Energy Policy

The European Union has stepped up security measures and protection of its critical energy infrastructure following the sabotage on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last autumn, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the North Sea Summit late on Monday. “We know that our critical infrastructures are …

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that the global oil market could see tightness in the second half of 2023, which would push oil prices higher. Executive Director of IEA, Fatih Birol, made the prediction as oil prices surged above $80 since the beginning of the month, after the …

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift towards cleaner, renewable energy. But they set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. The …

The global oil market could see tightness in the second half of 2023, which would push oil prices higher, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Wednesday (April 12). Oil prices have surged above US$80 (RM353) since the beginning of the month, after the Organization …

Iran and the European Union’s 27 member states traded €401.17 million worth of goods in January 2023, registering a 5.31% rise compared with the same month of the year before. New data released by Eurostat show Germany was the top trading partner of Iran in the EU region during the …

The increasingly closer relations between China and Russia and the Chinese push to make its currency more relevant on the global markets are challenging the dominance of the petrodollar. The U.S. dollar, which has been the currency of choice in oil trade since the 1970s, is still the dominant currency …

Turkey on Wednesday said it was ready to assist Hungary with natural gas delivery via the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP). “We, (Turkey) together with Azerbaijan, are ready to provide all means of support in the delivery of natural gas to Hungary via TANAP,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at …

The OPEC+ coalition is showing no signs of adjusting oil production next week, staying the course amid turbulence in financial markets. Group leader Saudi Arabia has said publicly that the 23-nation alliance should keep supplies steady for the whole of 2023 as it navigates a fragile recovery in global oil …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday evening spoke with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi. Amir-Abdollahian congratulated Albusaidi on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and highlighted issues of mutual interest in bilateral ties including the need for coordination of the upcoming visit of Oman’s sultan to Tehran. …

The European Commission (EC) has outlined plans for how the EU will compete in the development of new technologies necessary for the green transition against the US and China. The Critical Raw Minerals Act, proposed by the European Commission on Thursday, seeks to reduce the EU’s dependence on raw minerals …