Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has announced that his country plans to increase its oil output capacity to take its share back from the market in case of the US sanctions termination. Iran is expanding its oil-production capacity in anticipation that an eventual end of sanctions would allow it to …
Read More »US Natural Gas Futures Fall
US natural gas futures fell over 2% on Thursday, following a 3% decline in crude futures related to worries about ongoing coronavirus demand destruction despite a report showing a smaller-than-usual weekly gas storage build that was in line with estimates. That price drop also came as gas output slowly rises …
Read More »Farzad-B Gas Field Development Deal to be Signed Soon
Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Saturday that the operator for Farzad-B gas field has been determined and the deal for the development of the field is going to be signed in the near future, Mehr News Agency reported. Masoud Karbasian made the announcement on the …
Read More »Covid-19, the No.1 Threat to Oil Market’s Full Recovery
Global oil demand has rebounded somewhat faster than previously thought, although the spread of the coronavirus in the United States and Latin America is “casting a shadow over the outlook,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) wrote in its latest Oil Market Report. The last few weeks have seen crude oil …
Read More »Equinor to Build the World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm
Equinor plans to build the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm in South Korea with up to 100 turbines. We have a plan for construction start in 2023, which can give a possible start of production in 2026, confirms press spokesman Erik Haaland in Equinor to Teknisk Ukeblad (TU). It …
Read More »OPEC and Allies Set to Ease Oil Output Cuts, Anticipating Demand Recovery
An alliance of crude producers led by Saudi Arabia is pushing OPEC and its allies to increase oil production starting in August, officials in the group said, amid signs that demand is returning to normal levels following coronavirus-related lockdowns. Key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and …
Read More »Iranian Companies Sign Development Contract of Joint Oilfield with Iraq
Iranian companies on Saturday signed contract for development of Yaran joint oil field with Iraq. The National Oil Company and Persia Oil and Gas Industry Development Company signed the contract to develop Iranian share of Majnoon joint oilfield with Iraq. North Yaran oil field is located in Khuzestan Province, approximately …
Read More »Iran Will Develop Oil Industry despite U.S. Sanctions
Iran is determined to develop its oil industry in spite of U.S. sanctions imposed on the country, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a televised speech on Saturday. “We will not surrender under any circumstances … We have to increase our capacity so that when necessary with full strength …
Read More »IEA: Rising COVID-19 Cases Add Uncertainty to Demand Outlook
Global oil demand will average 92.1 million b/d in 2020, down by 7.9 million b/d versus 2019, the US International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast in its July Oil Market Report—a slightly smaller decline than forecast in the last report. Meantime, the agency highlighted uncertainty about the forward path for global …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Falls for 18th Week In A Row
Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the number of oil and gas rigs in the US fell again this week, by 5, to 258, marking the eighteenth loss in the number of active rigs, with losses in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus, and Barnett basins. The total oil and gas …
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