A member of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that Iran’s trade volume exchange with the East especially China must increase, for, western countries showed that they are not trustworthy. Speaking in an interview with Mehr news agency on Wed., Ebrahim Azizi said that senior officials of …
Read More »SP Phase 13 Transmission Pipelines Ready to Go Operational
The gas transmission pipelines of South Pars gas field’s 13A and 13C platforms have become ready to transmit gas from these platforms to the refinery on the coast. As reported by the portal of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing the giant field in …
Read More »SOMO: Iraq Is Committed to OPEC+ Agreement on Production Reduction
The Iraqi Oil marketing company (SOMO) denied, on Thursday, that it exceeded OPEC+ target for oil exports for July. The state company issued a statement in response to the article “Iraqi oil exports in July above OPEC+ target within 20 days only” published by “Attaqa website”. “The Oil Marketing Company …
Read More »Saudis Set for Record Summer Oil Burn to Meet Air Conditioning Demand
As the Middle East enters the hottest days of summer, Saudi Arabia is set to burn potentially record amounts of crude oil to run its power plants and keep its citizens comfortably air-conditioned. Electricity consumption always soars around July and August, when temperatures in the kingdom can rise above 122 …
Read More »Qatar has Lowest ‘2020 Central Government Deficit-to-GDP Ratio’ in GCC
Qatar has the lowest “2020 central government deficit-to-GDP ratio” in the GCC at 10%, S&P Global said and noted fiscal deficits will shrink in the region from 2021, assuming oil prices improve and oil production cuts taper in line with the ‘April 2020 |OPEC+’ agreement. As a percentage of GDP, …
Read More »Iran-China to have Long Term Coop. in Oil Sector
Iranian oil minister on Monday informed that under the framework of the 25-year comprehensive cooperation road map, Iran and China will collaborate on the oil sector in the long-run. As Bijan Namdar Zanganeh told reporters that Iran is ready to sign a similar cooperation road map with all countries. Referring …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Aims to Revamp WTO in Favor of All Members
For a country that is a founding member of OPEC as the biggest oil producer with the largest oil reserves in the world, for a country bordering seven others, for a country hosting the two holy sites where millions of Muslims perform their annual pilgrimage and, last but not least, …
Read More »Iran, Senegal Review Oil, Energy, Agriculture Cooperation
Iran’s Ambassador to Dakar Mohammad Reza Dehshiri held separate meetings with Senegalese Minister of Petroleum and Energy Mouhamadou Makhtar Cisse and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment Moussa Balde. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the expansion of cooperation in the field of oil, gas, and energy. The holding …
Read More »OPEC’s Oil Revenues Fell by 18% in 2019
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Tuesday announced that 13 member nations lost 18 percent of their income in 2019 due to both the fall in oil prices and the loss of markets. According to OPEC’s Annual Statistical Bulletin data, the most affected countries were Iran and Venezuela, which …
Read More »OPEC+ Extends Record Oil Cuts as Saudis, Russians Reach Agreement
OPEC, Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July, prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the past two months by withdrawing almost 10 percent of global supplies from the market. It’s a victory for Saudi Arabia and …
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