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The giant offshore Johan Sverdrup oilfield, Western Europe’s biggest producing field, has resumed normal operations at full capacity following a power outage on Monday, a spokesperson for the operator, Equinor, told Reuters on Wednesday. “The entire production facility at Johan Sverdrup resumed operations yesterday and is now producing steadily at …

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports increased by 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 5.75 million bpd in September—the highest in three months, the latest data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday. The September crude exports were the highest since June, likely due to the lower direct …

Russia is eyeing yet another pipeline to China, this time via Kazakhstan, capable of delivering up to 35 bcm of natural gas annually. Announced by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the plan comes as Moscow pivots hard toward Beijing, already shipping 40 bcm of gas to the Asian giant this …

Russia’s Gazprom PJSC has decided to play its favorite game: pipeline politics. Starting November 16, Austria is off the guest list for Russian natural gas, following a €230 million ($242 million) arbitration spat between Gazprom and Austria’s OMV AG. OMV, refusing to let that cash slip away, decided to withhold …

European oil and gas supermajors BP, Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies are committing a joint investment of $500 million to help ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. The joint investment commitment is part of the energy majors’ efforts to support promising, high-impact projects, primarily in Sub-Saharan …

The transition team appointed by president-elect Donald Trump has set its sights on the $7,500 EV tax incentive implemented by the Biden administration and plans to axe it as soon as possible, Reuters has reported, citing two unnamed sources. Trump has repeatedly showed an absence of soft spots for the …

Exports of Russian refined oil products by sea fell by 7% in October compared to September, due to an increase in idled refining capacity because of maintenance, Reuters estimates based on data from industry sources showed on Wednesday. Russia’s oil product shipments dropped to 8.861 million metric tons last month, …

Weak demand in China will lead to lower supply from the world’s top crude exporter, Saudi Arabia, to the world’s largest crude importer in December, trading sources told Reuters on Monday. The drop in Saudi supply would come despite the fact that the Kingdom has reduced its official selling prices …

India’s fuel exports to Europe have soared this year to make India the biggest exporter of refined oil products to the EU as Indian refiners are capitalizing on a loophole in the EU sanctions against Russia, Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said in its monthly …

Indonesia and China have signed strategic cooperation agreements in critical minerals in total bilateral deals worth $10 billion encompassing green technology, food security, and mineral resources. The agreements were signed this weekend at the Indonesia-China Business Forum in Beijing, which was the first overseas visit of newly inaugurated Indonesian President …