Russia’s reserves of natural gas could run low in 70 years at the current production level, while oil reserves should last about 30 years, geological firm Rosgeo estimates show. “Over the past 25 years there have been ten times fewer new reserves discovered than in the previous 25 years, with …
Read More »EU Ministers Unveil Plan to Weaken Russian Grip on Gas Supply
Europe’s energy ministers have joined forces to establish a plan that will reduce their dependence on foreign gas and purchase supplies as a bloc as part of a larger effort to combat Russia’s stake in the highly-coveted resource. The plan is to purchase strategic gas reserves as a bloc with …
Read More »U.S. Shale Is Finally Ready To Drill
U.S. shale producers have behaved in an exemplary way in the past year. It wasn’t something the industry wanted to do. It was something it was forced to do by the pandemic and by its shareholders, who after years of waiting for windfalls put their foot down and demanded higher …
Read More »Shell in Talks to Boost Iraq’s Gas Production
Shell is reported to be in talks with Iraq to boost Basra Gas Company’s capacity. According to S&P Global Platts, BGC is planning to increase capacity for gas production from 1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) now to 1.4 Bcf/d in two years; discussions with Shell could see that …
Read More »Russia to Increase Share of Low-Carbon Energy Sources to 90% by 2035
Low-carbon energy sources will account for 90% of all energy sources in Russia by 2035, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said speaking at a high-level dialogue meeting on energy held as part of the UN General Assembly. “Thanks to the state support, the share of renewable energy sources in the …
Read More »Iran Appeals to Chinese Companies for Billions in Oil Investments
Iran’s oil minister has said that his country intends to raise $145 billion in domestic and foreign investments to improve its oil industry in the next 4-8 years, underlining the importance of cooperation with Chinese companies. Javad Owji in a meeting with the head of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation …
Read More »Poland has No Power to Veto Certification of Nord Stream 2
Poland’s energy company PGNiG will not have the right to veto the certification of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, says German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA). The Warsaw-based firm, however, will get an opportunity to muster the arguments during certification proceedings of the widely-debated pipeline, the watchdog said as quoted …
Read More »IAEA must have Access to Atomic Fuel for Australia Submarines
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should have timely access to nuclear fuel used for Australia’s submarines envisioned in the AUKUS deal, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA said. “For Australia, reaching safeguards arrangement with the Agency is of essence. The Agency should have access to the HEU [highly-enriched …
Read More »EU Countries Struggle to Agree Approach to COP26 Climate Talks
European Union countries are struggling to agree their negotiating position for the COP26 climate change conference, with rifts emerging over timeframes for emissions-cutting pledges, according to officials and documents seen by Reuters. The EU is drafting its position ahead of the November COP26 talks, where countries will attempt to finish …
Read More »US Supplies of LNG to Europe have not been Stable for Two Years
The hopes of European countries that LNG supplies from the United States will be stable, have not been fulfilled for second consecutive year due to an attractive price on the Asian market for the American LNG, the department head of Gazprom Export, the export arm of Russia’s top gas producer …
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