Russia may reduce its oil output by 500,000-700,000 bpd in early 2023 in response to the G-7 price cap on the nation’s crude exports, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. “We are ready to partially cut our production early next year,” he said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV …
Read More »Decision on Gas Hub in Turkey to be Made in 2023
Gazprom is actively working with Turkiye and other market participants on the gas hub in the republic, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview aired by the Rossiya-24 TV news channel on Friday, adding that the decisions on the hub would be taken in 2023, TASS reports. …
Read More »Oil Passes Natural Gas as Main Fuel for Power Plants in New England
Oil took over from natural gas as the leading fuel for power plants in New England, a significant switch that signals how the grid is desperately trying to keep the lights on in the face of a winter massive storm. The six-state grid relied on oil for at least a …
Read More »New EU Rule could Transform Global Metal Manufacturing
Global metal manufacturing is already set to change in 2023. Indeed, the European Council and European Parliament recently reached a provisional agreement over the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This would impose new tariffs on materials from carbon-intensive industries imported into the 27-member bloc. According to members of the Committee …
Read More »QatarEnergy in New Tie-Up to Develop Offshore Fields
QatarEnergy and Japan’s Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD) have signed a new agreement for the continued development and production of the Al-Karkara and A-Structures oil fields in Qatar. This new five-year agreement, which commenced on December 23, succeeds the development and production sharing agreement signed in December 1997. Under the …
Read More »Japan Firms to Stop Insuring Ships in all Russian Waters
Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting Japan’s energy imports such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday (Dec 24). Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc …
Read More »Turkey Accuses Cyprus of Increasing Tensions over Gas Exploration
Turkey on Friday accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island earlier this week. Cyprus’ hydrocarbon activities “have been carried out unilaterally,” and “violate the rights of the Turkish Cypriots, who are one …
Read More »Bulgaria is Negotiating Long-Term Gas Deal with Turkey
Bulgaria’s acting energy minister arrived in Istanbul for talks that he hopes will lead to an agreement on long-term access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Turkey and gas transit to its border. Executives of Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz and gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz are also taking part …
Read More »The Middle East Oil and Gas Nations Pouring Billions into Clean Energy
To say that the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) live and breathe hydrocarbons is hardly an exaggeration. About 60years ago, the average city in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman was home to maybe a few thousand people; fast …
Read More »Novak: Russia Willing to Cut Oil Output if Necessary
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said that Russia is willing to cut its crude oil production, if necessary, as part of its response to the G7 price cap of $60 per barrel on the country’s crude exports. Novak told the Rossiya 24 television channel that output could fall by …
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