China saw strong exports in photovoltaic products (PV) last year as the world picked up efforts to cope with climate challenges. In 2021, the country’s PV exports surpassed $28.4 billion, growing about 60 percent from $18.23 billion a year before, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said. With a …
Read More »Iran’s Oil Min. Leaves Tehran for Doha to Attend GECF Summit
In order to accompany Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi to Qatari capital Doha slated on Monday, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji left Tehran for Doha to attend 6th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) on Sunday morning. According to the scheduled program, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and high-ranking delegation will …
Read More »German Chancellor Says the West has to ‘Work very Hard’ to Find Energy Sources beyond Russia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told CNBC that the West has to work “very hard” to find alternative sources of energy beyond Russia as talks of potential sanctions intensify. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the annual Munich Security Conference, Scholz stressed that much of the West is reliant upon …
Read More »GCC Looks Set to Enjoy Oil Windfall this Year
Geopolitical tension in Eurasia has ruffled financial markets in recent weeks and contributed to the almost 20 per cent increase in oil prices since the start of 2022. In addition, oil markets are expected to remain relatively tight in the first quarter of this year, as supply is only gradually …
Read More »S. Korea Contemplating Sharing LNG with Europe amid Ukraine Crisis
South Korea is thinking seriously about sharing its liquefied natural gas (LNG) inventories with Europe amid looming supply disruptions sparked by the Ukraine crisis, officials said Sunday. “The government is seriously contemplating supporting Europe should the situation aggravate in Ukraine and create difficulties in the supply of natural gas,” a …
Read More »Cyberattacks on Energy Infrastructure are on the Rise
As many as 35 major cyberattacks on energy and oil infrastructure have taken place since 2017, making up one-third of all cyberattack incidents of the past five years, data from the S&P Global Platts Oil Security Sentinel research project showed on Friday. Since 2017, the U.S. has been the most …
Read More »OPEC+ would Seek to Woo Iran into Supply Cut Deal Post Sanctions
Sources close to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have told Reuters that OPEC+ is expected to persuade Iran to join the group’s cut deal if the U.S. sanctions are lifted from the country’s oil industry. A successful outcome to the Vienna nuclear talks could lift U.S. sanctions on …
Read More »USA Adds Several Rigs Week on Week
The U.S. added seven rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest rotary rig count, which was published on December 10. The additions comprised six land rigs and one offshore rig, Baker Hughes’ count showed. They take the country’s total rig count up to 576, comprising 560 land rigs, …
Read More »The Olympics’ Climate Problem
The 2022 Winter Olympic games are coming to an end this weekend in China. The games have been surrounded by huge amounts of controversy, from diplomatic boycotts over human rights concerns to complaints over a Taiwanese athlete wearing a uniform with China written on it. One large area of controversy …
Read More »The U.S. will be a Net Oil Importer in 2022
Higher net crude oil imports are set to make the United States a net petroleum importer this year again, as in 2021, after a historic shift of being a net petroleum exporter in 2020, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Friday. A net petroleum importer is a country …
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