The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC), is optimistic of oil demand growth in 2024 despite current market slowdown. The organisation will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth for next year when it publishes its first outlook later this month, predicting a slowdown from this year but still …
Read More »IAEA Chief Says Absolutely Logical Fukushima Water Release Draws Interest
It is “absolutely logical” that Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant is attracting great interest in the region, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Sunday. Grossi also said he understands concerns remain over the plan but added …
Read More »Russia Requests UN Security Council Meeting over Nord Stream Pipelines Explosions
Russia has requested a UN Security Council meeting to discuss last year’s explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Black Sea, a senior Russian diplomat said on Saturday. Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy of the Russian envoy to the UN Security Council, said on Telegram that Russia has …
Read More »NIOC Eyes $250 bn Foreign, Domestic Investments in 8 Years
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is targeting an investment of $250 billion in its upstream, midstream and downstream oil sectors, especially in liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, over the next eight years. Oil Minister Javad Owji made the statement on the sidelines of the Eighth OPEC International Seminar that …
Read More »IAEA Chief Says no Internal Disagreement Reported during Process of Producing Fukushima Report
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Saturday that there was no internal disagreement among the agency’s team of experts responsible for producing the recently published comprehensive report on Japan’s plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima plant. “There is no disagreement. This is the …
Read More »China Says to Continue Efforts to Bring Iran’s Nuclear Deal Back on Track
China’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Beijing will continue its attempts to restore the US-abandoned 2015 nuclear agreement “at an early date”. Speaking at a regular press conference on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear deal, formally known as …
Read More »Iraq Plans to Boost Gas Output by 1.5bn cu ft in Five Years
Iraq plans to boost its gas output by 1,500 million cubic feet over the next five years, through its recent initiative to licence exploration operations across 10 oil and gas fields in west Iraq and 13 sites on the country’s western border, stated the Minister of Oil Hayan Abdulghani. Abdulghani …
Read More »Shell Sees Lower Gas Profit for Second Quarter
Shell Plc’s earnings from natural gas trading will be significantly lower in the second quarter, due to seasonal shifts in the market. Oil and gas production will also be down compared with the first three months of the year due to field maintenance, while the company’s chemicals business is expected …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Latest Oil Price Hike has Sapped Buyer Appetite
At least four buyers of Saudi crude oil from Asia and Europe have changed their plans for future orders after the kingdom announced its latest price hike, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia said it would increase the Dubai/Oman premium of its flagship Arab Light …
Read More »EU Moves Closer to Exiting Energy Investment Pact
The European Union is going ahead with plans to leave the Energy Charter Treaty, which climate activists have slammed as playing for the hydrocarbons team. The Financial Times reports that the European Commission is later today set to propose a joint exit from the Treaty, after several individual member states …
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