As OPEC and its allies ruminate over whether to ease their collective production cuts at the end of the year, a very interested – though perhaps distracted by the US election – Trump administration will be watching closely from Washington. The OPEC+ agreement, forged in April during the worst of …
Read More »Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Hinder Post-Covid Economic Recovery
Sanctions, including those that target Nord Stream pipeline project, are hindering the world’s economy from recovering after the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, Igor SECHIN, the president and CEO of Rosneft, said in his address to the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona. “The sanctions will get in the way of …
Read More »Middle East to Become Major LNG Supplier as Global Fossil Fuel Demand Wanes
The Middle East is expected to become one of the world’s main suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as climate policies see a rapid decline in demand for oil and coal, leading to a shrink in fossil fuel consumption for the first time in modern history, BP said in its …
Read More »Russia Warns of Consequences of US Sanctions against Nord Stream 2
If Washington proceeds with sanctions against the Russia-led natural gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, it will hurt a wide range of Western contractors and investors involved in the undertaking, the project operator has warned. “If imposed, [the sanctions] could directly hit more than 120 companies from more than 12 European …
Read More »Iraq Invites Int’l Bidders to Mansuriya Gas Field
Iraq has invited international bidders to develop its Mansuriya gas field near the Iranian border, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told the state news agency INA last week. The invitation comes after the termination of a contract with a group led by Turkey’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp. that also …
Read More »Rosneft Designs Synthetic Crude Oil Unit
Scientists of the Rosneft United Research and Development Centre have developed a laboratory unit designed to convert methane to synthetic liquid hydrocarbons. The unit has successfully completed a synthetic oil production run, and the Company’s technology for obtaining synthetic oil from associated petroleum gas has undergone a series of expert …
Read More »U.S. Shale Mergers Reshuffle the Oil Production Landscape
The series of mergers reshaping the beleaguered U.S. shale oil industry accelerated Tuesday when Pioneer Natural Resources Co. agreed to buy Parsley Energy Inc. for $4.5 billion in stock, creating one of the largest producers in the Permian Basin. The deal came a day after ConocoPhillips announced its $9.7 billion …
Read More »Oil Falls after Report Points to Surprise Crude Stockpile Gain
Oil dropped toward $41 a barrel in New York after an industry report pointed to a surprise increase in American crude stockpiles, countering optimism over a potential U.S. stimulus agreement. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude inventories climbed by almost 600,000 barrels, according to people familiar with the data. That …
Read More »Turkey to Continue Energy Search in Black Sea
Turkey is set to continue its search for energy resources in Black Sea region, where it has so far discovered 405 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas, the country’s president said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference following an hours-long cabinet meeting in the presidential complex in the …
Read More »Pakistan will Produce Gas and Diesel from Thar Coal
The government has geared up the process on two projects for turning Thar coal into gas and diesel and in is contact with two Chinese companies — China Ghazuba and China Coal, Special Assistant on Coordination of Marketing & Development of Mineral Resources Shahzad Syed Qasim disclosed this to The …
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