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Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom has increased gas supplies to Western Europe in the first six months of the year by 28.52% compared to the same period last year. The company’s gas exports to Europe amounted to some 77.235 billion cubic meters by June 2021, Gazprom said on Friday. Gas …

Javad Owji, who is President Raisi’s suggested candidate for the Oil Ministry, has released a comprehensive program for the development of the country’s oil and gas industry during his tenure, Shana reported. The published plan is comprised of five separate sections including an introduction, some documents related to the oil …

Russia may reach a record-high level of crude and condensate production in summer 2022, with output expected to reach its peak in 2023, Norway’s Rystad Energy consulting company said in a statement on Friday. “The OPEC+ coalition’s recent agreement to steadily raise oil production is paving the way for Russia …

Siemens Large Drives Applications (LDA) has received an order from a Chinese customer to deliver a special machine with dual shaft extension, which will have an efficiency of beyond 98 percent and will be a world-leading 2-pole electric motor. It can be used in motor operation with a power of …

Blue hydrogen – which could form a key part of the government’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – may be up to 20% worse for the environment than burning natural gas, researchers have claimed. Scientists at Cornell and Stanford Universities found blue hydrogen causes more pollution than burning coal …

China XD Group Co.’s listed unit gained on a report authorities are advancing plans to combine electricity transmission and distribution equipment makers to create a 110 billion yuan ($17 billion) behemoth. Units of China XD and State Grid Corp. of China would be merged under the proposal to help drive …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) maintained its forecast on global oil demand growth for 2021 and 2022, and raised its estimates for the growth of the global economy. Global oil demand is estimated to increase by around 6 million barrels per day (bpd) to average 96.6 million …

US President Joe Biden’s calls for OPEC+ to pump more oil may be short-lived as political pressure eases along with gasoline prices over the coming months. US gasoline prices rose 2.4 percent in July from the previous month, taking their 12-month advance to 41.8 percent, according to inflation data. The …

A global chip shortage is continuing to wreak havoc up and down supply chains in a diverse array of industries across the world. As unprecedented amounts of work, life, shopping, and socializing went digital as the spread of the novel coronavirus drove everyone inside, the demand for electronics, and the …

China’s oil demand is expected to be 1 million barrels per day (bpd) lower in the next two months than previously expected due to the rising number of COVID cases in the world’s top crude importer, Goldman Sachs says. Still, the overall hit to global oil demand will be more …