India is reportedly considering the creation of a strategic reserve of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to protect against potential supply shortages or price spikes in the future, following the country’s energy crisis last year, according to a senior executive at India’s leading LNG importer. The government has “proposed we should …
Read More »European Gas Prices Rise with another Bout of Chilly Weather
European natural gas prices rose after a second straight weekly decline, as another spell of colder weather passes through the region. Temperatures across the continent are forecast to drop again this week. Together with some project maintenance in Norway in the coming days, there could be an upside for near-term …
Read More »Russia may Demand Compensation over Nord Stream Pipeline Explosions
Moscow may seek compensation over damage from last year’s explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, news agency RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing a Russian diplomat, who also said that the future of the projects was unknown. The pipelines, which connect Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea, were …
Read More »Scientists Find New Way to Make Hydrogen Directly from Seawater
RMIT University researchers have developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater. In a critical step towards a truly viable green hydrogen industry the new method splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen. The new process skips the need for desalination and its associated …
Read More »Japan’s TEPCO to Develop 1.9 GW of Offshore Wind Power in Scotland
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) said on Monday that it had won the rights to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects in Scotland together with Norway-based company Vargronn. Many once-conventional energy and power companies around the globe are switching their attention …
Read More »Russia can Ensure Smooth Energy Supplies to China
Russia can ensure a steady supply of energy resources to China that it needs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “China and Russia complement one another, I am talking about the high pace of development of the Chinese economy and the demand for energy resources. China needs these shipments to be …
Read More »Chinese Oil Companies Lead in Iraqi Oil Purchases for February
Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) announced that Chinese oil companies were the largest buyers of Iraqi oil during the month of February. According to statistics published on SOMO’s official website, Chinese companies accounted for 7 of the 35 firms that purchased oil last month. SOMO’s data revealed …
Read More »Turning Brazil into World’s Fourth Largest Oil Producer with New Hydrocarbon Exploration Programme
Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is setting the wheels into motion to launch a programme, which would step up investments in oil and natural gas exploration to promote regional development and foster national production while making Brazil the fourth largest oil producer in the world. To this end, …
Read More »A New Record High to be Hit in Iran’s Oil Export this Year
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said that a new record high will be reached in the country’s oil export in the current Iranian calendar year 1402 (began on March 21). The country’s oil export in 1401 was 83 million barrels more than that of 1400, and 190 million barrels more …
Read More »Average Daily Gasoline Consumption Rises 11% in a Year
Average daily gasoline consumption in Iran rose 11 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), according to the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC). Jalil Salari also said that the country’s average daily gasoline production has reached 115 million …
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