supply hit global crude markets, said Chevron Corp.’s top executive. Demand for petroleum is growing faster than production as the world transitions away from the worst of the pandemic, Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said …
Read More »Nord Stream 2: Russia-Germany Gas Pipeline Becomes a Geopolitical Lever
The crisis surrounding Ukraine has been a harsh reminder to Europeans of just how dependent they are on Russian energy supplies. While the European Union weighs its options for a united and robust response to Russia if Vladimir Putin decides to invade Ukraine, the bloc is feeling a new sense …
Read More »Europe Looks to U.S. for Help in Lining up Natural-Gas Supplies in Event of Russian Attack against Ukraine
European officials are scrambling to lock down energy supplies they would need to keep their economies churning if hostilities around Ukraine imperil natural gas piped from Russia, and have turned to the U.S. for help finding backup sources beyond Moscow’s control. In recent weeks, as Russia has positioned more than …
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