Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s support for Germany and Europe playing an important role in facilitating peace talks on the Ukraine crisis and building a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture in Europe when he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday. Under the current circumstances, the international …
Read More »Oil-Rich Saudi Launches First Electric Vehicle Company
Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of its first brand of electric vehicles, part of a broader push to diversify the economy of the world’s biggest oil exporter. The company, known as Ceer, “will contribute to Saudi Arabia’s efforts towards carbon emissions reduction and driving sustainability to address the impact …
Read More »Russia and Iraq to Sign a Memorandum in the Nuclear Field
A top Russian official revealed that Moscow and Baghdad are preparing to sign a memorandum of cooperation in the field of non-energy and peaceful applications of nuclear technologies. Ilya Lobov, the economic adviser of the Russian embassy in Iraq, announced in an interview with RIA Novosti that both sides are …
Read More »Iran’s Export to Armenia Increases 15% in H1 on Year
The value of Iran’s export to Armenia increased 15 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), from the first half of the previous year, an official with Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced. Rahmatollah Khormali, the director-general of the TPO’s office of Central …
Read More »Iran Ready to Sell, Deliver Petroleum to India
Iran’s ambassador to India said in New Delhi on Friday that Tehran is ready to sell oil to India and deliver it at desired destination. “We are, just as always, ready for further expansion of economic ties India, such as delivering crude oil at any desired destination, and decision making …
Read More »Iran’s H1 Agrifood Exports Register 3.3m Tons Worth $1.8 bn
Iran exported 3.36 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $1.85 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept. 22), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show. The figures indicate a decrease of 14.77% in tonnage and 20.33% in value compared with last …
Read More »G-7 Commits to Helping Rebuild Ukraine’s Critical Energy Infrastructure
The Group of Seven nations said on Friday that they will help rebuild Ukraine’s critical energy and water infrastructure amid ongoing Russian air strikes. “Today we establish a G7 coordination mechanism to help Ukraine repair, restore and defend its critical energy and water infrastructure. We look forward to the 13 …
Read More »Iraq’s Oil Exports to the United States Dropped to 134 bpd in the Past Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed that Iraq exported 134 bpd of oil to the United States in the past week. EIA stated in a report, “U.S. imports oil 5.357 million bpd in the past week.” The top three source countries for U.S. import oil are Canada (3.410 million …
Read More »Romania could soon House Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Park
Independent clean energy producer Rezolv Energy has acquired the rights to build and operate a 1,044 Megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in western Romania, which, if constructed, is expected to become Europe’s largest solar PV plant. Rezolv Energy, which acquired the rights from the Monsson Group, is investing in around 1.6 …
Read More »Austrian Government Wants to Ban Fossil Heating from 2023
The government wants to ban new oil, coal and gas heaters from 2023, extending to replacements of existing heaters, but it needs a two-thirds majority in parliament. Austria’s building sector performs way above the EU average. While buildings consume 25% of gas, their emissions are just 13% of the country’s …
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