The biggest developing economies and largest coal consumers, India and China, are seeking a G20 pledge that would leave countries to decide on “multiple energy pathways” to reduce emissions instead of setting a firm deadline for phasing out the use of fossil fuels, Indian government officials have told Reuters. India, …
Read More »India Leads in Russian Oil Laundering to Europe
A new report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has found that European countries that banned Russian oil imports are instead importing huge amounts of oil commodities from India, China, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Turkey, therefore qualifying them as laundromats. The report, titled Laundromat: …
Read More »World’s Top Steelmaker Signs Deal for Saudi Arabian Steel Plant
China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. has joined forces with Saudi Aramco and the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund to set up a steel plant in the Middle Eastern nation as the two countries deepen commercial ties. The complex in Ras Al-Khair will churn out up to 1.5 million tons of …
Read More »Qatar Airways Fighting with Oil Companies for Low-Cost Sustainable Fuel
The CEO of Qatar Airways said today that the airline is “fighting with oil companies” to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in order to bring prices down. “We are fighting with oil companies to create the economies of scale to produce SAF in big volumes to bring the price down,” …
Read More »Indian Oil Firms yet to Receive Dividends Worth $300 mn-$400 mn from Russian Projects
Dividends worth $300 million to $400 million to Indian oil companies for their stakes in Russian oil assets are stuck due to sanctions by the US and the west after Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, said a person aware of the matter. The dividends are due since last year. Talks are …
Read More »Iraq Exports $2.03 Billion of Crude Oil to India in February
India is one of the world’s largest importers of crude oil, and it relies heavily on countries in the Middle East and Russia for its supply. According to Live Mint, India bought $2.03 billion in crude oil from Iraq in February 2023, making it the third largest exporter of crude …
Read More »Who can Challenge China’s EV Dominance?
As Tesla announces a new Megapack battery factory in Shanghai, the question arises about which country or region will dominate electric vehicle (EV) production in the coming decades. Tesla also recently announced a major factory in Mexico, and other EV firms have been looking to diversify their manufacturing locations, finally …
Read More »China Fuels Economic Recovery with Higher Coal Imports, not LNG, in Q1
China increasingly turned to coal imports during the first quarter to help power its economic recovery from the COVID-19 lockdowns, while its appetite for costly LNG sourced from the global market declined. Following a number of measures to bolster domestic coal production, global receipts and coal-fired power generation going forward, …
Read More »China’s Steel Exports Reach Highest Monthly Total since April 2021
For the 1st quarter of this year, China’s iron ore imports hit a Q1 record. Altogether, prices climbed nearly 10% from January to March, reaching 29.3 million tons (MT). Indeed, March alone saw imports grow 1.8% to 100.23 MT. Helping these numbers were expectations of stronger steel demand as the …
Read More »Russia’s Novak Says OPEC+ Remains Efficient Tool for Global Oil Market
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that OPEC+, the group of leading oil producers, remains an efficient tool for coordination on global oil markets. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large oil producers led by Russia have been seeking to cordinate their actions on …
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