Oil prices rose for a fifth consecutive session on Monday, holding on to last week’s more than 3% gains, as US recession fears eased while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East supported prices. Brent crude futures climbed 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $79.88 a barrel by 0458 GMT, while US …
Read More »Russia’s Oil Production Down in July, Compensatory Cuts Coming
Russia’s crude oil production was down in July compared to June, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Friday, and more cuts are coming. Russia’s oil production came in at 67,000 bpd above its quota for July, but was down in July compared to June due to “one-off supply scheduling issues”. …
Read More »China’s Hydrogen Tech Boosts Paris Olympics’ Carbon Goals
As the world turns to cleaner energy solutions, hydrogen power has been put into the spotlight. In a significant showcase of its potential, China-manufactured hydrogen refueling equipment has played a pivotal role at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. These installations are now the energy source for hydrogen vehicles transporting athletes …
Read More »Turkmenistan Ready to Start Work on TAPI in Afghanistan
Turkmenistan is ready to start work on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in Afghanistan’s territory, Trend reports. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov announced this during an online meeting with Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar. The sides also discussed economic, transit, trade, and political cooperation between their countries. …
Read More »Iran Expanding Oil Export Destinations
Iran has been expanding its oil destination markets as the country is pushing to send more oil to the global markets in an attempt to neutralize Western sanctions. Iran has sent shipments of crude oil to new destinations such as Bangladesh and Oman, according to shipping sources and data cited …
Read More »OPEC+ Oil Production Sees Largest Increase in Nearly a Year
OPEC+ oil production experienced its largest increase in nearly a year in July, with Iraq and Kazakhstan raising their outputs despite deeper cut commitments, while Russia remained significantly above its quota. According to a survey by Platts OPEC+ from S&P Global Commodity Insights on August 10, the group’s total production …
Read More »EIA Forecasts Tighter US Oil Markets and Lower Crude Prices
The US EIA has forecast that US oil markets will experience a closer balance between supply and demand this year. At the same time, the EIA has revised its forecast for 2025 crude prices downwards compared with its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), published in July. Despite recent drops in crude …
Read More »Singapore Looks to Build First-of-Its-Kind Renewable Energy Farm in Waters around Raffles Lighthouse
A renewable energy farm could be built in the waters around Raffles Lighthouse, with a feasibility study expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) told CNA that it has earmarked 30ha around the island and is looking into installing …
Read More »Gazprom Exports to Europe via Ukraine Continue despite Fighting
Natural gas flows from Russia to Europe via Ukraine continued on Thursday despite clashes at the Russia-Ukraine border near the only gas metering station that still sends Russian gas west to Europe. Unconfirmed reports emerged on Wednesday that Ukraine had seized Sudzha gas metering station in the Russian region of …
Read More »Force Majeure Declared at Libya’s Largest Oilfield
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has declared force majeure at the Sharara oilfield, after protests halted production at the country’s largest field earlier this week. Considering the current circumstances at Sharara that prevented NOC from carrying out crude oil loading operations, the state oil company of Libya declared force majeure …
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