A new cargo port with coal, oil, gas and bunker terminals will be built in Russia’s Sakhalin, according to the press service of the regional government. The construction of the facility is expected to start in 2022. The new multifunctional cargo port will be located on the border of the …
Read More »Russian PM Puts Forward Novak as Deputy Prime Minister Candidate
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has submitted to the State Duma (lower house) the candidacy of Alexander Novak who previously headed the Energy Ministry, for the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Under the new constitutional law PM has submitted several candidacies for members of the cabinet to the Duma. “[Particularly], …
Read More »SP 8th Refinery Produces 10bcm of Gas in 7 Months
The 8th Refinery of Iran’s South Pars gas field produced over 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21), the refinery’s operator announced. Referring to the recording of the best performance in production and safety among all …
Read More »Trump Issues Executive Order on Fracking
Trump will issue an executive order to require an economic analysis of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as the president seeks to use what he portrays as Biden’s mixed messages on energy to woo voters in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The order calls for U.S. agencies to analyze …
Read More »Exxon to Cut 14,000 Jobs as Pandemic Hits Oil Demand
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday it could cut its global workforce by about 15%, including deep white-collar staff reductions in the United States, as the COVID-19 pandemic batters energy demand and prices. Exxon and other oil producers have been slashing costs due to a collapse in oil demand and …
Read More »Saudi Energy Minister Says Getting Rid of Oil and Gas is ‘Unrealistic’
The world should be looking at all options to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases in its fight against climate change, but that getting rid of oil and gas would be “far-fetched and unrealistic”, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. “Let’s not focus on …
Read More »Turkey to Continue Energy Search in Black Sea
Turkey is set to continue its search for energy resources in Black Sea region, where it has so far discovered 405 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas, the country’s president said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference following an hours-long cabinet meeting in the presidential complex in the …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Fourth in the World in Gas Reserves
Iraq ranks fourth in the world in gas reserves, The Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee confirmed, on Saturday. “Iraq is the fourth in the world with natural gas reserves, but annually, it burns about 18 billion cubic meters without any benefit.” A member of the committee, Ghaleb Muhammad, told Shafaq …
Read More »Iraq Forecasts 2021 Crude Oil Price at $50/b; Proposes Oil, Gas Reforms
Iraq has forecast the average price of its crude oil at $50/b in 2021, 23.4% higher than that which was proposed in the 2020 budget, as OPEC’s second largest producer plans for energy reforms over the next few years, according to a government white paper seen by S&P Global Platts. …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Seeks Leadership in Finding Green Energy Solutions
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, stated that the Kingdom seeks to be a leader in finding solutions for the green energy future. “We will not be a part of the problem, nor will we accept to be just a part of the solution. Our …
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