The ongoing push by EU countries to target Russia’s primary revenue source—oil and gas exports—has received a significant boost. With its 18th sanctions package, the EU has agreed not only to hit Moscow’s energy sector harder but also to impose a significantly lower price cap on Russia’s oil exports. The …
Read More »New Baltic Find could be Poland’s Largest Oil Discovery ever
Central European Petroleum (CEP) has announced a major conventional oil and gas discovery off Poland’s Baltic Sea coast, in what could become the country’s largest hydrocarbon deposit and one of Europe’s most significant finds in the past decade. The discovery was made at the Wolin East 1 (WE1) well, located …
Read More »EU Lowers Russian Oil Cap to $47.60
The European Union lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.60 from $60 per barrel as it adopted on Friday the 18th sanctions package against Russia, targeting a hundred more ‘shadow fleet’ tankers, energy trade, and traders and banks enabling it. Following weeks of negotiations and Slovakia holding …
Read More »Morgan Stanley Sees Slower Oil Stockpile Build and Keeps Brent Outlook at $65
Morgan Stanley expects OECD oil inventories to rise by no more than 165 million barrels over the next 12 months, maintaining its Brent crude forecast at $65. The firm said the pace of accumulation is easing, with Asian demand holding steady and fewer strategic reserves being filled than earlier in …
Read More »OPEC Claims the World Needs $18.2 Trillion in Oil and Gas Investments by 2050
The world needs $18.2 trillion in oil and gas investments through 2050 to ensure energy supply by the middle of the century, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has told Energy Connects in an exclusive interview. Oil demand is set to continue rising through 2050, with consumption expected at 123 …
Read More »Indonesia Ties Purchase of more U.S. Oil to Reduced Tariffs
Indonesia will buy billions of U.S. dollars worth of American oil and oil products if the U.S. tariffs on Indonesian goods are lowered, Indonesia’s Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday. Indonesia could scrap plans to import energy commodities from the United States if the Trump Administration refuses to lower …
Read More »EIA: Iraqi Oil Exports to US Fall by 48,000 bpd
The United States scaled back crude oil imports from Iraq last week, according to data released Sunday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA reported that US crude imports from 10 major suppliers averaged 5.416 million barrels per day (bpd), down 772,000 bpd from the previous week’s 6.188 …
Read More »Saudi Oil Exports to China Set to Hit Two-Year High in August
Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia to China are seen reaching the highest level in two years in August, Reuters reported today, citing half a dozen unnamed trade sources. The daily average, according to refiner allocation data seen by the publication, stands at 1.56 million barrels, for a total monthly …
Read More »Oil Price Cap Debate Stalls EU-Russia Sanctions
The European Union is edging closer to finally adopting its latest sanctions package, the 18th since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine over three years ago. But two items still remain to be negotiated. Firstly, the price cap on Russian oil. It’s still in the draft proposal seen by RFE/RL, …
Read More »Baghdad-KRG Oil Deal Stalls despite Reports of Breakthrough
The long-running oil export dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil over oil exports and public-sector salaries has now deepened, as Iraq’s Cabinet failed to address the issue in its latest session, just a day after media outlets reported that a resolution was near. According to …
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