The world is rapidly ramping up its renewable energy capacity in line with ambitious climate pledges. While this is great for the planet, the accelerated transition to green brings new challenges. Many sectoral experts are now concerned about what the rise in electricity use from renewable sources could mean for …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices for First Time in Months
Saudi Aramco raised the official selling prices of its light crude for Asian clients for the first time in three months, with the September price for flagship Arab Light up by $0.20 per barrel for September delivery. Aramco kept Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude prices unchanged for Asian buyers. …
Read More »Oil Prices Slip, US Recession Fears Offset Mideast Supply Worries
Oil futures extended losses in a volatile session on Monday as fears of a recession in top oil consumer the United States offset supply worries stemming from mounting tensions in the Middle East, the world’s largest oil producing region. Share markets also tumbled across Asia as U.S. recession worries sent …
Read More »China’s Falling Diesel Demand Dampens Oil Outlook
The property sector crisis and the rise of LNG use in trucking have weighed on China’s diesel demand this year, dampening the prospects of oil demand growth in the world’s top crude importer, which has been a key driver of global demand growth for years. Diesel demand in China is …
Read More »Iranian Envoy hails Win-Win Iran-Russia Gas Deal
Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has described the Iran-Russia gas transfer as a win-win deal. In an interview with IRNA which was published on Sunday, Jalali said that the landmark project will benefit both sides. In the past, there were some speculations that Tehran and Moscow were rivals when …
Read More »EIA Reports Increase in Iraqi Oil Exports to the US
Iraqi oil exports to the United States increased last week, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Sunday. The EIA reported that the average US crude oil imports from nine key countries reached 5.554 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, down by 420,000 bpd from the previous …
Read More »Is China’s Dominance in Critical Minerals Production Fading?
Demand for critical minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel is soaring. These raw materials are used in a range of new technologies, from electric cars to wind turbines, which are becoming ever more important as the world moves towards a green transition. Experts forecast that this trend is …
Read More »Iraq Exports +600 M. Oil Barrels in H1 2024
On Saturday, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that the country’s oil exports for the first half of 2024 have surpassed 600 million barrels. According to official statistics, total oil exports reached 618,044,445 barrels, with a monthly average of 103,007,407 barrels and a daily estimate of 3,433,000 barrels, marking a …
Read More »OPEC+ to Reevaluate Production Cuts as Brent Crude Prices Falter
OPEC maintained steady oil production in July, averaging 26.99 million barrels per day—a slight decrease of 60,000 bpd from June levels, according to a Bloomberg survey. Venezuela and Iran accounted for most of the 60,000 bpd dip, with both countries experiencing decreased demand from China. OPEC and its allies held …
Read More »Exxon Tops Q2 Estimates on Record Permian and Guyana Production
ExxonMobil beat Wall Street estimates with the second-highest earnings for the second quarter in a decade as the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources fueled a record quarterly production and the highest oil production since the Exxon and Mobil merger. Exxon said on Friday that its second-quarter 2024 earnings came in …
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