South Korea aims to start commercializing ammonia-fueled power generation from 2030 in a bid to reduce its heavy reliance on coal and LNG in electricity production, the energy ministry said Nov. 17. Under the government initiative, state-run power monopoly of Korea Electric Power Corp., its electricity generating units, a state …

Natural gas prices have spiked worldwide, with price surges most acutely felt in Europe. There are few short-term solutions to the problem, but recent gas flows from Russia have resulted in huge moves in the market, highlighting the enormous sway that Russia has over the gas market at the moment. …

The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has confirmed that Iran has invited the UN nuclear watchdog’s chief Rafael Grossi to Tehran for a visit. In a statement, the IAEA said the date of the visit is being finalized. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Grossi will soon visit …

Led by production increases in Saudi Arabia and Russia, the OPEC+ group raised its October oil output by 490,000 barrels per day (bpd), TASS news agency quoted the International Energy Agency as saying in its monthly report on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia’s oil production rose to 9.8 million bpd in October …

Natural gas prices at the key European hubs jumped to three-week highs on Tuesday after Germany said it had suspended the process of certification of the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The German Federal Network Agency of Germany, Bundesnetzagentur, said it suspended on Tuesday the procedure to certify Nord …

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 16 November 2021–The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) today held a special session to present the 15th edition of its World Oil Outlook (WOO), as part of the Organization’s participation at ADIPEC 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the patronage …

Maersk Drilling has merged with Noble Drilling and will move into the latter’s headquarters in Houston, the US, to make the new company the third largest rig owner in the world. Maersk is headquartered in Denmark. Taking the name of Noble, the merger brings in a synergy that is in …

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Monday that oil and gas were “targeted” for the first time at COP26 as having no place in the energy transition. As an outcome of COP26, oil producers will have a lot of work to do, Barkindo added.

How many times has the Conference of the Parties – the annual UN climate conference – been held in a major oil and gas exporting country? Only twice, compared with 14 in Europe and four times in Germany. So, the decision to hold 2023’s Cop28 in the UAE is a …

Europe is set to get its first cold spell of the winter season, putting the continent’s already scant energy supplies under pressure. Temperatures are set to drop starting this week, with parts of Italy forecast to experience weather as much as 2 degrees Celsius below normal. Southern France, Spain and …