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China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) announced on Wednesday that the Enping 15-1 platform, Asia’s largest offshore oil production platform, was put into operation in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in south China’s Guangdong Province. The platform, about 160 meters tall and weighing over 30,000 tonnes, is the largest offshore …

The world’s biggest oil producers are spending billions of dollars on fossil fuel projects that will only be needed if the world misses key climate goals, according to Carbon Tracker, a nonprofit think tank. Companies invested $58 billion in oil and gas projects in 2021 and 2022 that will only …

Russia is discussing the traffic jam of oil tankers off Turkey’s coasts with shipping and insurance companies as it is concerned that the situation will affect its operators, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday, as carried by Russian agency RIA Novosti. Many oil tankers have dropped anchor …

Russian oil has always been in demand in the world market and will always have buyers, given the growth in the economy and limited supply, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. “Global consumption and economic growth needs energy. There is not much oil in the world, and Russian oil has …

Global oil prices will remain high for all of the year 2023, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast on Tuesday. Despite the recent drop in crude oil prices due to market concerns about global economic growth, the Brent crude oil price is expected to average 92 U.S. dollars per …

Media sources on Tuesday reported that an Iranian tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of ultra-light oil arrived this week in Venezuelan waters. Venezuela and Iran, both under United States sanctions, have recently expanded cooperation mainly through a swap that provides Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA with light oil for …

The two biggest consumers of Russian oil now are China and India while Western countries impose sanctions and limit trade. Russia has been selling its oil at a discount to eager purchasers in Asia while major oil-producing countries try to preserve world prices by restricting output. This year, China’s purchases …

US oil may drop more into a range of $70.72-$72.04 per barrel, driven by a wave C. This wave is capable of travelling into a wide range of $63.20-$70.89, formed by its 100% and 61.8% projection levels. In addition to this set of projection levels, the wave C is well …

EU countries want to ease conditions for a proposed gas price cap to be triggered following criticism that the European Commission’s model was too strict, according to a leaked draft, seen by EURACTIV. The new set of amendments, circulated by Czechia, which currently holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, show …

Russia’s seaborne coal exports returned to near the highest levels on record after the European Union loosened restrictions on transporting the commodity, making it easier to redirect volumes to Asia. Shipments in October were almost 16.6 million tons — just shy of the level in June, which was the highest …