Iraq topped the list of India’s oil suppliers in July, data by Vortexa, an oil and gas analytic platform, revealed. The Vortexa data show that 64pc of India’s July crude imports, or 2.1mn b/d, came from the Middle East, compared with 2.3mn b/d in the previous month. Of the 2.1mn …
Read More »Aramco Net Income Soars 288% to $25.5bn in Q2
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) today reported a 288% increase in net income for the second quarter of 2021 from the same quarter of last year to $25.5 billion, declaring a dividend of $18.8 billion. The company’s net income for the first half of the year was $47.2 billion, representing …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to Drive Oil and Gas Production Increases This Decade as Majors Remain Wary
Saudi Arabia will lead increases in oil and gas production globally through 2030 as international energy majors remain wary of fluctuating demand and focus on short-term profit, according to Fitch Ratings. The Kingdom will increase production of crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids by 2.24 million barrels a day …
Read More »Gazprom Boosts Gas Exports to Europe in H1 2021
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom boosted its natural gas exports to Europe by 23 percent annually in January to July 2021, Gazprom Export said this week. In the first seven months of this year, Gazprom’s gas sales to Turkey and Europe reached 115.3 billion cubic meters, up by 23.2 percent annually, …
Read More »World’s First Ultra-Deepwater FPSO ‘Giant Step Forward’ for China Offshore
Built to China Classification Society (CCS) rules, Shen Hai Yi Hao has been deployed by field operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) – China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas. CNOOC estimates the Lingshui 17-2’s reserves at about 136Bn cubic metres (bcm) of recoverable gas. CCS …
Read More »China’s First Independent Offshore Oil Project in Full-Capacity Production
China’s largest offshore oil producer China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) on Monday announced that Liuhua 16-2 oilfield cluster, China’s first independent deepwater oil and gas project, is now in full-throttle production in the South China Sea. CNOOC hailed the new progress at Liuhua 16-2 oilfield cluster as another major …
Read More »Aramco Refutes Bitcoin Mining Plans Report
Aramco has refuted recent reports claiming that the company plans to embark on Bitcoin mining activities. In a statement, Aramco said: “With reference to recent reports claiming that the company will embark on Bitcoin mining activities, Aramco confirms that these claims are completely false and inaccurate.” Aramco is a global …
Read More »Russia’s Oil, Condensate Output Rises amid Higher OPEC+ Quotas
Russia increased oil production in July for the first time in three months, after more generous quotas were extended to the entire OPEC+ alliance. Producers pumped 44.24 million tons of crude and condensate last month, according to preliminary data from the Energy Ministry’s CDU-TEK unit. That’s about 10.46 million barrels …
Read More »Russians Decide against Selling Iraqi Oilfield to China
Russia’s Lukoil PJSC is retracting its decision to sell its stake in West Qurna-2 field in the south to Chinese companies, according to Iraqi state-run newspaper Al-Sabah. Iraq’s oil ministry has been in talks with the company for the last six months to convince it to repeal its decision, and …
Read More »Coal Demand Is Spiking In 2021
Amid all the talk of global warming, climate change-induced catastrophes, decarbonization and green finance, the global trade in “dirty” coal is enjoying an ironic renaissance. Bulk ships are busy transporting coal to Asia — and to eco-conscious Europe — boosting freight income for some of the very shipowners who publicly …
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