QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil to farm into an exploration license offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, it said on October 24. The transaction has received all necessary consents from the Canada- Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). According to the agreement, QatarEnergy will …

The European Union’s top negotiator will meet his counterpart from Tehran this week in Brussels for talks on restarting negotiations over Iran’s nuclear deal, a spokesman for the bloc said on Monday. “I can confirm that a bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart is planned for this week,” spokesman Peter …

Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, plans to invest $3 billion annually to replace the burning of liquids at its power plants with natural gas, the country’s deputy minister said. “We’re also drawing policies to stop burning accompanying gas [flared gas] that will stop for good by 2025,” said Ali Allawi, who …

Russian natural gas supplied to Europe has the minimal carbon footprint and meets all EU climatic requirements, Deputy CEO of the Russian gas holding Elena Burmistrova said in an interview with the Gazprom’s corporate magazine. The European Union has recently announced plans to introduce the carbon duty in 2026 at …

Third Iran-Germany Joint Energy Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25, Trend reports citing ILNA. The meeting will be held online, via a video conference. The Iranian delegation will be represented by Oil Minister Jawad Owji. According to ILNA, the first Iran-Germany Joint Energy Committee meeting was held …

China will work toward having 80% of its total energy mix from non-fossil fuel sources by 2060 and 1,200 GW of solar and wind generation capacities by 2030, according to a high-level policy framework for achieving peak carbon and carbon neutrality, published by the State Council, the country’s highest executive …

In its International Energy Outlook 2021, the EIA projects that global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will increase for countries both inside and outside of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over the next 30 years under current laws and regulations. Between 2020 and 2050, the EIA projects that …

China will modify its current energy structure with measures including establishing a carbon dioxide emissions scale control system and restricting coal-fired power projects, He Lifeng, chairman of National Development and Reform Commission, said in an article published in the People’s Daily on Monday. The article, which reinitiated the efforts that …

Oil prices climbed on Monday, extending preweekend gains to hit multiyear highs as global supply remained tight amid solid fuel demand in the US and elsewhere in the world as economies pick up from coronavirus pandemic-induced slumps. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 87c, or 1.0%, to $84.63 …

Saudi Arabia is aiming for a net-zero carbon target by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said at the Saudi Green Initiative Forum (SGI) on Saturday. The kingdom plans to cut 278 million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030, he said in recorded comments. This would entail investments of more …