Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Qaribabadi emphasized on Monday that uranium enrichment at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Complex has not been halted. Ambassador Qaribababdi who was speaking in a TV interview in Vienna stressed that the damaged IR1 centrifuges were replaced with machines capable of 50% …

Saudi Arabia will supply all the crude oil that was requested by India’s state-owned refiners and at least five other Asian customers next month as the linchpin producer starts to ramp up output. The kingdom will deliver in full what most of the refiners asked for in May-loading cargoes, while …

The United States warned Germany Monday that it is not willing to compromise on the dispute over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which will carry Russian gas to Europe, German media reported. Washington’s new administration is “determined to use all available levers to prevent the completion of Nord …

Norway’s Equinor ASA has decided to stay in the American Petroleum Institute (API) after the major U.S. oil lobby group changed its stance on climate policy. However, Equinor has quit the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) as the firm has wound down operations in Australia after giving up …

Russia is planning to increase its share in the global hydrogen market by 20% by 2030, and to increase annual exports of the fuel up to 33.4 million tons by 2050, Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said on Monday. “It is still difficult to provide exact numbers, but we believe …

The liquefied natural gas tanker Vladimir Rusanov on April 6 left the Russian Arctic port of Sabetta and set course for Equinor’s Melkøya plant in Norway. It is the first time that natural gas from the Yamal Peninsula is sold to Norway and that a Yamalmax tanker sails with a …

U.S. Rig Count is up 2 from last week at 432 with oil rigs unchanged at 337, gas rigs up 2 to 93, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 2. U.S. Rig Count is down 170 rigs from last year’s count of 602, with oil rigs down 167, gas rigs down …

Oil major Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from used cooking oil at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre to be delivered to French airports this month. Oil major Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its …

Oil was little changed on Monday amid hopes that fuel demand is picking up in the U.S. as the summer driving season approaches and COVID-19 vaccinations there accelerate, although rising case numbers in other countries are keeping a lid on prices. Brent was up 2 cents at $62.97 a barrel …

Russia has offered Pakistan liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavov has revealed, as the South Asian nation is facing more gas shortages in the near future. The two countries discussed deepening bilateral ties, including in energy and trade, earlier this week when Lavrov met his Pakistani counterpart, …