Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Oil Demand Is Back in Focus after Vaccine-Led Rally

The optimism around vaccine rollouts has supported oil prices into 2021 – but traders are now focusing on the impact of the pandemic on longer-term demand for the commodity. Brent crude prices closed at $55.04 a barrel in its last trading session, while US crude dripped slightly to $52.14. “We …

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South Pars Phase 22-24 LPG Storage Tanks Go Operational

Two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage tanks of phase 22-24 of Iran’s South Pars gas field have gone operational and ready to store 80,000 cubic meters of gas, the head of Iran’s Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) announced on Saturday. According to Mohammad Meshkinfam a total of four storage …

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The Best Performing Oil Major In 2020

Despite the devastating downturn of 2020, most global majors held up quite well during the market turmoil, a Rystad Energy comparative analysis reveals after measuring key upstream performance metrics. Total outshined all other peers, as the French company not only exceled in financial and operational performance, but also was the …

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Russian LNG Production Sees Modest Jump in 2020

Russia’s liquefied natural gas production rose by 3.5 percent last year to a total 30.5 million tons, according to data from Rosstat, the country’s official statistics agency. In December alone, Russian producers turned out 2.85 million tons, which was up 1.4 percent on the year and 5.8 percent on November, …

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OPEC Oil Output Rises for 7th Month in January

Oil output of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose for the seventh straight month in January, with Nigeria recording the biggest output decline, according to a Reuters survey. The output increased by 160,000 barrels per day (pbd) to reach 25.75 million in January compared with the previous …

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