The United States is on track to receive nearly 3 million barrels of crude oil from Venezuela this month, according to shipping documents seen by Reuters. Chevron is on track to ship 100,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil per day into the United States as part of a license it …
Read More »Steelmakers Increase Production amidst Rising Prices and Demand
U.S. steel prices continue to rise amid ongoing price hikes from domestic steelmakers. The ascent for HRC prices accelerated throughout January as they jumped by over 10%. Meanwhile, plate prices returned sideways with a modest month-over-month rise of just under 2%. Of course, this came after prices traded down throughout …
Read More »China Wants to Know how much Russian Oil its Independent Refiners are Buying
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has recently met with representatives of around ten independent refiners to inquire about how much Russian crude oil the private refiners are importing and at what prices, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. China is buying increased volumes of Russian crude as …
Read More »Russia Urges U.S. to Prove Innocence over Nord Stream Incident
The United States should try to prove its innocence of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Russian Embassy in the United States said on Thursday. The Russian side will not allow to simply turn the page on destroying critical energy infrastructure, especially given the fact that nothing is …
Read More »Russia Trumps Iraq as India’s Top Oil Supplier in January
India’s Iraqi oil imports in January rose to a seven-month high of 983,000 barrels per day (bpd), up 11% from December, data from trade sources showed. However, it only comes second to Moscow as India’s oil imports from Russia climbed to a record 1.4 million bpd in January, up 9.2% …
Read More »Egypt can’t Solve Europe’s LNG Problems Overnight
For years, Egypt has been performing a tough balancing act between the West and Russia, with Cairo casting itself as an actor that both parties can lean on. Egypt was the Soviet Union’s principal ally in the Middle East during the Cold War and remains an important partner today. Last …
Read More »Russia Says U.S. should Prove It did not Destroy Nord Stream
The United States should try to prove it was not behind the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines that connected Russia to Western Europe, the Russian embassy to the United States said on Thursday. Moscow considers the destruction of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines last September …
Read More »OPEC: Iraq among Countries with Lowest Oil Production in February
OPEC has raised its 2023 global oil demand growth forecast in its first upward revision for months, due to China’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, and trimmed supply forecasts for Russia and other non-OPEC producers, pointing to a tighter market. Global oil demand will rise this year by 2.32 million barrels …
Read More »Azerbaijan Produces 533,000 Barrels of Crude Oil per Day in January 2023
“In January 2023, the daily oil production (including condensate) in Azerbaijan totaled to 652,000 barrels, including 533,000 barrels’ crude oil and 119,000 barrels’ condensate,” the Ministry of Energy told AZERTAC. According to the new commitments of the participating countries of the Declaration of Cooperation, Azerbaijan’s commitment to cuts is 33,000 …
Read More »Iraq to Dispatch Fuel to Syria, Turkey after Earthquake Disaster
Iraq will dispatch 60,000 tons of fuel oil to neighboring Syria following last week’s deadly earthquakes that killed thousands. In a statement, the Iraqi government said the aid shipment will be delivered to the Syrian side through Al-Mikhtaf area in the Iraqi territorial waters. The statement said the aid shipment …
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