Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar announced Saturday that Iraq would rely on green energy to invest in gas and produce renewable energy. During his participation at a workshop organized by the International Energy Organization (IEA), the Minister stressed the government and ministry’s keenness on supporting clean energy projects. This …
Read More »Major Oil Companies Need to Wind down Oil Production or Face Stranded Asset Risk
New oil and gas projects are incompatible with a future in which the world stays on track with its climate targets. Needless to say, that has enormous implications for the oil and gas industry. A new report quantifies what that would mean for individual companies. While the impact varies, the …
Read More »Brazil to Lead Americas Crude and Condensate Production
Brazil is expected to contribute about 48% (1.35 MMb/d) of the Americas crude and condensate production in 2025 from upcoming projects (excluding the US L48), according to GlobalData. The company’s latest report, ‘Americas Upstream Development Outlook, 2021–2025’, reveals that 1.164 MMb/d of crude and condensate production in Brazil in 2025 …
Read More »OPEC Expects Delta Variant to Delay Oil Demand Growth
OPEC trimmed its world oil demand forecast for the last quarter of 2021 due to the Delta coronavirus variant on Sept. 13, saying a further recovery would be delayed until next year when consumption will exceed pre-pandemic rates. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in a monthly …
Read More »Gas Prices in Europe Approach $730 per 1,000 Cubic Meters
The price of gas in Europe approached $730 per 1,000 cubic meters on Monday, according to the ICE exchange. Thus, the price of the October futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands on Monday reached $727 per 1,000 cubic meters, or 59.585 euro per MWh. At the end of …
Read More »ICOFC Prepared for Sustained Gas Supply during Winter
Managing director of Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC) announced his company’s readiness for the sustained supply of gas during winter. Ramin Hatami announced the realization of plans and readiness for the sustained supply of gas for domestic and industrial consumers. “Due to the efforts of the company’s staff, especially …
Read More »Gazprom Completes Construction of €9.5bn Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
Gazprom announced that it has fully completed the construction of the €9.5bn Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is designed to transport Russian natural gas to the European Union through the Baltic Sea. Nord Stream 2, the pipeline holding company, will now carry out the necessary pre-commissioning activities with an …
Read More »Total to Invest $27 bn in Energy Projects in Iraq’s Basra Region
French energy giant Total Energies and the Iraqi ministries for oil and electricity along with the country’s National Investment Commission have signed major agreements, worth $27 billion, covering several projects in the Basra region, designed to enhance the development of Iraq’s natural resources and to improve the country’s electricity supply. …
Read More »IAEA, Iran in Good Path to Resolve Differences
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has evaluated his visit to Tehran as “constructive,” saying that the two sides are heading towards resolving differences. Following his one-day trip to Tehran and upon his arrival in Vienna, Austria, Grossi underlined that the new consensus is not …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Create Two New Divisions from Its Gas Operations
Saudi Arabia’s state-run energy firm is splitting its gas production division in two, as the fuel becomes increasingly important for expanding its chemicals business and amid efforts to position itself for the energy transition. The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) will create two new divisions, named Southern Area Gas …
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