Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Russian Oil Output up Amid Generous OPEC+ Quota

Russia last month increased its oil production amid a more generous OPEC+ quota, even as increasing COVID-19 cases threaten oil demand in the short term. The nation pumped 43.34 million tons (39.3 million metric tonnes) of crude and condensate last month, according to preliminary data from the Russian Energy Ministry’s …

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Iran Intent to Export Gas, Power to Oman

Iran is planning to start exports of gas and electricity to Oman, an official with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said on Saturday. “We are pursuing the exports of gas and electricity to Oman,” Farzad Piltan said. “Next year we will hold a joint economic commission between Iran …

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Total Signs $7bn Iraq Energy Deal

The Oil Ministry has said that Iraq has signed a heads-of-agreement deal with France’s Total spanning four projects involving natural gas, solar energy and seawater reprocessing. Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abul Jabbar said in a ministry statement that Total will make a ‘multibillion-dollar’ investment and the four initial deals will …

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Biden Aims to Juice EV Sales

Dangling tax credits and rebates in his drive to fight climate change, United States (US) President Joe Biden wants you to trade your gas-burning car, truck or SUV for a zero-emissions electric vehicle (EV). Some buyers would find his offer persuasive. Yet Biden’s goal is a daunting one: Even if …

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Iraqi Official Hopes to Import more Gas from Iran

A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has expressed hope that the Iranian authorities would supply gas needed for Iraqi power plants. In the meantime, the United States has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver, allowing Baghdad to import electricity and gas from Tehran. “Baghdad is …

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Putin, Saudi Crown Prince discuss OPEC+

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in a telephone conversation on Thursday, April 1, raised the topic of OPEC+, among other things, Presidnetial spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “The OPEC+ topic was discussed during this conversation, we appreciate the friendly …

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U.S. LNG Export Bonanza Reshapes Energy Map in Asia

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China, Japan and South Korea, the biggest importers of the fuel, have surged to record highs in recent months as the heavily industrialised region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Eikon trade data shows. As with the ramp-up of U.S. oil exports that …

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