The gas price in Europe went up to over $625 per 1,000 cubic meters during Wednesday trading, according to data provided by London’s ICE. Particularly, the price of gas futures for October delivery at the TTF hub in the Netherlands reached $625.9 per 1,000 cubic meters, or 51.8 euro per …
Read More »Oil Climbs Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
Oil prices recovered on Wednesday, after a US industry report showed crude inventories fell more than expected last week, steadying after overnight losses from the impact of Hurricane Ida on US refineries. Prices rose ahead of the OPEC+ meeting at… Prices rose ahead of the OPEC+ meeting at 1500 GMT …
Read More »OPEC+ Sees 2021 Oil Deficit, 2022 Surplus as Supply Revived
OPEC and its allies expect global oil markets will continue to tighten this year even as they revive output, but then flip into surplus again in 2022. The data — to be presented to the group’s Joint Technical Committee on Tuesday — ought to reassure the Organization of Petroleum Exporting …
Read More »Pakistan Invests in Middle East Oil in $305 Million UAE Deal
The United Arab Emirates awarded an oil concession to companies from Pakistan for the first time. A group led by state-owned Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. will invest about $305 million to find crude and natural gas in the UAE’s Persian Gulf waters, according to Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Adnoc is …
Read More »Oil Heads for Monthly Loss before OPEC+ Meet
Oil headed for the biggest monthly loss since October as investors weighed the prospect of additional OPEC+ production and the restoration of crude output in the U.S. after Hurricane Ida. West Texas Intermediate was steady above $69 a barrel after rising 0.7% on Monday. While Gulf of Mexico crude producers …
Read More »German Court Rejects Russian Nord Stream 2’s Appeal
A German court in Düsseldorf has rejected an appeal by Nord Stream 2 AG to allow its pipeline to be exempt from the EU’s gas directive rules. Thus Russia will be unable to use the full transport capacities of the new gas pipeline once it is launched soon. This will …
Read More »Natural Gas could Play a Key Role in Alleviating Energy Poverty
Natural gas could play a key role in alleviating energy poverty and creating new jobs across the globe in the post-Covid recovery phase. The potential to create new jobs at a lower cost and with less environmental impact is one of the brilliant features of natural gas that makes it …
Read More »CNOOC Sets out to Develop China’s First Offshore Carbon Capture Project
China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC has initiated a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Enping 15-1 oilfield in the South China Sea, making it the country’s first venture into offshore CCS plays. The project involves building facilities to capture up to 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per …
Read More »Iran FM: Nuclear Talks Real Only If Producing Tangible Results.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran will not run from the negotiating table over its nuclear program, but this administration believes talks will be real only if they produce tangible results. Amir Abdollahian dismissed the US recent threats against Iran over the nuclear negotiations, and said, “They’re like …
Read More »Oil Giant Rosneft Seeks Approval to Export Natural Gas
State-controlled Rosneft, the largest oil producer in Russia, has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to be allowed to export natural gas with giant Gazprom acting as an export agent, Russian newspaper Kommersant reports, citing a letter which Rosneft’s boss has sent to Putin. Gazprom is the sole exporter of natural …
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