Turkish energy firms will explore for oil and gas offshore Pakistan under agreements with local companies, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday. “This is one of the outcomes of the more institutionalized approach we are working to establish,” Fidan said, without elaborating on …
Read More »Saudi Chemicals Giant SABIC Weighs Listing of Industrial Gas Unit
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is considering listing National Industrial Gases Company (GAS) as part of a review into the strategic options for its unit, the Saudi chemicals giant said on Wednesday. The study and evaluation of certain strategic options concerning the National Industrial Gases Company is in line with …
Read More »China Refuses to Buy Expensive LNG despite Peak Demand
China is not buying LNG on the spot market despite a seasonal increase in demand for electricity for air-conditioning, Bloomberg has reported, noting traders had been hoping for a price jump in spot LNG. It seems, however, from China’s perspective, spot LNG is already quite expensive. “We expect that China’s …
Read More »Iraq Lifts Oil Output by 80,000 bpd across Three Key Fields
Iraq’s Dhi Qar Oil Company has raised oil production by a combined 80,000 barrels per day across three strategic southern fields, Nasiriyah, Gharraf, and Saba, IraqiNews reported on Monday, marking one of the country’s most significant boosts this year as OPEC+ opens the door to higher member output. According to …
Read More »TotalEnergies’ Ubeta Project to Boost Nigeria’s Gas Ambitions
TotalEnergies is taking a bold step in supporting Nigeria’s energy goals with the Ubeta gas field project in the OML 58 onshore license in Nigeria, now in its execution phase. The project is set to deliver a plateau of around 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day including condensates, a …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises August Oil Prices for Asia, Europe Buyers
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, on Sunday hiked August prices for Asian and European buyers by more than $1 a barrel as domestic crude demand is expected to rise, reducing exports, and consumption from China is likely to increase. State energy firm Saudi Aramco raised the official selling …
Read More »Oil Pares Loss as Tight Market Offsets OPEC+’s Bigger Hike
Oil pared losses on Monday as a tight physical oil market offset the impact of OPEC+ hiking oil output more than expected in August as well as concern about the potential impact of U.S. tariffs on economic growth and oil demand. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their …
Read More »Saudi Aramco could Raise $4 Billion from Power Plant Sales
Under pressure to increase payouts to Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s state oil giant Aramco is considering selling up to five gas-fired power plants in deals that could raise some $4 billion, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday. Aramco has seen profits – and payouts to the Kingdom …
Read More »UK Launches Onshore Wind Strategy to Boost Clean Power Output
The UK government is launching its first onshore wind strategy, aiming to deliver up to 29 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind power by the end of the decade. In the newly minted Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy, the UK has set out more than 40 steps government and industry will take …
Read More »Germany’s Nuclear U-Turn Divides Leadership
Germany is increasingly indicating openness to nuclear energy, marking a complete pivot from their historic stance on the controversial energy source. Germany’s shift in attitude toward nuclear energy comes as part of a larger global movement back toward nuclear power as a viable part of a secure and low-carbon energy …
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