The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revealed on Monday a notable decrease in oil production among its 13 member states during July. The combined output dropped by 836 thousand barrels per day, settling at 27.310 million barrels per day, compared to the previous month of June. According to …
Read More »China’s Innovative Inroads into Central Asia
Kazakhstan and China are looking to boost joint scientific research. Kazakhstan’s science and higher education minister, Sayasat Nurbek, met with top officials of the China-based Center for Technology Transfer of the SCO Member States (SCO CTTC), the ministry’s press service reported July 24. The parties discussed potential partnerships “in the …
Read More »EU Unlikely to Rethink Russia Price Cap despite Oil’s Gains
EU member states appear to have little appetite for adjusting the G7 price cap on Russian oil exports, despite growing evidence that the value of Russia’s main Urals crude is rising above the previously set level of $60 per barrel. Poland and its smaller Baltic neighbors previously took the most …
Read More »IEA Chief Says Oil Demand Projections Depend on China’s Growth
The International Energy Agency (IEA) will revise its global oil demand growth projections based on the economic growth prospects of China and some other countries, its executive director Fatih Barol said on Saturday. He reiterated the IEA’s view that oil markets are expected to tighten in the second half of …
Read More »Global Energy Demand to Rise 23% by 2045, OPEC Says
Global demand for all forms of energy is forecast to rise by 23% through 2045, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais told a Nigerian oil and gas conference on Tuesday. Oil executives and officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have repeatedly made the case for continued …
Read More »China Says to Continue Efforts to Bring Iran’s Nuclear Deal Back on Track
China’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Beijing will continue its attempts to restore the US-abandoned 2015 nuclear agreement “at an early date”. Speaking at a regular press conference on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear deal, formally known as …
Read More »EU Moves Closer to Exiting Energy Investment Pact
The European Union is going ahead with plans to leave the Energy Charter Treaty, which climate activists have slammed as playing for the hydrocarbons team. The Financial Times reports that the European Commission is later today set to propose a joint exit from the Treaty, after several individual member states …
Read More »World Bank Approves $1.5 Billion for Green Energy in India
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has recently approved 1.5 billion dollars in financing to accelerate India’s development of low-carbon energy. In a statement, the World Bank has said that the financing will help India promote low-carbon energy by scaling up renewable energy, developing green hydrogen, and stimulating climate …
Read More »EU Fails to Agree on Energy Reforms
The European Union failed to agree on proposed reforms to its energy market after a last-minute proposal from rotating president Sweden about extending state support for coal power. The outcome of Monday’s meeting was expected as EU members have markedly different attitudes to coal and its importance in national energy …
Read More »Russia, OPEC+ to Continue Ensuring Fair Prices on Energy Markets
Russia will continue developing relations with Arab states and Persian Gulf states in particular, including in energy area, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview for RT. “Russia will continue its cooperation with many states of the Arab world – first and foremost, Persian Gulf states – in the …
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