Russia can ensure a steady supply of energy resources to China that it needs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “China and Russia complement one another, I am talking about the high pace of development of the Chinese economy and the demand for energy resources. China needs these shipments to be …
Read More »Turning Brazil into World’s Fourth Largest Oil Producer with New Hydrocarbon Exploration Programme
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is setting the wheels into motion to launch a programme, which would step up investments in oil and natural gas exploration to promote regional development and foster national production while making Brazil the fourth largest oil producer in the world. To this end, …
Read More »Chad Nationalizes all Assets Owned by Exxon Mobil
The nationalization of Exxon Mobil’s assets in Chad comes after the oil giants divested from them in December 2022, media have reported. Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights, including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorizations, that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, the West African nation’s …
Read More »Denmark Investigates Unidentified Object in Nord Stream Blast
Denmark is salvaging an unidentified object found next to a Russian gas pipeline damaged in a blast last September, as investigators continue to seek who was behind the attack. The operation comes two weeks after German authorities said they searched a vessel that may have transported explosives used in the …
Read More »Greek Owners Increase Market Share of Russian Oil Exports
Greek ships remain the dominant force shipping Russian crude, increasing their market share significantly since the December 5 ban on Russian oil exports started, according to new data from freight data firm Vortexa. Greek and other foreign owners are allowed to transport crude and products out of Russia under an …
Read More »France-Germany Energy Tensions Loom over EU Summit
A burgeoning row between France and Germany fired by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines threatens to spill over into a gathering of the 27 European Union leaders on Thursday (23 March). A row erupted between two of the European Union’s biggest economies after Berlin upset some of its …
Read More »IRENA: Global Renewable Energy Grows by Record 9.6% in 2022
Global renewable generation capacity increased by 9.6%, or 295 gigawatts (GW) last year, amounting to a total of 3,372 GW, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) revealed in a recent report. Renewables delivered 83% of all electricity capacity installed last year, according to IRENA’s Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023. The report …
Read More »OECD: Falling Energy Prices could Bolster Global Economic Growth
Signs have emerged of a slight improvement in the global economy, thanks to falling energy and food prices in early 2023, the OECD said on Friday as it raised its global economic growth projections for this year and next. The OECD now expects global economic growth at 2.6% this year, …
Read More »Iraq Ready to Increase Oil Production if OPEC+ Decides
Iraqi Oil Minister, Hayyan Abdulghani, expressed his country’s readiness to increase oil production if OPEC+ decides to do so. Speaking at the Baghdad International Dialogue Conference on Sunday, Abdulghani stated that Iraq is committed to maintaining a production rate of 220,000 barrels per day in line with OPEC+ quotas. The …
Read More »EIA Annual Energy Outlook: U.S. to Remain Net Exporter of Petroleum Products
In its Annual Energy Outlook 2023 published on Thursday, the Energy Information Administration predicted that high international demand for petroleum products will lead to continued growth in U.S. production. Combined with relatively little growth in domestic consumption, this means the United States remains a net exporter of petroleum products and …
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