Norway’s energy research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy has joined Denmark’s Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to advance the maritime industry’s role in the global energy transition. On December 15, 2023, the duo signed a knowledge partnership agreement to formalize their collaboration, embarking on a long-term …
Read More »Russia to Raise Gas Export to China via Eastern Route
Gazprom PJSC and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) have agreed to increase the volume of Russian gas export to China through the Power of Siberia Pipeline next year, Russia’s state-owned Gazprom said. At a meeting between representatives of the oil and gas majors, “[i]t was noted that Russian gas supplies …
Read More »GECG: Qatar Remains Major Global Trans-Shipper of LNG
Qatar remains the top LNG exporter among GECF member countries and figures among top three global trans-shippers of liquefied natural gas, according to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). The top three LNG exporters in November were the US, Australia and Qatar, GECF said in its latest monthly report. In …
Read More »Oil Climbs on Drop in Russia Exports, Red Sea Jitters
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday, rising nearly 1 per cent in early trade, supported by lower exports from Russia and as attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea raised concerns of oil supply disruption. Brent crude futures climbed 32 cents, or 0.4 per cent, …
Read More »Iran Exports Non-Oil Goods Worth $28.3m to Kenya in 7 Months
Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $28.3 million to Kenya during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), the spokesman of Trade Development Committee of Iran’s House of Industry, Mining and Trade announced. Ruhollah Latifi also announced that the Islamic Republic imported products valued …
Read More »Iran’s Non-Oil Export to Its Neighbours Increases 9%
The value of Iran’s non-oil export to the neighboring countries increased by nine percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced. Mohammad Rezvani-Far said that Iran exported 48 million tons of …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Build a Solar and Storage Project in South Africa
TotalEnergies is launching with partners the construction of a solar plus storage plant in South Africa, the French energy major said on Friday. The hybrid renewable energy project will include a 216 megawatt (MW) solar plant and a 500 MWh battery storage system to manage the intermittency of solar production, …
Read More »Global Coal Demand is Set to Hit a Record High in 2023
Global coal demand is set to rise by 1.4% this year and surpass a record-high level of 8.5 billion tons for the first time, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. While coal demand in the United States and the EU is set for a 20% record decline this …
Read More »India Resumes Imports of Venezuela’s Crude Oil
India is resuming imports of crude oil from Venezuela for the first purchases since 2020 as the U.S. lifted most of the sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry in October. The easing of the sanctions now allows the production, lifting, sale, and exportation of oil or gas from Venezuela, and the …
Read More »Aramco Turns to Big Data to Shape M&A and Boost Profit
Saudi oil giant Aramco is boosting its big data and artificial intelligence unit that links up its assets to help maximise profit, assisting on decisions from trading to acquisitions, a senior executive told Reuters. “We have 70 people working on this, we’re still adding more,” Yasser Mufti, Aramco’s executive vice …
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