Head of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Jalil Salari says the country is currently producing over 30 million liters of Euro 4 gasoline and 70 million liters of Euro 5 gasoline on a daily basis. Referring to the growth of all the country’s refineries in the production …
Read More »China has Cut New Coal Power Plant Permits by Nearly 80%
China, the world’s largest builder of coal-fired power stations, cut the number of permits for new plants by nearly 80 per cent in the first half of 2024, an environmental group report finds, saying time would tell whether it was a turning point. The Greenpeace East Asia report, based on …
Read More »Iraq Ranks Fourth Largest Oil Supplier to China in July
Iraq was the fourth-largest oil exporter to China in July 2024, according to data released by China’s General Administration of Customs on Wednesday. Iraq shipped 4.36 million metric tons of crude oil to China in July, equivalent to approximately 33.93 million barrels, marking a 12.1% decrease from June 2024, when …
Read More »Turkey Makes Rapid Inroads into Africa’s Oil and Gold Sectors
Two decades ago, China pioneered the so-called “Angola model” wherein it provided oil-backed loans from China to Angola and other African cuntries to finance the building of roads, hydroelectric dams, railways, and other infrastructural projects. Between 2000 and 2022, Angola borrowed $45 billion from China, repaying some of it in …
Read More »Ghana Breaks Ground on Africa’s next Major Petroleum Hub
Ghana has officially embarked on constructing a massive $12 billion petroleum hub, a project expected to significantly enhance the country’s position in the global oil and gas industry. Located in the southwestern city of Jomoro, the hub will include a 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery, petrochemical plants, and other related infrastructure, positioning Ghana …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall as Middle East Worries Ease
Oil markets have turned decidedly bearish after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a cease-fire proposal to stop the war in Gaza, and all that’s remaining is for “Hamas to say yes.” Blinken met on Monday with top Israeli officials in …
Read More »U.S. LNG Struggles to Balance Growth with Sustainability
The United States became the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas a year ago amid a flood of cheap natural gas from the shale wells of Texas and New Mexico that prompted a series of LNG projects along the Gulf Coast. Lately, however, the industry has started to lose …
Read More »Eni Launches Gas Production from Italy’s Largest Offshore Dev’t Project
Eni has officially commenced gas production from the Argo Cassiopea field in Italy, Trend reports. The gas, extracted from one of four subsea wells recently drilled in the Strait of Sicily, is being transported via a 60-kilometer subsea pipeline to the Gela processing plant. Once processed, the gas will be …
Read More »China Greenlights Record-Breaking Nuclear Expansion
China approved the construction of 11 new nuclear reactors on Monday, breaking a record and once again demonstrating its all-of-the-above attitude to energy security. The country is building more nuclear power plants than any other country in the world—just like its coal power plants—and based on those record approvals, it …
Read More »Russia Reiterates Claims of U.S. Involvement in Nord Stream Explosions
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that the United States issued the order for the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions occurred on 3 of 4 pipes of the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) …
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