Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a video conference on Wednesday to launch the construction of new Russian-designed reactors at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and the Xudapu NPP in China. The two leaders are expected to formally launch first concreting of …

US oil looks neutral in a range of $63.88-$65.45 per barrel. The bias seems to be towards the downside. The contract failed again to break a resistance at $66.52. The failure suggests the formation of a triple-top around this level. The pattern will be confirmed when oil breaks $63.88. It …

The Biden administration plans to waive sanctions against an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who heads the company that is building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, two people with knowledge of the move said Tuesday. The move to invoke a national security waiver for …

Moscow calls on Washington and Tehran to synchronize their steps to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. “From our standpoint, the United States’ return to the JCPOA is the key issue that needs …

Head of Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA) Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi said that the country exported $5.6 billion worth of non-oil goods and commodities to foreign countries from March 21 to May 15, 2021, showing a 46% rise compared with the same period last year. Mir-Ashrafi said that some 15.5 million tons of …

In the IEA’s “net-zero emissions by 2050 scenario”, fossil fuels make up slightly more than one-fifth of total energy supply, down from almost four-fifths today. Supplies would become increasingly concentrated with a small number of low-cost producers. OPEC’s share of a much-reduced global oil supply grows from around 37% in …

Ours is a global society accustomed to eternal debate and marginal change distributed over many years. But it won’t do in the era of climate change. That’s the message of the International Energy Agency’s “Net Zero by 2050” report. The energy transition, the historically staid body says, is an all-hands-on-deck …

RF President Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Leonid Mikhelson, Chairman of the Management Board of Novatek. They discussed the company’s performance in 2020, current activities and development plans, the Kremlin press office reports. Mikhelson briefed the President on the implementation of the Arctic LNG 2 project and the …

BP is in advanced talks to sell its 28 per cent interest in the Shearwater field in the UK North Sea to Tailwind Energy, an explorer backed by trading house Mercuria Energy Group, people familiar with the matter said. The companies may reach an agreement in the coming days, sources …

Vistra Corp. owns 36 natural-gas power plants, one of America’s largest fleets. It doesn’t plan to buy or build any more. Instead, Vistra intends to invest more than $1 billion in solar farms and battery storage units in Texas and California as it tries to transform its business to survive …