The European Parliament (EP) announced recently that it has approved new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Members of European Parliament endorsed a deal reached with the European Council back in October 2022 with 340 votes in favor, 279 against and 21 abstentions, the …
Read More »Iraq Signs Contracts with UAE and Chinese Companies to Invest in Gas Fields
Iraq’s oil ministry on Tuesday signed several contracts with UAE’s Crescent Petroleum, China’s Geo Jade Petroleum and Hong Kong’s United Energy Group (UEG) to develop oil and gas fields in Diyala and Basra provinces, as the country plans to be self-sufficient in gas production within the next three years. Iraq’s …
Read More »IAEA Officials Began Investigations in Iran: AEOI Chief
IAEA officials arrived in Tehran on Tuesday and have begun their investigations, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami announced. Eslami made the remarks on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning. “With the interaction and coordination made, we always try to avoid …
Read More »Saudi Oil Revenue Drop Rounds off Year of $326 Billion Windfall
Saudi Arabia’s receipts from oil sales abroad fell for a sixth straight month but still capped a year that saw the kingdom rack up the highest annual income during Mohammed bin Salman’s time as crown prince and de facto ruler. The second-biggest windfall in Saudi history gives the crown prince …
Read More »Pakistan Seeks Petroleum Products’ Imports from Azerbaijan
Pakistan is in talks with Azerbaijan to import Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL) products on credit, as well as to agree on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies at affordable prices, a senior official at Pakistan’s Energy Ministry said, Trend reports via Geo News. Reportedly, a delegation led by Pakistan’s Federal …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall on Interest Rate Concerns and Stronger Dollar
Oil prices fell in morning trade on Tuesday on a strong dollar and concerns about further monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was trading 1.05 per cent lower at $83.19 a barrel at 8.37am UAE time. West Texas Intermediate, …
Read More »Russia Urges Sweden again to Share Nord Stream Probe Findings
Russia renewed its calls on Sweden late on Monday to share its findings from the ongoing investigation into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year. The U.N. Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss “sabotage” after Moscow asked for an independent inquiry into the September …
Read More »IEA: Energy Industry’s Methane Emissions Surge to Near Record despite Supply Concerns
The global energy industry’s methane emissions surged to 135 million tonnes last year, slightly below 2019’s record highs, the International Energy Agency has said. Despite high energy prices, worries about security of supply and economic uncertainty, there was no reduction in methane emissions observed in 2022, the agency said in …
Read More »OPEC chief calls on oil industry to speak ‘louder’
Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has called upon the oil industry to get united and be more vocal in the face of criticism that the industry is a major polluter. He said this to a gathering of delegates at the Middle …
Read More »Chinese Shipbuilder Delivers World’s Largest River-Sea Intermodal LNG Carrier
An 80,000-cubic meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier was delivered in east China’s Shanghai on Saturday, making it the largest river-sea intermodal LNG carrier in the world, said its builder Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited. With a length of 239 …
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