Tanker loadings of oil from Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline at Ceyhan terminal have been resumed as of this afternoon (12 February), bp Azerbaijan told Trend. The tanker loading operations at the Ceyhan Terminal were temporarily suspended by the operator of the BTC pipeline in Turkiye (Botaş International Anonim Şirketi (BIAS) on Feb.6 …
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South Azadegan oilfield is located 80 kilometers west of Ahvaz (the capital city of Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province), near the Iraqi border. The oil reserves in this field are estimated to be around 25.34 billion barrels, and the recoverable oil is estimated to be around 1.7 billion barrels, taking into …
Read More »Russia will Replace Siemens Turbines with Iran-Made Ones
Russia will reportedly replace German-made hydropower-plant turbines with Iranian-made ones as Western sanctions have halted operations of Siemens in Russia since February 2022. As RT reported, MGT-70 gas turbine units are copies of Siemens hardware, developed by the Islamic Republic. The country attained a license for their assembly and localized …
Read More »Russia Says NATO should Hold Emergency Summit over Nord Stream Blasts
NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturday. Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970, said in a blog post on Wednesday, citing an unidentified …
Read More »OPEC Expects Oil Demand to Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2023
OPEC expects oil demand to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2023, reaching almost 102 million barrels a day, the group’s secretary-general Haitham Al Ghais said on Sunday. Demand is projected to further rise to 110 million barrels per day by 2025, he said. “OPEC remains committed to supporting oil market stability,” …
Read More »Belgium Mulls 2 GW Nuclear Extension to 2027
The Belgian government is considering extending the lifetimes of three nuclear reactors (1.9 GW) by two years to 2027 to avoid winter power supply crunches, an energy ministry spokeswoman told Montel on Monday. The government had asked operator Engie to carry out a review with the Belgian nuclear safety authority …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise over 2% on Russian Plan to Cut Output
Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on Friday as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s crude and fuel. Brent crude futures rose $1.89 to $86.39 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude futures rose $1.66 to $79.72. Brent posted …
Read More »Oil Loading at Ceyhan Port for the BTC Pipeline may Start Within Days
The Ceyhan port in Türkiye’s Adana province may resume loading oil from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in a few days using “manual” procedures, a Turkish official and a source said Saturday. The terminal, on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast, was damaged in the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday. …
Read More »Kremlin Says those behind Nord Stream Blasts must be Punished
The Kremlin said on Thursday the world should know the truth about who sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines and that those responsible should be punished after an investigative journalist said U.S. divers blew them up at the behest of the White House. A sharp drop in pressure on both …
Read More »NISOC Inks Co-op MOU with Iraq’s BOC
National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) has signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Basra Oil Company (BOC), Shana reported. The MOU was signed on the sidelines of the 13th Specialized Exhibition of Khuzestan Manufacturing Oil Industry Equipment in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province. According to NISOC Head Alireza Daneshi, …
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