OPEC’s crude oil production fell in June compared to May, due to outages in Libya and Nigeria, and the 10 cartel producers bound by the OPEC+ pact lifted their combined production by just 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) last month, the monthly Reuters survey showed on Friday. OPEC’s all 13 …
Read More »IEA: Global Nuclear Capacity Needs to Double to Meet Net-Zero Goals
Nuclear power capacity needs to double worldwide over the next three decades to reach net-zero carbon emissions targets to ensure energy independence, argued the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Paris-based group’s executive director Fatih Birol outlined that nuclear has a unique opportunity for a revival in the context of the …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Slips
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 3 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count slid to 750 this week—275 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United …
Read More »Libya Declares Force Majeure on Oil Exports
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on crude exports from its oil terminals amid continued blockades of production and ports, which have severely crippled Libya’s oil exports. The force majeure comes after weeks of protests and closures amid the new rift in Libya’s political class over who should …
Read More »OPEC Says Iran’s Oil Revenues Exceed $25bn
A report released by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows Iran has earned more than $25 billion in revenue from oil exports in 2021. OPEC reported $560 billion in revenue from oil sales in 2021 in its annual report, which shows a 77 percent increase in comparison with …
Read More »Russia’s Move on Sakhalin-2 Gas Plant Intensifies Competition for Fuel
Russia’s move to reshuffle ownership of the Sakhalin-2 natural gas project may constrict global markets even more by pushing Japan to compete with Europe for alternative sources of supply. President Vladimir Putin’s decree to transfer rights for the plant to a new Russian company has no immediate impact on the …
Read More »China and Saudi Arabia Strengthen Alliance with New Megaproject
Ever since China gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) the opportunity to save face after his many unsuccessful attempts to float Saudi Aramco in what was supposed to be a glorious initial public offering (IPO), MbS has been in Beijing’s debt and Saudi Arabia has appeared to drift …
Read More »Gas Supplies to Europe Holding Firm
Gas supplies to Europe are holding firm despite ongoing troubles at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, leaving the market in equilibrium, albeit temporarily. That’s according to Rystad Energy analyst Lu Ming Pang, who made the statement in a market note sent to Rigzone late Wednesday. The Rystad analyst outlined in …
Read More »AEOI Chief: New Centrifuges Installation Part of Strategic Action Plan
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami underlined that the moves by Iran to install new centrifuges at the Fordow Nuclear Facility is happening under the Strategic Action Plan of the Iranian Parliament. “This issue has been pursued within the Iranian Parliament’s Strategic Action Plan to …
Read More »OPEC: Iraq has the Fourth Largest Proven Oil Reserves in the World
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Wednesday, that Iraq possesses the fourth largest proven oil reserves in the world. National Iraqi news agency (NINA) reported OPEC stated in its annual report that proven crude oil reserves in the world amounted to 1,545,071 trillion barrels at the end …
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