OPEC and its allies projected a strong recovery in global oil demand this year, but the outlook was clouded by a raging virus outbreak in India just days before the group’s next meeting. A committee of technical experts from the group forecast that world oil consumption will rebound by 6 …
Read More »China’s Biggest IPO This Year Looks to Be in Renewable Energy
China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. is set for an initial public offering that could be the biggest in the country this year after securing regulatory approval. The unit of China Three Gorges Corp. plans to sell up to 8.57 billion shares in Shanghai, it said in a prospectus filed …
Read More »Germany’s Top Diplomat Backs Nord Stream 2, Highlights Project’s Relevance
As far as Germany is concerned, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under construction makes sense in terms of energy security and it is unrealistic to view it as a lever of influence on Russia, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says in an interview posted Monday on the German news …
Read More »IAEA to Invite Chinese Experts to Fukushima Wastewater Working Group
Experts from China will be invited to be part of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical working group pertaining to Japan’s disposal of nuclear wastewater, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a daily press briefing that the news was recently confirmed by the IAEA. …
Read More »UAE Oil Storage Company in Talks to Buy Green Energy Firm
UAE oil storage company BPGIC is in advanced talks to buy a green energy firm as it aims to diversify its business and contribute to the global push to fight climate change, an industry source close to the discussions told Reuters. Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Co (BPGIC) is in …
Read More »Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Coop. Commission to Convene
The 28th edition of meeting of Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Cooperation Commission will be held on April 28-29 to discuss enhancing and broadening bilateral ties on issues of mutual interests. This meeting will be held in the presence of Chairpersons of Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Cooperation Commission Mahmoud Vaezi Iranian President’s Chief …
Read More »Iran Becomes Self-Sufficient in Benzene Production
Iranian petrochemical companies now fully meet the domestic need for benzene and the imports of the chemical product will stop from now on, according to an Oil Ministry’s statement on Sunday. Iran will no longer need any imports of benzene as one of the Iranian petrochemical companies has now met …
Read More »China Is Switching Its Investment Focus in Africa from Oil to Minerals
The visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year was indicative of a shift in Beijing’s lending and investment focus for Africa, according to analysts.During his trip to Kinshasa in January, Wang promised that Beijing would write off loans to the …
Read More »India’s Covid Crisis Threatens a Global Oil Recovery
India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer behind the US and China, was meant to be a major driver of oil’s demand recovery as economies reopened. But the country’s devastating health crisis has made that impossible. Everyone from oil traders to the world’s biggest producers are panicking. Indian Prime Minister Narendra …
Read More »Saudi Joins with Other Oil and Gas Giants over Emission Targets
Saudi Arabia and other top oil and gas producers have teamed up to help implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and move towards achieving net zero emissions. Other countries who are part of the Net Zero Producers Forum are the US, Canada, Norway, and Qatar. The Saudi energy ministry …
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