Japan announced on Friday that it would release 6 million barrels of crude oil from its private reserves as part of the International Energy Agency’s plan to release 120 million barrels of crude oil to ease the price of crude. Japan is set to release a total of 15 million …
Read More »EU Set to Discuss Joint Gas Buying in Bid to Cut Russian Reliance
The leaders of the European Union member states are expected to discuss at their summit at the end of May the idea of jointly buying natural gas to avoid competing with each other for non-Russian supply as the EU seeks to cut its dependence on Moscow, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, …
Read More »Greece could be Sitting on “600 Billion Cubic Meters” of Natural Gas
Greece could be sitting on natural gas reserves of more than 600 billion cubic meters, a senior executive of its hydrocarbons commission told Reuters on Thursday. As Greece accelerates gas exploration to cut its reliance on Russian energy, Chief Executive Officer of Greece’s hydrocarbons commission Aristofanis Stefatos told Reuters that …
Read More »Japan to Boost Investment Role in upstream LNG Projects
Japan plans to step up its investment role in upstream projects for liquefied natural gas (LNG), to spur new development and boost fuel offtake by its companies, the industry minister said on Friday. Investment in new LNG development worldwide has dropped significantly as a global trend toward decarbonisation grows, although …
Read More »Iran Oil Export to China Surges
The Islamic Republic of Iran has exported 337 million barrels of oil to China since the start of 2021 and the price of each barrel increased from 56 dollars to 97 dollars during this period, so the average oil price shows Tehran has not sold oil in cheap price. An …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Continues Gas Exports to Europe via Ukraine
Russian state-owned gas producer Gazprom continued to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Friday in line with requests from European consumers, the company said. Requests stood at 71.6 million cubic metres for Friday, down from 81.1 million cubic metres on Thursday.
Read More »The Threat of Russian Cyberattacks on Western Infrastructure is Growing
Back in early February, reports were mounting that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine. Videos of Russian troops training, working out, and preparing for battle were circulating around the internet, and Vladimir Putin was giving veiled and vague warnings and threats of the impending war. As it became clear that …
Read More »Libya can Hike Gas Production by 30% with a $1 Billion Investment
Libya can raise its natural gas production by 30 percent with an investment of up to $1 billion, Italy’s Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, said at a round table discussion at the LUISS University in Rome this week. If Libya manages to overcome political disputes, it would have more stability …
Read More »Italy Steps up Push to Cut Russian Gas with Egypt Agreement
Eni SPA signed a framework agreement to boost flows of liquefied natural gas from Egypt to Italy, as European nations step up efforts to wean themselves off Russian energy in the wake of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. “The agreement aims to promote Egyptian gas exports to Europe, and specifically to …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Looks to Position NEOM as a Hydrogen Leader
At the first-ever conference devoted exclusively to carbon-free hydrogen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), participants looked in depth at the technical and financial complexities of getting major projects off the ground. They covered projects announced by various consortiums worldwide, all in early-stage development. An exception appeared in …
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