Activist firm Engine No. 1, which has nominated four independent director candidates to the ExxonMobil board of directors, has sent a letter to Exxon claiming that it was falling short of what was expected regarding reaching climate goals set by the company. Engine No. 1 analysed ExxonMobil’s recent claims regarding …
Read More »SOMO: More than 60% of Iraq’s Asian Exports Go to India and China
Iraq, the top oil supplier to India, is not cutting volumes to the South Asian country in February amid a focus to maintain its market share in Asia, which consumes at least 70% of its crude exports, the deputy director general of Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) told S&P …
Read More »Energy Ministers of Turkic Council Member-Countries to Hold Meeting
The First Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the Turkic Council will be convened online on 24 February 2021, Trend reports citing the Turkic Council. Hosted by Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the opening remarks of the meeting will be delivered by Minister Shahbazov …
Read More »Iraq “Pauses Oil Pre-Payment Deal with China”
Iraq has reportedly “put on hold” it oil contract with China’s Zhenhua Oil. The multi-billion-dollar agreement would have seen Zhenhua pre-pay Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) for a regular supply of crude oil. Oil prices have risen significantly since the deal was struck.
Read More »Oil Prices to Reach $72 by Summer
Oil prices will rally faster and sharper than previously expected as demand outstrips supply increases from OPEC+, Iran and U.S. shale, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. A reopening of the global economy will help demand return to pre-COVID-19 levels, but inventories remaining tight into the summer will cause West …
Read More »Russia, Saudi Arabia at Odds over Oil Cuts Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
Key questions for the OPEC+ meeting will be whether Saudi Arabia rolls back its voluntary cut of 1 million bbl/d and whether there is room for an additional increase in supply from the whole oil producer group. Saudi Arabia and Russia have differences over a potential deal among OPEC+ oil …
Read More »Iran’s Non-Oil Trade Stands at $65.5b in 11 Months
Iran has traded 134 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $65.5 billion in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020-February 18, 2021), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). As reported by IRIB, during the mentioned period, 103 …
Read More »Iraq Walks Away from $2B Upfront Oil Deal with China
Iraq has decided against signing an oil-supply deal with a Chinese state company that would’ve seen the cash-strapped Arab nation get about $2 billion upfront, according to its oil minister. Baghdad opted not to go ahead with the contract after oil prices rose in recent months, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said …
Read More »CNOOC Makes Large Oil and Gas Find
CNOOC Limited announced Monday that the company has made a “large sized” oil and gas discovery at the Bozhong 13-2 asset in Bohai Bay. Discovery well BZ13-2-2 was drilled and completed at a depth of 17,135 feet and encountered oil pay zones with a total thickness of approximately 1,135 feet, …
Read More »Russian Diplomat Hails Iran-IAEA Agreement
Russian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov hailed understanding between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying it will allow sufficient level of verification. “The IAEA Director General R.Grossi has just returned from #Tehran with positive results,” Ulyanov wrote in his Twitter account …
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