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The physical flow of gas through the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline to Germany was stopped for the second day in a row due to Gazprom’s refusal to book pumping capacities for today, according to the data from gas transmission operator Gascade made avaialble on Wednesday. The transnational gas pipeline Yamal – …

Oil was up Wednesday morning in Asia, holding gains as the latest U.S. crude oil supply data showed a bigger-than-expected draw. Trading volumes are also thinning out as the holiday period approaches. Brent oil futures edged up 0.18% to $74.11 by 11:13 PM ET (4:13 AM GMT) and WTI futures …

Deliveries of Russian natural gas to Germany through the Yamal-Europe pipeline have been completely halted, data from the country’s transport operator, Gascade, revealed on Tuesday morning. The suspension of the flow comes after a weekend in which the volume being sent through the network dropped significantly, just as demand for …

Russia’s largest crude producer Rosneft announced Dec. 21 its commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, bringing forward some of its previous targets to reduce emissions. The company’s 2035 climate targets set a year ago already included the prevention of 20 million mt CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction …

China’s oil giant Sinopec on Tuesday released a report about the company’s participation and growth in Russia which deepens ties with China on energy cooperation, a key sector following global energy crunch in tandem with climate change crisis. The report focuses on sustainable development of Sinopec in Russia and its …

China National Offshore Oil Corp will supply carbon neutral LNG for the first time to Hong Kong, the state-owned oil and gas major said on its social media account late Dec. 20. CNOOC said it received a 65,000 mt carbon neutral LNG cargo on board the vessel “Magnolia” at the …

Iran’s oil minister said Monday that output at many oil wells has fallen from 50,000 barrels p/d to 1,000 and local expertise should help restore production. Speaking at an event dedicated to research at the oil ministry, Owji urged Iranian young scientists to help the oil industry and raise production …

The United States is set to become the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2022, surpassing Qatar and Australia, and may hold that title for years to come. In a year when China and other large economies in Europe and Asia scrambled to source enough supply for heating …

Equinor ASA will drill about 25 exploration wells off Norway’s coast next year in a bet that it will be among the last companies still producing oil and gas when the world has achieved net-zero emissions. All scenarios, including the International Energy Agency’s vision of a net-zero world, include the …

At the company’s Investor Day held on December 17, Alibaba Group released a pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, also announcing a pioneering initiative aiming to facilitate 1.5 gigatons of decarbonization across its business ecosystem by 2035. Daniel Zhang, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba, said, “Despite many challenges, we …