The US-led price cap coalition will place two separate price limits on Russian oil products depending on their category, the US Treasury Department said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, following a meeting between Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and deputy ministers representing other G7 countries, EU …
Read More »Russia to Sell much-Needed Oil and Gas to Pakistan
Pakistan will start importing oil and gas from Russia by March on terms that will ensure “mutual economic benefit”, the nations said in a joint statement on Friday. Since the launch of its military offensive against Ukraine, Moscow has been targeted by Western economic sanctions and has sharply reduced its …
Read More »Automakers See EV Sales Soar despite Lagging Car Market
While it may have taken trillions of dollars in government subsidies and the suspension of most logic and critical thinking about how EV batteries are made and the power used to charge such vehicles, EVs have still hit a milestone. Sales globally now make up 10% about the global market …
Read More »OPEC Development Fund Raises $1 bln with First ever Bond
The OPEC Fund for International Development, a development institution established by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ member governments nearly 50 years ago, has raised $1 billion by selling its first ever bond. With the money earmarked for food security, healthcare, infrastructure, education, employment and renewable energy projects, the …
Read More »Pakistan could Begin Importing Russian Oil after March
Russia could start exporting oil to energy-starved Pakistan after March if terms are agreed, and is discussing with Islamabad whether payment could be made in the currencies of “friendly” countries, Russia’s energy minister has said. Pakistan has been battling a balance of payment crisis with foreign exchange reserves falling to …
Read More »UAE and India Discussing Settling Non-Oil Trade in Rupees
The United Arab Emirates is in early discussions with India to trade non-oil commodities in Indian rupees, Minister for Foreign Trade Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi told Reuters on Thursday. The minister said other countries, including China, had also raised the issue of settling non-oil trade payments in local currencies. He …
Read More »Global Markets Dip as US Data Stokes Recession Fears
Stocks and oil prices dipped on Thursday after weak US consumer data rekindled global recession worries, while Japan’s yen reared up again as traders took fresh punts that the Bank of Japan will tighten policy soon. An early 0.5% slide in Europe after a bad day for the Nikkei meant …
Read More »Hungary Threatens to Hold up EU Sanctions once again
Hungary is once again threatening to water down the European Union’s sanctions regime against Russia by insisting that nine people be removed from a list of restrictive measures imposed on more than 1,300 individuals and 170 entities during several rounds of action in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. …
Read More »Kazakhstan to Transport Oil to Germany through Russian Pipeline
Kazakhstan has secured approval from Russia to use its pipeline infrastructure to transport 300,000 tons of oil to buyers in Germany in the first quarter of this year, a state-run company announced on January 13. Kaztransoil, a state-owned oil transportation company, said in its statement that oil sourced from the …
Read More »OPEC’s December Production Jumped, but Remains below Target
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries increased its December production, according to the most recent Monthly Oil Market Report published on Tuesday. OPEC-13’s average December production rose by 91,000 barrels per day, according to the MOMR, to 28.971 million bpd, with nearly all of the gains coming from Nigeria. …
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