Oil was steady after the biggest gain in two weeks following an announcement by the US of a coordinated release of strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) with other countries that fell short of expectations. Futures in New York traded above $78 a barrel after climbing 2.3% on Tuesday. The US will …

The U.S. will release 50 million barrels of crude from its strategic reserves in concert with China, Japan, India and South Korea and the U.K — an unprecedented, coordinated attempt the world’s largest oil consumers to tame prices that could prompt a backlash by OPEC+. Of that amount, 32 million …

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans no top-level international contacts for discussing the situation on the global oil market so far, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. “No, the president has no [such plans],” he said when asked a respective question. When asked to comment on statements made by …

The United Arab Emirates said there was no need for OPEC+ to increase oil production any faster, despite pressure from major consumers such as the U.S. and Japan for the group to help ease gasoline prices. “There is no logic to increasing our contribution,” UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei said …

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia remained committed to fulfilling its OPEC+ obligations and that President Vladimir Putin had no plans to contact OPEC+ partners despite talk of key consumer countries releasing their strategic oil reserves. The United States is expected to announce a loan of crude oil from …

Russia on Tuesday said further sanctions imposed by the United States related to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline were “illegal and wrong,” especially at a time when Moscow and Washington are attempting to rebuild a dialogue. The United States has imposed further sanctions in connection with the Nord Stream …

The Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami met and held talks with the IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi in Tehran. The IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi who arrived in Tehran on Monday night met with the Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami on Tuesday …

A US$12 billion (S$16 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) investment approved in Australia leads a wave of projects betting demand will rise as the world shuns more polluting alternatives like coal. The development of the Scarborough field, Pluto onshore processing facility and a 430km subsea pipeline led by Woodside Petroleum …

Germany could resume the certification process for the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in a few weeks, an analyst at a Moscow-based brokerage told Reuters on Monday after a call with senior executives at Gazprom. Last week, Germany said it had suspended the process of certification of the …

In a telephone conversation the Russian President and the Italian Prime Minister gave positive assessment to Russian-Italian relations, their constructive and mutually beneficial character, the Kremlin press service said in a statement MOSCOW, November 22. /TASS/. In a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, President Vladimir Putin confirmed …