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Norway’s exports reached a record in July, driven mainly by natural gas prices that have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Scandinavian country’s statistics agency on Monday said Norwegian exports reached 229 billion kroner (US$24 billion) last month, 0.4 per cent higher than the previous record set in March …

Crude oil futures gained on Wednesday morning as industry data in the US showed more-than-expected decline in inventories last week. At 10.30 am on Wednesday, October Brent oil futures were at $92.92, up 0.5 per cent, and September crude oil futures on WTI were at $87.39, up by 0.85 per …

According to operator data, gas flows from Russia to Europe through some major pipelines remained steady, although low, on Tuesday. Physical flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany were 14,604,119 kilowatt hours per hour (kWh/h) from 7:00 to 8:00 CET, consistent with levels reported on Monday …

In line with the goals of activating energy diplomacy by the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, after a massive fire occurred in oil facilities in Cuba by lightning, a group of Iranian experts was sent to help the country. After lightning struck a large crude oil storage facility in the city …

Temperatures might be soaring across Germany but staying warm this winter without Russian gas — which until the start of the war supplied over 50% of annual demand — is already a pressing concern. Plans to make up the shortfall, if Russian supplies run dry, are already in place: Higher …

The value of Iran’s non-oil export to its neighboring countries increased 22 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as bleak economic data from top crude buyer China renewed fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $94.37 a barrel by 0313 GMT. WTI crude futures dipped 44 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $88.97 a …

Mexico — which imports nearly all of the natural gas it burns — has laid out a somewhat surprising mission: to become one of the world’s top exporters of the fuel, and fast. Although natural gas exports from Mexico are today non-existent, seeing as it produces too little of the …

Russian oil production fell in the first weeks of August, ending several months of recovery from Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily reported Monday. Average daily production so far this month has fallen by 3% compared to July, totaling 1.428 million tons, the publication …

The forecast for global crude oil demand was raised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and lowered by OPEC in reports last week, but the apparent differing views actually masked an increasing convergence between the consumer and producer groups. The market take on last week’s separate reports was largely that …