Oil prices rose on Monday after US leaders reached a tentative agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling following a month-long stalemate. The deal potentially averts a financial crisis in the world’s largest economy and biggest crude oil consumer. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was …
Read More »OPEC Offers Its Full Support to the UAE COP28 Presidency
The UAE is a recognised global leader in tackling the challenges related to energy, climate change and sustainable development. Not only in words, but also in its actions with major investments into the development and deployment of renewables and technologies focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Al Jaber is …
Read More »Poland and Germany at the Top of the Infamous Polluters Ranking
The first ten places on the list of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the EU are occupied by coal-fired power plants, with the highest number found in Poland and Germany. These ten power plants accounted for one-quarter of the total emissions from the energy sector and 13 percent of …
Read More »Tesla and Ford Close EV Charging Deal
Ford Motor Company has reached an agreement with Tesla Motors that will provide Ford’s EV customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States and Canada. The deal will double the number of fast chargers available to Ford EV customers starting in the spring of 2024, the …
Read More »The Battle over Doing away with Fossil Fuels
Western oil companies are facing increasing pressure from investors as well as climate activists to set stringent targets in reducing fossil fuel production. The argument is that fossil fuels have to be phased out if climate change goals like reducing carbon emissions is to be met. Dutch oil major Shell …
Read More »Iraq Slips to 14th Place in Global Fuel Affordability Rankings
Iraq has slipped one spot to the 14th position in the ranking of countries with the lowest petrol prices, the latest data from Global Petrol Prices, a prominent international resource tracking fuel costs, showed this weekend. The website’s May 2023 report revealed that Iraq’s descent was prompted by a slight …
Read More »Is Green Hydrogen Being Overhyped?
The global discourse on addressing climate change, energy transition, and investments is currently dominated by the topic of green hydrogen. The media frenzy surrounding the expanding array of projects, subsidy schemes, and international strategies is fueled by the influence of Washington’s IRA plans and the EU’s energy strategic projects. It …
Read More »Russia Calls Japan’s Nuclear Blackmail Accusation ‘Cynical, Unscrupulous Speculations’
Japan’s “nuclear blackmail” accusation against Russia is “cynical, unscrupulous speculation,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “Attempts to attribute to Russia the non-existing plans to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine is nothing more than cynical, unscrupulous speculation. There has been no change in our approach to this issue,” a …
Read More »Iraqi Crude Exports to US Witness a Decline for a Second Running Week
Iraq’s oil exports to the United States have seen a marked contraction, dropping to an average of 136,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the preceding week, data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on the weekend. This echoed a trend in the United States’ broader crude oil intake …
Read More »Libya’s NOC Completes Project that Allows more Gas Supplies to Local Market
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced the completion of the implementation of a vital strategic project to increase the supply of natural gas to the local market, and the project of sending a scrapers unit to the Sirte company for oil and gas production. The NOC said that it had …
Read More »