Russia’s vast natural gas reserves and renewables potential could make it one of the world’s largest hydrogen producers within the next decades. Russia’s mineral and energy wealth has given it a second chance in global affairs after the Cold War and the implosion of the Soviet Union. Oil and gas …
Read More »Industry Warns Looming Gas Shortages could Hamper Exports
Industrialists on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure that the commitment made to the business community for uninterrupted gas supply was fulfilled in letter and spirit. In a joint statement, Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) M. Shariq Vohra …
Read More »Oilfield Service Giants are Diversifying Their Operations
The oilfield services sector is usually the one to suffer the most during an oil and gas industry downturn. This last crisis has been no exception in most respects. Drilling fell sharply this year in response to the demand slump in both oil and gas, budgets were cut and exploration …
Read More »US Crude Oil Inventories Fall for Week Ending Dec. 25
US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.2% for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Inventories decreased by 6.1 million barrels to 493.5 million barrels, more than the market expectation of a fall of 2.1 million barrels. Strategic petroleum reserves, which …
Read More »US Crude Oil Inventories Fall for Week Ending Dec. 25
US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.2% for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Inventories decreased by 6.1 million barrels to 493.5 million barrels, more than the market expectation of a fall of 2.1 million barrels. Strategic petroleum reserves, which …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Eyes Bigger Overseas Investments in Industrial, Services Sectors
Saudi Arabia is looking to boost its overseas investments and expand its global footprint in several sectors including industrials and services over the coming years, said Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. Several companies, such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, and ACWA Power, in addition to other private companies, are …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Pipelaying in German Waters Completed
In Germany’s exclusive maritime economic zone, the section of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed. That’s according to dpa agency’s report of December 28. The pipes were laid on a 2.6 km section at a 30-meter depth. Russian pipelayer Fortuna was involved in relevant works. Noteworthy, the …
Read More »Algerian Energy Minister Urges OPEC+ Caution as Virus Mutation Clouds Outlook
The OPEC+ alliance should remain cautious at its upcoming meeting Jan. 4 because a new strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, B117, is likely to weigh on global oil demand outlook at the beginning of 2021, the Algerian energy minister Abdelmadjid Attar said in a Dec. 27 interview with …
Read More »Russia Faces Not Just Falling Oil Prices but Declining Production
Most observers believe that falling oil prices delivered the coup de grâce to the Soviet Union, but in fact, it was not just declining prices but declining production as well that did the job. That combination has reappeared now – and there are few prospects that Russia will be able …
Read More »Iraq Aims to Boost Southern Ports Crude Export Capacity
Iraq aims to increase crude oil export capacity from its southern ports to 6 million barrels per day from the current 3.5 million barrels a day capacity, Karim Hattab, deputy oil minister for distribution affairs said in a statement. Hattab said the increased capacity would be after 2023 and that …
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