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Italian Eni and French TotalEnergies on Monday began the exploratory drilling of a natural gas well off the coast of Cyprus in the same block where a discovery was made in 2018. On Monday, the Tungsten Explorer drillship arrived off the coast of Cyprus to begin drilling in Block 6, …

CEO and President of Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser said that the company cannot expand production capacity any faster than promised. “The world is facing a major oil supply crunch as most companies are afraid to invest in the sector as they face green energy pressures,” Nasser said. Aramco is sticking …

European-born executives at Rosneft quit the Russian oil giant days before the EU sanctions banning European citizens from working at the state-held Russian firm entered into force, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting six sources with knowledge of the matter. The departure of the five now-former executives at Rosneft could stall …

Italian energy giant Eni has started procedures to open accounts in euros and roubles with private Russian bank Gazprombank, the company announced on Tuesday. In April, Moscow said it would only continue gas exports in exchange for roubles in response to the West’s sanctions. The European Commission issued then the …

Gazprom decided not to renew its capacity share via the Yamal gas pipeline that runs through Poland nor the capacity transit via Slovakia for June, Czech press agency ČTK reported based on their findings of the results of an energy auction. Gazprom announced last week that it would not transport …

Lukoil ranked second with a brand strength score of 87.4 out of 100, while Gazprom was fifth with 85.9. Malaysia’s Petronas ranked first with 87.7, and the other companies in the top five were Brazil’s Petrobras and Thailand’s PTT. The relative strength of brands is determined through a balanced scorecard …

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil-producing company, said on Sunday its shareholders have approved a board recommendation to increase capital. The boost will be by way of granting bonus shares through the capitalisation of 15 billion Saudi riyals ($4bn) from the company’s retained profits, Aramco said in a filing to …

Bosch is planning not only to use green hydrogen but also to be one of the companies producing it. To do so, Bosch is branching out into the development of components for electrolyzers, which use electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. “We cannot afford to delay climate action …

French energy major TotalEnergies has started construction of the Eolmed project, operated by Qair and in which TotalEnergies has a 20 percent stake. This 30 MW project is located some 12 miles off the coast of Gruissan and Port la Nouvelle. The start of production is expected by 2024. The …

Saudi Aramco has dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company as surging oil prices drive up shares and tech stocks slump. The Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, billed as the largest oil producing company in the world, was valued at $2.42 trillion based on the price …