Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) has implemented a pilot enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project in which a nanofluid has been injected into an oilfield in southern Iran for the first time to boost its recovery factor. The high-tech project was unveiled in a ceremony attended by officials from IOOC, the …
Read More »OPEC: IEA Net-Zero Scenario may Lead to Oil-Price Volatility
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stated that the scenario provided in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report could affect companies’ investments and demand for oil, Reuters reported. According to the report, investors should not fund new oil, gas, and coal supply projects if the world wants to …
Read More »US Oil Rig Count Rises to Highest Level since April 2020
U.S. energy firms added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row as higher oil prices prompt some drillers to return to the well pad. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose two to 455 in the week to May …
Read More »Qatar LNG Production Struggling to Keep Market Share Amid Transition
The world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas is ramping up production dramatically and undercutting competitors in a bid to squeeze them out the market. Qatar is dropping prices and pushing ahead with a $29 billion project to boost its exports of the fuel by more than 50%, stymieing the …
Read More »G7 Countries Agree to Stop International Funding for Coal
The world’s seven largest advanced economies have agreed to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year, and phase out such support for all fossil fuels, to meet globally agreed climate crisis targets. In a communique on Friday, the Group of Seven nations …
Read More »US Imposes Nord Stream 2-Related Sanctions against Three Russian Legal Entities
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions against three Russian legal entities that Washington suggests are involved in construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, according to a statement released on Friday. The entities added to the sanctions list include the Federal State Budgetary Institution Marine Rescue …
Read More »OPEC Says IEA Net-Zero Pathway could Add to Oil-Price Volatility
OPEC has said that an IEA report suggesting that investors should not fund new oil projects to curb emissions could lead to oil-price volatility if it is acted on. The International Energy Agency on Tuesday said investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world …
Read More »German Lawmaker Calls for ‘Countersanctions’ against US over Nord Stream 2
On Wednesday, US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter signalled the Biden administration’s readiness to use all available tools to try and prevent the completion of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas-exporting pipeline. A German lawmaker has urged Berlin to initiate countermeasures against the US over the Nord Stream 2 …
Read More »Siemens Opens Mideast’s First Green Hydrogen Project in Dubai
Global technology major Siemens Energy, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Expo 2020 Dubai, has announced the opening of the first industrial scale, solar-driven green hydrogen facility in the Middle East and North Africa region. Located at Dewa’s Outdoor Testing Facility of the Research and Development …
Read More »EU Lawmakers Give Final Approval to Bloc’s Green Transition Fund
The European Parliament formally approved the European Union’s multi-billion euro fund on Tuesday (18 May) to support countries as they wind down fossil fuel industries as part of Europe’s push towards fighting climate change. The €17.5 billion Just Transition Fund (JTF) combines cash from the EU’s budget and its COVID-19 …
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