A driver refuels a vehicle at a petrol station in Gimpo, South Korea. Asia’s fourth-largest economy almost entirely relies on imports for its fossil fuel needs. Photo: Bloomberg South Korea is worried about knock-on effects from the Ukraine war on the prices of raw materials it needs to produce goods …
Read More »Iran Produces New Radio Medicine
Iran announced the production of several radio medicine, including Lutetium-177, to treat a number of difficult-to-treat diseases like cancer. Several new radio medicine were unveiled on the National Day of Nuclear Technology in the presence of President Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi. With a half-life of 7 days, Iranian-made LU-177 will have …
Read More »Replacing Russian Gas in Europe Challenging in Short Term
Replacing Russian natural gas in Europe could be challenging in short term and it will keep gas prices high, Fitch Ratings said on Friday. Europe imports around 60% of its total natural gas demand, as Russia is supplying about a third of the continent’s consumption – 152 billion cubic meters …
Read More »Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Shared Gas Field must be Renegotiated
An expert on energy said that all the three countries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iran can exploit the Arash joint gas field but due to the possible problems, they must trilaterally determine the borders. As regards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait’s joint program on the Arash joint gas field, Ali …
Read More »Germany could End Russian Oil Imports this Year
Germany could end Russian oil imports this year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, signaling the urgency driving Europe’s biggest economy to wean itself off energy from Russia. “We are actively working to get independent from the import of (Russian) oil and we think that we will be able to …
Read More »Nigeria Says OPEC is out of Spare Capacity
OPEC does not have the additional spare capacity to lift crude oil production much more than it is doing today, Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister Timipre Sylva told Anadolu Agency on Friday. “It is not something that you can open a tap for at this point. You must have the additional capacity, …
Read More »Outlook for China Oil Demand Darkens
The outlook for crude oil demand in the world’s second-largest consumer is dimmed amid the continued increase in Covid-19 cases and the extended lockdown in Shanghai, where daily cases have topped 2,000. Because of the movement restrictions put in place to rein in the spread of the virus and because …
Read More »Nations to Release Millions of Barrels of Oil amid War
The International Energy Agency has said that its member countries are releasing 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves on top of previous U.S. pledges to take aim at energy prices that have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine. The Paris-based organization said on April 7 that the new …
Read More »Japan to Release 15M Barrels from State Oil Reserves amid Shaky Energy Supplies
As tensions persist over stable energy supplies due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Japan said on Thursday it will release oil from its state reserves. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the release of at least 15 million barrels from its state reserves, Kyodo News reported. The announcement came amid disruptions in …
Read More »Ukraine Grid Warns Russia Actions could Affect Europe Gas Flows
Ukraine’s gas grid warned that flows through Europe could be affected as Russia and illegal armed forces are disrupting operations at a key compressor station. Occupiers are interfering with operations at the Novopskov gas compressor station in the in Luhansk region, Gas TSO of Ukraine said in a statement. The …
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