Equinor Energy and its partners have started production from the Bauge oil and gas field in the southern Norwegian Sea, which has been developed with an investment of NOK4.6bn ($438.2m). Bauge is tied back to the Equinor-operated Njord platform, which went through an upgrading project that was completed in December …
Read More »Oil Prices Flat as U.S. Inventories Shrink, more Fed Cues Awaited
Oil prices moved little in Asian trade on Wednesday as anticipation of a slew of indicators on U.S. monetary policy and the economy kept sentiment tepid, although signs of shrinking U.S. inventories pointed to tighter supplies. Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed that U.S. crude inventories shrank by a …
Read More »Turkey may Petition US Court to Enforce $527m Arbitration Award in Iraq Oil Dispute
Turkey is considering petitioning a federal court in the United States to enforce an arbitration award amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars that it won against Iraq, amid a dispute over crude oil exports Ankara received from Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region. Almost nine years after Iraq began suing …
Read More »Chevron Expands Footprint in East Med Natural Gas Basin
U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron is looking to explore for natural gas off the coasts of Cyprus, Egypt, and Israel as the region’s energy demands grow. In a lease tender issued on Monday, the company is seeking a drilling vessel for 2024 with an option to extend its use …
Read More »India and China Snap up Russian Oil in April above Price cap
India and China have snapped up the vast majority of Russian oil so far in April at prices above the Western price cap of $60 per barrel, according to traders and Reuters calculations. That means the Kremlin is enjoying stronger revenues despite the West’s attempts to curb funds for Russia’s …
Read More »Gazprombank Strengthens Partnership with Indian Banks to Expedite Trade
Trade between India and Russia has experienced a significant boost since the West imposed sanctions on Russia last year for its invasion of Ukraine. This has led to a change in the flow of oil and other goods, making Russia the largest supplier of crude to India this year. The …
Read More »IEA Forecasts Tight Oil Market in H2, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that the global oil market could see tightness in the second half of 2023, which would push oil prices higher. Executive Director of IEA, Fatih Birol, made the prediction as oil prices surged above $80 since the beginning of the month, after the …
Read More »OPEC: Global Energy Demand to Increase by 23% to 2045
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says global primary energy demand is forecast to increase by 23 per cent in the period to 2045, which necessitates utilising all forms of energy. The OPEC said based on its World Oil Outlook (WOO) forecast, resultantly, many of its Member Countries had …
Read More »Russian Oil Exports Rebound to Pre-War Level
Last month, Russia managed to bring its crude oil exports back to pre-war levels. This is stated in the April report by the International Energy Agency, Ukrinform reports. “Russian oil exports in March soared to the highest since April 2020 thanks to surging product flows that returned to levels last …
Read More »Oil Edges up as China’s Economy Gathers Pace
Oil prices firmed slightly early on Tuesday, after falling 2 per cent in the previous session, as stronger economic data from the world’s largest crude importer China underpinned demand outlook. Brent crude climbed 23 cents to $84.99 a barrel at 0416 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 21 cents …
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