Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has declared Tehran is successfully producing heavy water derivatives, a groundbreaking achievement in nuclear technology and medical research. Eslami told IRIB News on Tuesday that the AEO has been pursuing a “combination of laser and biotechnology” to work on …
Read More »China Issues First Hydrogen Industry Guideline
China on Tuesday released its first national guideline for the development of industrial standards for the production, storage, transport and use of hydrogen energy. According to the World Economic Forum’s latest white paper, China is the largest producer and consumer of hydrogen globally, but less than 0.1 percent of the …
Read More »Russia, South Korea to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced Tuesday that Russia and South Korea will soon start building nuclear power plants in the country. Addressing the 2nd G-25 Africa Coffee Summit, which is being attended by leaders and delegates from 25 African coffee-producing nations at Speke Resort Hotel in Munyonyo in the capital …
Read More »Iraq Unwilling to Resume Crude Exports from Kurdistan to Turkey
It is easy to lose sight of the wood for the trees sometimes in the complex world of global oil. And perhaps no subject in that world involves so many different intricate moving parts as the extraordinary relationship between the Federal Government of Iraq (FGI), based in Baghdad, and the …
Read More »Poland Says It Fixed Damaged Druzhba Pipeline Carrying Oil to Europe
Polish pipeline operator PERN said Tuesday it repaired a leak in a section of the Druzhba pipeline where authorities had detected a leak. PERN said technical services “restored full functionality of the damaged pipeline on Monday evening.” “Now the company’s focus will focus on clearing the area and restoring it …
Read More »China’s July Crude Imports Drop to Lowest since January
China’s crude oil imports in July fell 18.8 per cent from the previous month to the lowest daily rate since January, customs data showed on Tuesday, as major exporters cut back overseas shipments and domestic stocks continued to build. Crude shipments into the world’s biggest oil importer in July totalled …
Read More »U.S. Crude Gains Weight against Global Oil Benchmarks
A surge in U.S. crude oil exports is changing the face of the global market and how oil is priced, with the price of U.S. crude gaining weight against other benchmarks. This is what traders and analysts have observed this year, as Europe became a major destination for U.S. oil …
Read More »Iran’s Gas Sector Investment at $1.35bn in 2 Years to July
Iran has invested the equivalent of $1.35 billion in its natural gas sector in the two years to July this year, according to the CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). Majid Chegeni said on Monday that Iran had spent some 680 trillion rials to expand its natural gas …
Read More »Oil Prices Steady as China Import Decline Offsets Supply Concerns
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after China reported a sharp monthly drop in imports in July, which reinforced demand fears, though that was offset by supply concerns from Saudi Arabian and Russian output cuts. Oil imports to China, the world’s largest oil importer and second-largest consumer, in July …
Read More »Wheat Rises after Ukraine Attacks Threaten Black Sea Exports
Wheat extended gains after Ukraine used sea drones to cripple a Russian oil tanker and a naval vessel, threatening a key export route for Russian commodities through the Black Sea. Top wheat shipper Russia moves most of its grain through the waterway and is in the midst of a second …
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