Iran and Venezuela have inked an oil contract to counter the sanctions the United States has imposed on both nations’ oil exports, Trend reports citing Mehr. Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the quality of …
Read More »Sri Lanka Underlines Developing Bilateral Ties with Iran
Sri Lankan Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila emphasized developing bilateral cooperation with Iran. Speaking in a meeting with CEO of Tehran Oil Refining Company Hamed Armanfar, Gammanpila referred to Tehran-Colombo common interests, expressed satisfaction over bilateral cooperation, and stressed the importance of maintaining technical, engineering, and economic interactions in oil and …
Read More »Russian Oil Reserves to Last 30 Years at Current Production Levels
Russia’s reserves of natural gas could run low in 70 years at the current production level, while oil reserves should last about 30 years, geological firm Rosgeo estimates show. “Over the past 25 years there have been ten times fewer new reserves discovered than in the previous 25 years, with …
Read More »EU Ministers Unveil Plan to Weaken Russian Grip on Gas Supply
Europe’s energy ministers have joined forces to establish a plan that will reduce their dependence on foreign gas and purchase supplies as a bloc as part of a larger effort to combat Russia’s stake in the highly-coveted resource. The plan is to purchase strategic gas reserves as a bloc with …
Read More »U.S. Shale Is Finally Ready To Drill
U.S. shale producers have behaved in an exemplary way in the past year. It wasn’t something the industry wanted to do. It was something it was forced to do by the pandemic and by its shareholders, who after years of waiting for windfalls put their foot down and demanded higher …
Read More »Shell in Talks to Boost Iraq’s Gas Production
Shell is reported to be in talks with Iraq to boost Basra Gas Company’s capacity. According to S&P Global Platts, BGC is planning to increase capacity for gas production from 1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) now to 1.4 Bcf/d in two years; discussions with Shell could see that …
Read More »Russia to Increase Share of Low-Carbon Energy Sources to 90% by 2035
Low-carbon energy sources will account for 90% of all energy sources in Russia by 2035, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said speaking at a high-level dialogue meeting on energy held as part of the UN General Assembly. “Thanks to the state support, the share of renewable energy sources in the …
Read More »Iran Appeals to Chinese Companies for Billions in Oil Investments
Iran’s oil minister has said that his country intends to raise $145 billion in domestic and foreign investments to improve its oil industry in the next 4-8 years, underlining the importance of cooperation with Chinese companies. Javad Owji in a meeting with the head of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation …
Read More »Poland has No Power to Veto Certification of Nord Stream 2
Poland’s energy company PGNiG will not have the right to veto the certification of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, says German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA). The Warsaw-based firm, however, will get an opportunity to muster the arguments during certification proceedings of the widely-debated pipeline, the watchdog said as quoted …
Read More »IAEA must have Access to Atomic Fuel for Australia Submarines
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should have timely access to nuclear fuel used for Australia’s submarines envisioned in the AUKUS deal, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA said. “For Australia, reaching safeguards arrangement with the Agency is of essence. The Agency should have access to the HEU [highly-enriched …
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