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The price of Basra crudes has experienced a slight increase as the week concluded with Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s leading oil suppliers, announcing further cutbacks in their oil production. Basra Heavy crude witnessed a marginal rise as the final session closed yesterday, up by 48 cents, to settle …

Current actions by OPEC+ to support the oil market are sufficient for now, UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Friday, and the group is “only a phone call away” if any further steps are needed. OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by …

China’s imports of key energy commodities from Russia surged to all-time highs last month, highlighting the growing interdependence of the two nations as the war in Ukraine drags on well into its second year. Imports of thermal and coking coal from Russia swelled to 10.6 million tons in June, above …

QatarEnergy has signed a long-term condensate supply agreement with the Dubai-based ENOC Group, it said recently. Under the 10-year sales agreement, QatarEnergy will supply up to 120 million barrels of condensates to ENOC starting July. The deal was by QatarEnergy, for and on behalf of Qatar Petroleum for the Sale …

Oil steadied as persistent demand concerns and dollar strength were offset by declines in crude stockpiles in the US. West Texas Intermediate traded above $75 a barrel, after declining by 0.5 per cent on Wednesday. Nationwide inventories fell with stockpiles at the Cushing, Oklahoma, storage hub shrinking by the most …

Despite concerns about underinvestment in upstream, peak oil and gas demand can be met in the 2030s without a substantial increase to current annual investment levels of US$500 billion, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie. Current upstream spending is a little more than half of the US$914 …

European natural gas declined as recovering fuel flows from Norway eased supply concerns, with investors becoming more bearish again. Benchmark Dutch futures fell as much as 6.2% with Norwegian supplies rising back to April levels early on Thursday, according to grid data. Shipments from the Nordic country, Europe’s top gas …

Australia’s liquefied natural gas buyers fear that recent policy changes to safeguard domestic resources and reduce emissions could limit exports, according to the nation’s top seller. LNG buyers, including Japanese companies, told Woodside Energy Group Ltd. earlier this month that they are worried about future supply, said Chief Executive Officer …

The United States has issued Iraq a new 120-day waiver allowing the country to pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, Reuters reported on Tuesday, quoting a U.S. official as saying. Based on the waiver, signed by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, Iraq will be able …

Europe’s hydropower industry is flagging in the face of climate change and lack of support from policymakers, leaving a key low-carbon energy sector by the wayside. “It was a thin, panicked chant,” wrote Christoph Ransmayer, recalling when Austria’s biggest hydropower dam flooded its reservoirs in 1949 for the first time. …