Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery in the Swisher prospect near the Fram field in the North Sea offshore Norway. Equinor, as the operator of the production licence 248 C, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 35/11-24 S and appraisal wells 35/11-24 …
Read More »G-20 Seeks Investments to Ensure Energy Security, Market Stability
Energy ministers from the Group of 20 major economies called Tuesday for capital investments in innovative technologies and infrastructure to support energy security and bolster market stability as economies seek to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic. “As we address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, we recognize that energy …
Read More »Russia Remains China’s Top Oil Supplier
Russia was the biggest exporter of crude oil to China last month, for the 2nd month in a row, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. Saudi Arabia came 2nd, but its exports to the world’s top importer fell by 300 % in August, Oilprice analysed. Russia shipped 1.37 million bpd …
Read More »Oil Slips as Surge in Virus Cases Clouds Demand Recovery
Oil prices dipped on Monday as rising coronavirus cases upset hopes for a smooth recovery in fuel demand, with the main crude benchmarks on track for their first monthly falls in multiple months after slipping last week. Brent crude fell 37 cents, or 0.9%, to $41.55 a barrel by 0652 …
Read More »Russia Sees Long Way to Recovery for Global Crude Oil Market
Russia expects a long and gradual revival of the oil market after the pandemic this year crushed energy demand across the world. “The recovery won’t be fast, it will take quite a while before the pre-crisis levels can be reached,” Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Sunday. In 2020, on …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Sends World-First Shipment of Blue Ammonia to Japan
Saudi Aramco, which made the announcement Sunday, produced the fuel, which it does by converting hydrocarbons into hydrogen and then ammonia, and capturing the carbon dioxide byproduct. Japan will receive 40 tons of blue ammonia in the first shipment, Aramco said. Ammonia can be burned in thermal power stations without …
Read More »Russia Supports Renewable Resources-Based Economy Concept
Russia supports the concept of the Closed Carbon Cycle Economy based of renewable resources, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak sais on Sunday at a meeting of Group of Twenty energy ministers. “I would like to thank, first of all, Saudi Arabia for high-quality presidency and offering a G20 energy agenda, …
Read More »Iran Boosts Oil Exports to 1.5 mbpd despite Sanctions
Oil exports from Iran hit a year and a half high in August despite heavy sanctions from the US, according to a recent estimate from TankerTracker. Iran is estimated to have exported nearly 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil and condensate so far in September, in what …
Read More »Barkindo: OECD Oil Stocks Below Five-Year Average after First Quarter of 2021
Commercial oil inventories in OECD countries are expected to stand slightly above the five-year average in the first quarter of 2021, before falling below that level for the rest of the year, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Sunday. The level of oil stockpiles in the developed OECD countries …
Read More »Iran’s Natural Gas Storage Rises in H1
The volume of natural gas stored in Iran’s storage facilities during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21) has increased considerably compared to the same period last year, Head of National Iranian Gas Transmission Company (NIGTC) said. According to Mehdi Jamshidi Dana, gas storage in …
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