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Some $30bn (£24.2bn) of investment in new UK energy projects is at risk if Labour wins the next election, a top energy consultancy has warned. Consultancy giant Wood Mackenzie believed the growing expectation of a Labour government – which has pledged to ban new North Sea oil and gas developments …

China and Kazakhstan are planning a new rail connection and border crossing in the Bakhty-Ayagoz area, expressing hope that the new route can cut freight transit times. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the move during the May 24 Eurasian Economic Forum, attended by representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union. Kazakhstan’s …

Emergency energy price measures implemented by the European Union in 2022 will not be extended further, the European Commission said on Monday, bringing to an end hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts, subsidies and other incentives. Citing electricity prices that have dropped to under 80 euros per megawatt-hour …

Following a suspense-filled weekend in Vienna, where OPEC oil ministers attempted to downplay media attention, global oil markets remain uncertain about the direction of oil prices. The recent “surprise” oil production cut announced by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdelaziz bin Salman, has failed to restore confidence in the …

Saudi Arabia will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a broader OPEC+ deal to limit supply into 2024 as the group seeks to boost flagging oil prices. Saudi’s energy ministry said the country’s output would drop to 9 million barrels per day (bpd) in …

Iraq is negotiating with Turkey to resume pumping oil exports from the Kurdistan region, confirmed by Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani on Friday. He also emphasized that the OPEC+ coalition is committed to making decisions that achieve balance in the oil market and serve the interests of consumers, producers, and …

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that the country should speed up the transition to green energy both for climate protection and more prosperity. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, after a meeting with business and trade union leaders, Scholz underlined that Germany has ambitious goals, and it is aiming …

Falling coal prices could drive Chinese imports to all-time highs, as fuel unwanted elsewhere in the world is diverted to the biggest consumer. China’s purchases may hit about 326 million to 345 million tonnes in 2023, according to its top industry association. That compares with 266 million tonnes in 2022, …

The UK has invested $34 billion in Azerbaijan’s economy, Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov said during the meeting with British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Azerbaijan, Baroness Emma Nicholson, Trend reports. According to him, issues of switching to “clean” energy were discussed during the meeting. “We discussed issues …

Days ahead of the key OPEC+ meeting on June 4, the leading producers in the group, Saudi Arabia and Russia, are at odds about output policy. Riyadh has grown increasingly frustrated with Russia, which apparently hasn’t kept its end of the deal and isn’t reducing oil production as pledged, complicating …