Europe is nearing a recession, and the U.S. may be right on its heels, the world’s second-largest container carrier told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. Recession fears have put a cap on oil prices as analysts mull just how deeply a recession would cut into the demand for the commodity that …
Read More »The Real Challenge for Europe’s Energy Market will Come next Year
Europe is more or less prepared to face this winter with nearly full gas storage sites and a steady flow of LNG imports. The real concern about gas supply is for the winter after that, the top executives of Europe’s biggest oil and gas majors say. As of October 31, …
Read More »Russia to Invest $4.5 Billion in Iran’s Oil Fields
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji has said Russian investors have finalized a contract with Iran for developing seven oil and gas fields worth $4.5 billion. “So far, Russian investors and companies have finalized a contract with Iran for developing seven oil and gas fields worth 4.5 billion dollars, and some …
Read More »Covid Restrictions Force Chinese EV Maker to Suspend Production
China’s Nio, the EV maker, has suspended manufacturing activities due to Covid restrictions amid the latest flare-up in infections in the country. “The news that production at Nio’s factories has been temporarily suspended is true and this will have an impact on production and delivery schedules,” a company representative told …
Read More »Iraq and Saudi Send more Oil to China despite Cutting Overall Shipments
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iraq boosted their crude oil shipments to China last month, strengthening their share of a market that Russia has pushed into following the invasion of Ukraine. The Middle East producers loaded almost 4 million barrels a day of crude for Chinese buyers in October. With …
Read More »Iran Gas Supply to Armenia to Double
Iran’s Oil Ministry said in a report that Iran and Armenia have renewed a contract for the swap of Iranian gas for Armenian electricity as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was in Tehran for an official visit on Tuesday, Press TV reported. Deputy Oil Minister Majid Chegeni, who signed off …
Read More »Has China already Won the Clean Energy Race?
More than a decade ago, back in 2010, Scientific American asked, “Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Clean Energy Race?” In the twelve years following, that question has been answered: unequivocally, yes. While other countries around the world have been developing renewable energy technology as their best hope at …
Read More »Russia’s near-Record LNG Shipments Show World’s Struggle to Cut Reliance
Russian liquefied natural gas shipments increased in October to nearly a record, illustrating how the world is struggling to curb its dependence on the major supplier ahead of winter. LNG exports from Russia rose 1.1% year on year in October to the highest level since March, according to ship-tracking data …
Read More »Oil Rises on Drop in US Crude Inventories, Weaker Dollar
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday after industry data showed a surprise drop in US crude inventories, suggesting demand is holding up despite steep interest-rate hikes dampening global growth. Brent crude futures rose $1.13, or 1.2%, to $95.78 a barrel at 4.41am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Russia Set to Reroute most of Its Oil under New Price Cap
New G7 and European Union sanctions on Russian oil exports will have a muted impact on flows and global prices according to analysts polled by Reuters, as Russia is set to largely succeed in rerouting its trade eastward. The market is set to be deprived of a maximum of 2 …
Read More »