Oil prices dropped on Monday as jitters over the economic impact of the US Federal Reserve potentially raising interest rates and weaker Chinese manufacturing data were enough to outweigh support from new OPEC+ supply cuts taking effect this month Brent futures for July delivery were down 56 cents, or 0.7%, …
Read More »India Becomes Europe’s Largest Supplier of Refined Fuels after Russian Oil Ban
India has become Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels this month while simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude, according to data from analytics firm Kpler. Europe’s reliance on Indian crude oil products has grown since the ban on Russian oil. Europe’s refined fuel imports from India are set to …
Read More »Top US, S.Korean Nuclear Envoys Discuss Joint Responses to N.Korea’s Nuclear Threats
The top nuclear envoys of the US and South Korea have discussed ways to cooperate on countering North Korea’s “evolving nuclear and military threats,” the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, according to local media. US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim held a meeting with his South …
Read More »Iran Exports over 1.5 bcm Natural Gas to Turkey in 2023 First Quarter
According to the statistics office of the European Union (Eurostat), Iran exported 1,567 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Turkey in the first quarter of 2023. The figure has dropped by 17% compared to the same period in 2022. Iran exported 1,891 billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey …
Read More »Shell Sells Australian Offshore Natural Gas Interests to BP
Shell Australia is selling bp Plc its interests in the carbon-intensive Browse offshore natural gas project, one of Australia’s largest untapped gas fields. “The Browse asset is no longer a strategic fit in the context of Shell’s global portfolio,” Shell said in a statement Saturday, without elaborating on the size …
Read More »Indian Oil Firms yet to Receive Dividends Worth $300 mn-$400 mn from Russian Projects
Dividends worth $300 million to $400 million to Indian oil companies for their stakes in Russian oil assets are stuck due to sanctions by the US and the west after Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, said a person aware of the matter. The dividends are due since last year. Talks are …
Read More »Iran Raises Natural Gas Supply to Iraq by 3-4 Times
Iranian exports of natural gas to Iraq increased significantly in April compared to earlier this year, according to a regional oil and gas analytics firm. In a report published on Saturday, the MEES quoted as saying a senior official in Iraq’s Electricity Ministry that imports of gas from Iran for …
Read More »Iraqi Oil Exports to the US Rise while US Crude Oil Imports Decline
Iraqi oil exports to the US increased by an average of 222,000 barrels per day last week, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Sunday. The report, obtained by Shafaq News agency, also revealed that “the average US crude oil imports from nine countries …
Read More »Iraq Exports $2.03 Billion of Crude Oil to India in February
India is one of the world’s largest importers of crude oil, and it relies heavily on countries in the Middle East and Russia for its supply. According to Live Mint, India bought $2.03 billion in crude oil from Iraq in February 2023, making it the third largest exporter of crude …
Read More »Iran’s Annual Export to UAE Rises 28%
The value of Iran’s non-oil export to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose 28 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), the spokesman of Trade Development Committee of the Iranian House of Industry, Mining, and Trade announced. Ruhollah Latifi said that importing non-oil goods worth …
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