Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Asadzadeh has said his ministry is completely ready for cooperation with the countries in the region, especially the Persian Gulf Arab nations, IRIB reported on Sunday. “At the Oil Ministry, we are fully prepared to cooperate with the countries in the region and the Arab …
Read More »China to Remain Renewable Energy Leader with Strong Capacity Growth in 2022, despite Subsidies Phase-Out
China will continue to be the global leader in renewable energy capacity growth over the next five years, despite phasing out renewable subsidies and the country’s heavy reliance on coal, which will remain unchanged in 2022, according to analysts. The global renewable energy sector saw strong growth in the past …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Faces High Volatility in 2022
U.S. natural gas is in for another wild year as the insularity that once shielded North American energy consumers from overseas turmoil disintegrates. Benchmark American gas futures climbed almost 45% in 2021 for the strongest annual performance in half a decade after a deadly freeze that crippled output was followed …
Read More »EU Moves to Label Nuclear and Gas Energy as Green
The EU is planning to label energy from nuclear power and natural gas as “green” sources for investment despite internal disagreement over whether they truly qualify as sustainable options. The proposal, seen by AFP on Saturday, aims to support the 27-nation bloc’s shift toward a carbon-neutral future and gild its …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Dropped in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq exported 268 million bpd of oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 6.170 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are …
Read More »Turkey Raises Cost of Electricity and Natural Gas in 2022
Turkey raised the price of both electricity and natural gas on Saturday, New Year’s Day, Bloomberg reported. The price increase comes amidst a surge in global energy prices. For electricity, prices have increased between 52% and 130% for households, according to an estimate from Haberturk newspaper. In a statement issued …
Read More »Soaring Natural Gas Prices are Weighing on Global Aluminum Production
Rising power costs in Europe, almost wholly down to the cost of natural gas, resulted in reduced output at Europe’s largest aluminum smelter, Aluminium Dunkerque Industries France. Losses there ballooned to €20 million ($22 million) during November, as natural gas prices quadrupled this year. Most aluminum smelters operate on long-term …
Read More »OPEC+ Set to Stay the Course on Oil Supply Policy
The OPEC+ group will likely proceed with its oil production policy of the past few months by deciding next week to add another 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to its collective output quota, OPEC+ and Russian sources told Reuters this week. OPEC and its Russia-led non-OPEC partners in the OPEC+ …
Read More »China’s Artificial Sun Hits New High in Clean Energy Boost
China has made a new breakthrough in its quest for clean fusion energy, as one of its “artificial suns” set a new record in sustained high temperatures, according to state media. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a nuclear fusion reactor research facility, ran at 70 million degrees Celsius for …
Read More »U.S. Loans SPR Crude to ExxonMobil
The U.S. Department of Energy approved on Thursday a third exchange of two million barrels of crude oil for release to ExxonMobil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to boost fuel availability and lower gasoline prices. So far, the U.S. DOE, as authorized …
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