The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s oil export to the United States dropped by 88% in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.869 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are Canada …
Read More »Non-Oil Trade with Neighbors Stands at $33b in 8 Months
The value of Iran’s non-oil trade with its neighbors stood at $33 billion during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced. Ruhollah Latifi put the weight of non-oil trade with the neighboring …
Read More »Record High Coal Power Demand in 2021 Threatens Net-Zero Targets
Global coal-generated power demand is expected to hit record highs this year, threatening the world’s net-zero targets aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Power generation from coal globally is expected to jump by 9 per cent in 2021 to an all-time high of 10,350 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Warns Traders against Shorting Oil Prices
“Thanksgiving was a Thanksgiving day for the speculators,” said Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. “But let them dare to do another Thanksgiving. They will be ouching like hell.” Saudi Arabia’s energy minister warned traders against shorting oil, saying OPEC+ could react quickly to any fall in prices. OPEC+, …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Mulling Financed Emissions Reduction
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to reduce the carbon footprint of its fossil-fuel clients by a fifth, and slash emissions in other key customer groups as it acts on a pledge to make its business climate neutral by mid-century. By 2030, the Wall Street firm intends to have lowered the …
Read More »Iran’s Conditions for Replacing Nuclear Facility Cameras
An Iranian expert on international issues said that Iran voluntarily accepted replacing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s cameras in the nuclear facility in Karaj on conditions that legal and security investigation is complete, the IAEA fulfils its duties towards member states, and it condemns sabotage act in the facility. In …
Read More »The World Energy Balance is Changing before Our Eyes
On winter’s eve, Europe found itself in an unprecedented energy crisis. The oversupply of fuel observed over the past two years, leading to lower prices, was quickly replaced by an unparalleled shortage which shocked the continent’s electricity production and hit the lives of ordinary citizens. The energy crisis that gripped …
Read More »Is Fusion Power the Future of Clean Energy?
Have you ever heard about China’s Artificial Sun? What was the first picture that came to your mind when you got to know about this seeming extraordinary feat? Did you imagine another huge glowing orange glob of fire hoisted in the skies of the Asian nation? Well, if you could …
Read More »Oil and Gas Industry to Spend $15 Billion on a Tech Transformation
The oil and gas industry is set to spend $15.6 billion on digital transformation by the end of this decade to enhance cybersecurity, maintain safe operations, and create sustainable performance, technology intelligence firm ABI Research said in a new report on Wednesday. Currently, the oil and gas sector faces operational, …
Read More »The EU Unveils a New Plan to Curb Methane Emissions
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday proposals to curb methane emissions and reduce leaks in the energy sector in the European Union (EU) as part of efforts to put the bloc on a path to climate neutrality by 2050. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide …
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