The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company has said the signing of strategic cooperation agreement between Iran and Russia is the biggest investment deal in the history of Iranian oil industry. Speaking at a ceremony where the agreement between the NIOC and Russia’s Gazprom Company was signed, Mohsen Khojastehmehr …
Read More »Bracing for Russian Gas Cuts, EU to Ask Countries to Cut Demand
The European Union will set out emergency plans on Wednesday to reduce gas demand within months, warning countries that without deep cuts now they could struggle for fuel during winter if Russia cuts off deliveries. Europe is racing to fill its gas storage ahead of winter and build a supply …
Read More »Eight more Equinor Wells Lined up for Odfjell Rig
After Norway’s state-owned giant Equinor decided to exercise its option to add more wells to the backlog of an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig, this rig now has eight more wells to drill for the Norwegian company. Back in May 2021, Odfjell Drilling and Equinor inked a deal for the Deepsea Stavanger …
Read More »TotalEnergies in New Papua LNG Milestone
On 20 July, TotalEnergies, as the operator, announced the decision of the Papua LNG joint venture to launch the first phase of these FEED studies. In parallel, studies for the downstream liquefaction facilities are progressing in line with the overall project schedule, according to TotalEnergies. The objective is to launch …
Read More »Putin Warns of Nord Stream 1 Gas Capacity Cuts over Turbine Repairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (20 July) that capacity of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, the single largest link for Russian gas supplies to Europe, could be further reduced due to slow progress in equipment maintenance. Nord Stream 1, which runs on the bed of the Baltic …
Read More »Iran’s NIOC, Russia’s Gazprom Strike $40b MoU
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russia’s Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding worth roughly 40 billion dollars. The document was signed during an online ceremony on Tuesday by NIOC CEO Mohsen Khojastehmehr and Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee. The development of Kish and North …
Read More »Russia Seeking Oil Payments from India in UAE Currency
Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the US dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions. Russia has been hit by a slew of sanctions from …
Read More »Germany again Rejects Russian Explanation for Gas Supply Cut
The German government said Monday that a turbine at the centre of uncertainty about future gas deliveries through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was only supposed to be installed in September, underlining its insistence that there should be no technical obstacle to the gas flow. Meanwhile, Germany’s biggest …
Read More »Gazprom Tells European Buyers it cannot Ensure Gas Supplies
Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has told European buyers it may not be able to continue sending gas because of “extraordinary circumstances,” according to an exclusive report by Reuters, raising fears that the ongoing annual maintenance of a key pipeline might extend beyond Thursday, the day it is expected to …
Read More »China’s LNG Imports to See Unprecedented Decline in 2022
China’s LNG imports are set to fall over 14% year-on-year to 69 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022, the largest decline since it started importing LNG, reported Wood Mackenzie. After solid growth in 2021, China’s gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand is expected to slow down in 2022. China’s gas …
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