While it may seem like the whole world has come to a standstill, NASA is notably continuing to prep for one of the most important missions in recent memory, set to launch on the 27th of May, coinciding with the week of Memorial Day. Riding aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 …
Read More »India’s Solar Park Scheme Offers $700 Billion Opportunity for Investors
India’s massive solar power park scheme holds immense investment potential, a recent study has found. According to the thinktank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), India could attract investment worth $500-700 billion in its solar power park scheme. The investment is likely to come not only in power …
Read More »Russia Overtakes Saudi Arabia to Become China’s Top Crude Supplier in April
China’s crude oil imports from Russia rose 17.7% year on year to 7.2 million mt or 1.76 million b/d in April, resulting in Russia overtaking Saudi Arabia to become the country’s top supplier in the month, latest data from China’s General Administration of Customs showed. Crude imports from Norway jumped …
Read More »40% Decline in Iran’s Trade with China
Iran’s commercial exchanges with China amounted to $5.26 billion during January-April to register a 40.6% decline compared with the 2019 corresponding period. As data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China show, Iran’s exports to China during the four months totaled $2.34 billion, indicating a …
Read More »2 New Airport Projects Come on Stream in Iran
Two new airport development projects were inaugurated on Monday by President Hassan Rouhani, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami, Managing Director of Iran Airports Company Siavash Amirmokri and other officials via videoconferencing. The first project is the new runway at Ramsar International Airport in the city of Ramsar, …
Read More »U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Broken by Arrival of Iran’s Oil Tanker
Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of the Rai al-Youm website, has told Al Mayadeen TV channel that the U.S. President Donald Trump has suffered defeats as Washington’s sanctions on Venezuela have been broken by arrival of Iran’s oil tanker. President Hassan Rouhani’s warning about Tehran’s firm response in case of …
Read More »JCPOA Opponents Aim to Undermine Tehran-IAEA Ties
Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov in a message said Iran nuclear deal is aimed at restoring confidence, adding that its opponents’ objective is to undermine relations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The purpose of JCPOA is to restore confidence in …
Read More »Russia Loses Its Chance to Capture the EU Gas Market
While the whole world was shocked by negative West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices due to the shortage of demand during the Covid-19 lockdown, the gas market hasn’t seen any dramatic changes. According to Rystad Energy, gas use for industrial consumption is set to decline five per cent, for commercial …
Read More »Zanganeh Criticizes Turkey’s Lack of Coop. on Repairing Joint Gas Pipeline
Iran’s oil minister on Monday criticized Turkey’s lack of cooperation with Iran on having the blasted Iran-Turkey natural gas pipeline repaired. In an interview with state-run radio, Zanganeh said Turkey had “not welcomed” Iran’s offer to repair a natural gas pipeline inside Turkey that was damaged by a blast in …
Read More »Global Oil Demand Is not Heading for a Permanent Decline
Global oil consumption hasn’t peaked, the head of the International Energy Agency warned, throwing cold water on hopes the coronavirus will cap demand and reduce climate-changing emissions. “In the absence of strong government policies, a sustained economic recovery and low oil prices are likely to take global oil demand back …
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