Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the OPEC+ agreements in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said. They said they would continue close coordination between Russia and Saudi Arabia “in the interests of maintaining stability in the world energy market,” the statement …
Read More »Iran Calls US Attempt to Seize Oil Act of Piracy
Iran said an attempt by the U.S. government to seize 2 million barrels of oil aboard a Greek-owned tanker was “an act of piracy,” as tensions between Washington and the Islamic Republic show little sign of easing under Joe Biden’s presidency. Washington claims the crude on the Achilleas ship was …
Read More »Shell to Accelerate Net Zero Ambitions, Aims for 2050 Deadline
Shell is accelerating its commitment to reach net zero emissions, with the oil company now aiming to zero out its impact on the environment by 2050. The 2050 date isn’t exactly new for Shell, it had already promised that its energy business would achieve net zero by this date, although …
Read More »Iran Calls on IAEA to Guarantee Information Confidentiality
Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the Vienna-based International Organizations Kazzem Qaribabadi said his country has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure that the information of its nuclear program would not be leaked. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially informed the IAEA of its concerns regarding the principle of …
Read More »NIOC Outlines HSE Priorities for Major Subsidiaries
Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has outlined the main Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)-related priorities of the company to its major subsidiaries namely Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), and Iranian Oil Terminal Company (IOTC). In a directive addressed to the …
Read More »World’s 1st Zero-Emission Tanker Project will Use Corvus Energy Storage System
Corvus Energy was selected to provide an energy storage system (ESS) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the zero-emissions electric e5 tanker it is building, the world’s first zero-emissions tanker. The electric tanker is under construction for Tokyo’s Asahi Tanker Co. The battery-powered vessel was designed by e5 Lab Inc., which …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline will be Built despite US Attempts to Delay
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be built despite Washington’s destructive steps aimed at hindering this effort, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview broadcast by Rossiya-1 TV channel on Sunday. “European countries and European companies are interested in it. We are sure that it will …
Read More »Oil Majors are Driving aWind Energy Revolution
Thanks to zero-carbon promises, wind farms are expected to overtake the number of oil rigs in British waters by 2030. Oil majors are diversifying their energy production to evolve with the times. Both BP and Total have highlighted strategies for wind energy production in the U.K., with BP investing £924 …
Read More »Iraq to Build Oil Depots in Pakistan and China
Oil Minister, Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar confirmed on Sunday Iraq’s endeavors to build oil depots in Pakistan and China, indicating that 70% of Iraq’s oil exports go to the east. Abdul-Jabbar said in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, “Iraq seeks to build oil depots in Pakistan and China,” noting, “there is …
Read More »OPEC: Iran’s Crude Oil Output Grows in January
Iran has continued its push toward retaining the oil market share as the country added more barrels to its daily production in January compared to the previous month, data published by OPEC showed. Iran’s crude oil output averaged 2.08 million barrels per day last month, an increase of 62,000 bpd …
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