The Turkish and Russian heads of state discussed establishment of two more nuclear power plants in Turkey in addition to one that is already being built in the country’s South. The conversation arose between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Wednesday, Kremlin …
Read More »Iran’s Non-Oil Exports to Iraq Hits 28% Growth in H1
Secretary-General of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce said that Iran’s export of non-oil goods to Iraq in first six months of the current year hit 28 percent growth as compared to the same period of last year. Jahanbakhsh Sanjabi Shirazi broke the news on Friday and reiterated that Iran’s export …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Decreased to Zero in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq did not export any oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.389 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil are Canada …
Read More »Russian Oil, Gas Condensate Output at Highest since April 2020
Russian oil and gas condensate output rose to 10.72 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, the highest level since the 11.34 million bpd pumped in April 2020, Reuters calculations based on an Interfax report showed on Saturday. Total oil and gas condensate production was 43.86 million tonnes last month, …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
Oil prices rose on Friday as traders await a key meeting by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery added 85 cents to settle at 75.88 U.S. dollars a barrel on the …
Read More »OPEC’s Crude Oil Reserves Hit 1.23bn Barrels in 2020
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said the proven crude oil reserves in the bloc’s member countries increased by 0.3 per cent to 1.237 billion barrels at the end of 2020, following a firm increase its previous year. At the end of 2020, world proven natural gas reserves fell …
Read More »Oil Prices Volatile as US Crude Stocks Rise, Energy Crisis Continues
Oil prices were volatile on Thursday, but keen to return to their upward path despite an unexpected build in US crude oil inventories as the world countries are bracing themselves for a post-pandemic energy crisis. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $77.92 per barrel at 0701GMT for a 0.21% …
Read More »Europe Asking Russia for More Coal Is Set for Disappointment
It’s not just extra natural gas that Europe’s struggling energy markets are finding tough to get from Russia. Power producers in the continent are being forced to ask Russia for more coal to ease an energy crunch with winter approaching and record-high gas prices denting profitability, according to officials at …
Read More »OPEC+ may Stick to November Output Plans
Non-member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC+ is likely to stick to a deal to add 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to its output for November when it meets next week, sources said, despite oil hitting a three-year high above $80 a barrel and pressure from consumers …
Read More »Europe’s Industrial Air Pollution Costing Hundreds of Billions
Air pollution from industries in Europe causes health and environmental damage estimated at up to €430 billion for a single year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Wednesday (29 September). In 2017, industrial air pollution cost society between €277 billion and €433 billion, according to a new report from the …
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