Iraq backs a proposal by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to extend a pact on output curbs until December 2022, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said on Sunday, adding he expected oil prices to remain at $70 per barrel or above until then, reports Reuters. …

The growth of hydropower plants worldwide is set to slow significantly this decade, putting at risk the ambitions of countries across the globe to reach net-zero emissions while ensuring reliable energy supplies, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report. Global hydropower capacity is expected to increase by …

Qatar Petroleum has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Shell for the supply of 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to China for 10 years. LNG deliveries will commence in January 2022 to various LNG terminals in China. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for …

Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul said Lukoil PJSC sent him a notification to sell its stake in the West Qurna-2 field to Chinese companies, and that BP Plc wants to pull out of the giant Rumaila field. In a video posted on a Facebook page under his name, the minister …

The EU has expressed hope that it can transfer its expertise in renewable energy and work in Libya on these projects. The EU Mission in Libya said, in a report posted to its SMS page, that in view of the constant power outage a large number of Europeans were keen …

Turkey will carry on exploring for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday in comments that may revive tensions with the European Union and Greece amid attempts to repair their frayed ties. Turkey is at odds with EU members Greece and Cyprus over energy …

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in the Bushehr Province (southern Iran) will resume operations today on July 3, the Spokesman for the Ministry of Energy of Iran Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi told IRNA, Trend reports. The spokesman stressed that like other power plants, the Bushehr NPP needs to be repaired after …

Iran’s Ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday that the IAEA Deputy Director-General for Safeguards Massimo Aparo is traveling to Iran in the coming days. Gharibabadi said that Aparo is also one of the inspectors approved for Iran, saying his visit is in line with routine …

Accelerating energy transitions on a path to climate safety can grow the world’s economy by 2.4 percent over the expected growth of current plans within the next decade, said a new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). Irena’s 1.5°C pathway – (The Agency’s ambitious goals to limit global …

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh said that Iran would return to the markets swiftly when US sanctions were lifted, regardless of the decisions made by the producer group. The 18th meeting of oil and energy ministers of member and non-member producers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries …