As North Sea oil exploration and production will continue for years to come, oil companies look at ways to reduce emissions following significant criticism from environmentalists. But will cutting emissions sway public opinion on Britain’s ongoing oil and gas activities? This month, the U.K. government announced $22.8 million for projects …

India aims to wind down energy imports in the next 25 years and invest 100 trillion rupees ($1.35 trillion) in infrastructure to boost economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday, laying out national priorities on the country’s 75th Independence Day. “For India to be self-reliant it is imperative that …

U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday, despite a slight decrease in its appetite during the same period. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA Said that the U.S. imports averaged 5.423 …

The construction of Russia’s first bunkering barge named “Dmitry Mendeleyev” after the great Russian chemist has been completed, Gazprom neft has announced. The vessel is to embark on its maiden voyage to the Baltic shortly. The company intends to start deploying the barge to supply LNG to cargo and passenger …

OPEC+ is unlikely to respond with increased production to the U.S. calls amid the surging Delta variant, which is set to dampen short-term oil demand, Goldman Sachs says. Earlier this week, the White House called on the OPEC+ group to increase oil production more than they had planned in order …

Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom has increased gas supplies to Western Europe in the first six months of the year by 28.52% compared to the same period last year. The company’s gas exports to Europe amounted to some 77.235 billion cubic meters by June 2021, Gazprom said on Friday. Gas …

Javad Owji, who is President Raisi’s suggested candidate for the Oil Ministry, has released a comprehensive program for the development of the country’s oil and gas industry during his tenure, Shana reported. The published plan is comprised of five separate sections including an introduction, some documents related to the oil …

Russia may reach a record-high level of crude and condensate production in summer 2022, with output expected to reach its peak in 2023, Norway’s Rystad Energy consulting company said in a statement on Friday. “The OPEC+ coalition’s recent agreement to steadily raise oil production is paving the way for Russia …

Siemens Large Drives Applications (LDA) has received an order from a Chinese customer to deliver a special machine with dual shaft extension, which will have an efficiency of beyond 98 percent and will be a world-leading 2-pole electric motor. It can be used in motor operation with a power of …

Blue hydrogen – which could form a key part of the government’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – may be up to 20% worse for the environment than burning natural gas, researchers have claimed. Scientists at Cornell and Stanford Universities found blue hydrogen causes more pollution than burning coal …