Given the fact that the global oil markets will experience increase in demand for additional four million barrels per day in 2022 as a result of containing the COVID-19 pandemic, Iran’s crude export can help balance the supply and demand chain, an Iranian official said. Iran’s former OPEC Governor Mohammad-Ali …
Read More »Equinor Makes Oil Discovery near Fram Field in Norwegian North Sea
Equinor and its partner Wellesley have discovered oil in the Troll and Fram area in the Norwegian North Sea, following the drilling of the exploration wells 35/10-7 S and 35/10-7 A. The discovery was made at the Toppand prospect, 8km west of the producing Fram field, in production licence 630 …
Read More »Europe Nuclear Plants Need 500bn Euro Investment by 2050
The European Union will need to invest 500 billion euros ($568 billion) in new generation nuclear power stations from now until 2050, the bloc’s internal market commissioner said in an interview published at the weekend. “Existing nuclear plants alone will need 50 billion euros of investment from now until 2030. …
Read More »TAPI Pipeline still in Doldrums after 30 Years
The major TAPI gas pipeline project – for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India – has not been completed despite the fact that it was kicked off decades. During this time Afghanistan has seen the collapse and establishment of various governments. TAPI is considered one of the major development projects in the region. After Turkmenistan …
Read More »Three Gorges Hydropower Station Generates over 100 bln kWh of Electricity in 2021
The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China’s Yangtze River has generated 103.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2021, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. The clean energy it produced is estimated to be equivalent to the electricity generated by 31.8 million tonnes of standard coal, respectively reducing carbon …
Read More »Europe’s Nuclear Plants Need $568B Investment by 2050
The European Union will need to invest 500 billion euros ($568 billion) in new generation nuclear power stations from now until 2050, the bloc’s internal market commissioner said in an interview published over the weekend. “Existing nuclear plants alone will need 50 billion euros of investment from now until 2030. …
Read More »EIA: US Imports of Iraqi Crudes Declined Last Week
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday that Iraqi crude oil exports to the US dropped to 226 thousand barrels per day (bpd) during the past week. According to a report released by the EIA, “The United States imported crude oil from Iraq at a rate of 226 …
Read More »Output of China’s Bohai Sea Oil Field Reaches over 30m Tons, Largest in the Nation
The annual crude oil output of China’s Bohai Sea oil field reached 30.132 million tons in 2021, accounting for one seventh of the nation’s overall annual crude oil output and becoming the country’s largest oil field, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday. The Bohai Sea oil field is operated …
Read More »Iraqi Oil Exports to China Decreased by 49,6% in December 2021
The Chinese customs department revealed that Iraq’s oil export to China had dropped in December 2021. The department’s statist showed that Iraq’s oil export decreased by 49,6% reaching 3.826 million barrels. However, the exports were up by 79.7% from the same month last year (2.130 million barrels). Iraqi oil export …
Read More »OPEC+ Set to Meet as Oil Group Edges toward End of Standoff
OPEC and its allies will meet on Sunday, the latest sign that a standoff between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has been resolved. Oil ministers will meet at noon Vienna time and hold a press conference afterwards, the group confirmed. Officials have said privately in recent days that …
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