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OPEC+’s decision to cut oil production came at the “worst possible moment” and will add to global inflationary pressure, a senior US State Department official said during a visit to the Middle East. “The impact is wide ranging,” Barbara Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, told reporters …

OPEC+ defended its controversial oil-production cuts, saying they were justified by the growing risk of a global recession. The cartel agreed on Oct. 5 to reduce its collective crude-output target by two million barrels, sparking condemnation from consumers including the U.S., which accused it of aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine. …

India may not be the most excited member of the club planning to cap prices of Russian crude oil, reported Livemint. Recently, finance ministers of G7 countries led by the US, proposed that oil-related service providers may only be allowed to deal in Russian seaborne oil and petroleum products at …

The India-based Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is looking to buy a stake in the Russian firm managing the Sakhalin-1 project, while Japan is holding talks with stakeholders to decide on the project, according to Reuters. Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement to transfer operations …

China will greatly increase domestic energy supply capacity and its reserve capacity for key commodities, government officials said on Monday, reiterating a policy of ensuring supplies and stabilising prices of raw materials. The world’s top energy consumer will enhance a “diversified domestic supply base” centred on coal while accelerating development …

Half of German companies have recently been unable to realize their investment plans, which they intended to do, due to the energy crisis, and 39% of them were forced to completely withdraw from some markets. According to the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, these figures were revealed as a result of …

Union Petroleum and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep S Puri on Friday assured that the Indian petroleum industry was at the cusp of opportunity and will be able to produce 25 per cent of its crude oil demand by 2030. Interacting with the media at the inaugural event of the South …

European countries are buying gas at sky-high prices and scrambling to curb energy use to avoid fuel shortages this winter, but early weather forecasts point to the risk of a cold snap that could temporarily hike demand. Surging European gas and power prices as the result of reduced Russian supplies …

Any attack on the TurkStream gas pipeline will be an act of terrorism, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Speaking to state media, Orban said Budapest will “respond accordingly” if there is any attack on the pipeline, which carries gas from Russia to Türkiye and further to European …

Qatar is interested in joining French firm TotalEnergies and Italy’s Eni in exploring for oil in two areas in Lebanese waters, the Lebanese energy minister said on Friday. Qatar wants to join the consortium to explore for oil in blocks 4 and 9 in the Eastern Mediterranean, Walid Fayad said …