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The US Senate confirmed former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm on 25 February to head the Department of Energy (DOE) despite opposition from a majority of Republicans. After a 65-34 vote, Granholm will now head an agency that is charged with overseeing and implementing US energy policy, including the use of …

The First Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the Turkic Council will be convened online on 24 February 2021, Trend reports citing the Turkic Council. Hosted by Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the opening remarks of the meeting will be delivered by Minister Shahbazov …

Russian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov hailed understanding between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying it will allow sufficient level of verification. “The IAEA Director General R.Grossi has just returned from #Tehran with positive results,” Ulyanov wrote in his Twitter account …

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi flew to Tehran on Saturday to conduct talks on further verification activity at Iranian nuclear objects, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov reported. “Today IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi flew to Tehran to specify parameters …

Iran said an attempt by the U.S. government to seize 2 million barrels of oil aboard a Greek-owned tanker was “an act of piracy,” as tensions between Washington and the Islamic Republic show little sign of easing under Joe Biden’s presidency. Washington claims the crude on the Achilleas ship was …

Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has outlined the main Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)-related priorities of the company to its major subsidiaries namely Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC), National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), and Iranian Oil Terminal Company (IOTC). In a directive addressed to the …

Laying of the pipeline segment of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Danish territorial waters is planned to be completed in April 2021, department head of Gazprom Anton Demchenko said at a teleconference with investors on Tuesday. “Construction of the gas pipeline in Danish waters continues. This is the main …

Iran’s Deputy Economy Minister said on Saturday that Iran’s non-oil export was 5% in 1979 while it has reached 80 percent in the past 42 years. Speaking in a conference of exporters at the Chamber of Commerce of Kashan, central Iran, Abbas Memarnejad said that although the volume of export …

Russian and UK oil giants signed a strategic collaboration agreement on carbon management and sustainability activities. Rosneft and BP will also jointly evaluate new projects envisaging the use of renewables, opportunities for carbon capture, utilisation and storage, as well as developments for hydrogen. Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said:‎ • Joint …

Preparatory to becoming a full member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), India has signed a “Framework for Strategic Partnership” with the IEA. India is currently an “Association Country” of the IEA, but it is seeking full membership of the Agency. The framework will “strengthen mutual trust and cooperation and …