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The secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has thanked Iran’s former Oil Minister Javad Oji for his positive contribution to the organization, Tasnim News Agency reported. In a message to Oji, Haitham al-Ghais said: “I have received the news of the change in the oil ministry …

Prospects of ‘green’ hydrogen production in the countries of Central Asia and the Caspian region will be discussed in Kazakhstan’s Astana on September 17, Trend reports via Globuc International Company. “This is a unique business event dedicated to considering the prospects of ‘hydrogen economy’ in the region. It will be …

The International Energy Agency (IEA) will open its first regional office in Singapore, which will work with countries in Southeast Asia and beyond to enhance energy security and accelerate clean energy transitions. The IEA Regional Cooperation Centre will be the agency’s first office outside of its Paris headquarters. It is …

Turkey’s main oil refiner Tupras claims that a ship seized by Iran off the coast of Oman was laden with Turkish crude imported from Iraq. Tupras said in a statement that radio communication with the Greek-owned and Tupras-chartered vessel was cut off at around 6:30 a.m. Istanbul time Thursday off …

The head of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said 90 percent of the country’s rural areas are going to be supplied with gas through the national gas network by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19), Shana reported. Making the remarks on the sidelines of the …

OPEC+ will hold a Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting sometime in early February, three sources said on Tuesday, according to media. OPEC+ typically holds JMMC meetings every other month, although volatile market conditions and member unrest have sometimes prompted the group to schedule meetings outside the every-other-month schedule. OPEC+ members …

Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) including oil grew 4.7 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – September 22) compared to the same period last year, according to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). Based on the CBI data, the figure was 3.6 percent …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 6 presented International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol with the Legion of Honor for his major contributions to global energy and climate issues. Macron conferred the honor to Birol during a prestigious ceremony at the Elysée Palace in Paris, which was attended …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The talks will focus on bilateral relations and the Israel regime-Hamas war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov said that discussions on oil market cooperation will be on the agenda of …

Over the past year or so there has been a marked shift in attitudes to energy policies across the world, as many populations and governments increasingly question aspects of some initial net-zero policies and acknowledge the need for reliable and affordable energy access alongside reductions in emissions. Against this backdrop, …