Norway plans to maintain its currently high gas production levels until the end of the decade as Europe plans to reduce Russian imports, its energy minister said on Tuesday. The Nordic country is now Europe’s biggest supplier of gas, according to Refinitiv Eikon data, overtaking Russia, which has cut back …
Read More »Ukraine is Ready to Support the Reinvention of European Energy Security
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, is a bitter-sweet day for us Ukrainians. It marks the 31st anniversary of our country’s post-USSR independence. But sadly, it will also be exactly six months since Russia invaded our country, killing Ukrainian civilians, seeking to destroy Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and violating our right as an …
Read More »Iranian Oil Minister Says Tehran Ready to Meet Europe’s Energy Needs in Winter
Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Oji says the Islamic Republic has a good capacity to produce oil and gas and their commodities and is thus capable of partly relieving the energy shortage in the world. Oji said energy prices are out of control in the world and big petrochemical companies in …
Read More »Japan Considers Building New Nuclear Plants in Major Policy Shift
Japan is considering constructing next-generation nuclear power plants to support its goals of reducing carbon emissions and providing a stable supply of electricity, sources close to the matter said Wednesday, marking a major shift in the government’s no new nuclear energy policy. The plan, which will also consider extending the …
Read More »Hormozgan to Turn into Refining Hub of Iran
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said numerous projects have been defined in the southern province of Hormozgan to turn it into a refining hub within years. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a virtual ceremony to launch a major gas project in Kish Island on Monday, Owji said that …
Read More »OPEC+ has Means to Deal with Oil Volatility
OPEC leader Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has said that the oil cartel and its allies have the means to deal with market challenges – including by “cutting production”. “OPEC+ has the commitment, the flexibility, and the means within the existing mechanisms to deal with such challenges including cutting production at …
Read More »China Extends Power Curbs as Heatwave and Drought Persist
China has extended orders for industries to shut down production for five more days as heatwaves and extreme drought in its southwestern regions have boosted electricity demand while reducing hydropower production in the largest hydropower-generating province. The heatwave in the Sichuan province and the rest of southwestern China is now …
Read More »Saudi Arabia is Planning to Build the World’s Largest Wind Farm in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s president has returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia with $14 billion in promised investments, his office says. Of that, $12 billion is earmarked to address chronic energy shortages. The agreements include a pledge for Saudi firm ACWA Power to build a 1.5 GW wind farm in Karakalpakstan. Uzbekistan’s …
Read More »OPEC+ is now almost 3 Million Bpd behind its Production Target
OPEC+ members produced 2.9 million barrels per day (bpd) below their collective oil production target in July, two OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Monday. The gap between overall quota and actual oil production from the OPEC+ members has been growing for more than a year, with many producers unable to …
Read More »The World’s Biggest LNG Exporter has a Pipeline Problem
The United States has become the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter as deliveries to energy-starved buyers in Europe and Asia have surged. In the current year, five developers have signed over 20 long-term deals to supply more than 30 million metric tons/year of LNG or roughly 4 Bcf/d, …
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