Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Brazil’s Offshore Oil Sector is Fueling China

Last year, oil overtook soy as Brazil’s main export for the first time since 2012. According to trade data published by the government, foreign oil sales totalled almost USD 45 billion in 2024, passing soy’s USD 43 billion. The value of Brazil’s crude oil exports has more than doubled in …

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Trump Tariffs could Hit the Battery Storage Sector Hard

The United States utility-scale battery storage sector has been projected to grow dramatically in 2025, as renewable energy companies look for ways to make their clean energy operations more stable and reliable. However, the recent introduction of tariffs on countries worldwide by the Trump administration, with particularly high tariffs on …

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EU Agrees to Seek Eased Natural Gas Storage Target

European Union member states on Friday agreed to give more flexibility to the natural gas storage goals by expanding the period in which countries should have 90% full storage ahead of the winter and could deviate by up to 10% from the filling target. The EU supported the European Commission’s …

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BP Flags Weak Natural Gas Trading for Q1

BP expects to post a weak natural gas trading result for the first quarter, as well as lower gas output, as the UK-based supermajor is resetting its strategy back to core oil and gas operations. Reported upstream production in the first quarter is expected to be lower compared to the …

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