International

Adnoc Drilling, the largest national drilling company in the Middle East by rig fleet size, is looking to expand into the GCC as drilling activity increases after a surge in crude oil prices, according to the company’s chief executive. Rig activity in the GCC, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and …

China is adding coal plants to tackle energy security concerns, but this doesn’t mean it is backing away from its previously stated emissions curbs, Chinese delegates said at the COP27 summit this week. China may be adding new coal plants to prevent a repeat poor performance from recent years that …

The World Bank Group has created the Hydrogen for Development Partnership (H4D), a new global initiative to boost the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen in developing countries. The announcement was made on November 15, Energy Day, at COP27. H4D will help catalyse significant financing for hydrogen investments in the next few …

It is possible that U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, believed for a moment that his call to the new Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, saying that Washington “is eager to work with the government and people of Iraq to improve respect for human rights, increase economic opportunities, advance …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced Tuesday that eight out of 13 countries, including Saudi Arabia, decreased their oil production last October. OPEC said in a report the production of OPEC member countries of oil dropped by 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the past month to …

Asian share markets were mixed on Tuesday and oil was weaker as investors sought to digest the economic implications of China’s COVID policy adjustments and a rescue package for the country’s struggling property sector. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was up 0.1%, following mild losses for …

Crude oil began trade today with a gain on the resurgence of hopes that Chinese demand is about to enter recovery mode. The hopes followed announcements from China that some pandemic restrictions will be relaxed. The gains, albeit modest, reflect a reversal in market sentiment, which just last week led …

Oil-laden tankers risk being left languishing at sea if insurers do not urgently get clarity on an unfinished G7 and European Union plan to cap the price of Russian crude, two senior industry executives told Reuters. The Group of Seven (G7), which includes the United States, Britain, Germany and France, …

G20 countries are expected to further their talks on the acceleration of energy transition at their upcoming summit in Bali, Indonesia, as soaring energy prices have stalled decarbonization progress. The G20 major economies have agreed to take steps such as ensuring achievement of the sustainable global development targets by 2030 …

Given the many uncertainties in the global economy, the OPEC+ group will remain cautious in its oil production policy when it meets next month, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the energy minister of OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, told Bloomberg TV on Friday. “Our theme is being cautious,” Prince Abdulaziz …