Iraq has forecast the average price of its crude oil at $50/b in 2021, 23.4% higher than that which was proposed in the 2020 budget, as OPEC’s second largest producer plans for energy reforms over the next few years, according to a government white paper seen by S&P Global Platts. …

Germany has become the largest consumer of Russian gas in Europe after it increased exports of the blue fuel more than twofold in one month, fresh data from Russian customs shows. Russia pumped over 3.2 billion cubic meters of gas to its largest European trade partner in August, TASS reported, …

‘The worst is definitely behind us’ in the oil market, says Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser Advertisement Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday, October 13, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected it could take at least a year longer. …

A new gas deposit was discovered at the Leningradskoye field of the Yamal gas production centre, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has said. As a result of drilling and testing of an exploratory well, commercial gas inflow was obtained with a flow rate of about 600,000 cubic metres per day, Gazprom …

In some parts of the world, solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, thanks to policies encouraging renewable energy growth. That’s according to a new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Sunshine is free, but the technology needed to turn it into usable …

A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that global energy demand is only expected to rebound to its pre-Covid levels by early 2023, if the pandemic is not prolonged. The IEA said that in the event of a prolonged pandemic, global energy demand would only rebound …

Qatar Petroleum is set to ramp up exports of liquefied natural gas to the U.K. as the Persian Gulf country seeks buyers for the output from a new project and several large supply contracts are due to expire. Qatar reserved capacity for as much as 7.2 million tons of LNG …

The Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, stressed on Tuesday the importance of expediting plans for gas investment associated with oil operations in Al-Rumaila oil field. Ismail said in a statement received by Shafaq News agency, “the maintenance of production in Al-Rumaila oil field and the available investment opportunities in …

“Solar Mapper” aims to accelerate the deployment of solar panels for individuals, providing “an accurate and rapid estimate of the solar energy potential of their homes”. The tool will be rolled out for Europe and then worldwide. It will use artificial intelligence algorithms to provide better results than current tools, …

With the coronavirus pandemic fuelling the demand for plastics, from face shields to packaging used for online shopping deliveries, oil industry players are taking advantage and starting a price war between new plastics that they manufacture against recycled plastics. Across the world, statistics are also showing that recyclers are losing …