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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The US Energy Administration announced on Sunday that the rate of Iraqi oil exports to America reached 230 thousand barrels per day during the first half of 2020. The administration said in a report, “the average Iraqi exports of crude oil to America during the first six months of this …