The number of active offshore rigs in the U.S. remained stuck at 17 for the second week in a row, according to weekly rig count reports by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes Rig Count: U.S. +7 to 491 rigs U.S. Rig Count is up 7 from last week to 491 with …
Read More »World’s 1st Hydrogen-Powered Ferry Delivered
Norwegian ferry operator Norled has taken delivery of “the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry”, MF Hydra. The vessel was designed by compatriot ship design and engineering company LMG Marin and constructed at Westcon shipyard. The ferry is 82.4 meters long with a capacity of up to 300 passengers and 80 …
Read More »OPEC+ Compromise Deal still Favours Saudi and Russia
Saudi Arabia and Russia have clinched a deal for an OPEC+ production increase by partly submitting to the United Arab Emirates’ demands for a more generous quota. But the compromise still leaves Riyadh and Moscow on top. Of all the adjustments agreed recently to the group’s baselines – the level …
Read More »Russia Is Finally Embracing the Electric Vehicle Boom
Late in the race, Russia has recently announced investments targeting electric vehicle (EV) growth in an attempt to catch up with the transition across the rest of Europe. Russia is expected to start work on its EV infrastructure creation, starting in Moscow. The city plans to install 200 EV charging …
Read More »Europe to Boost Battery Production as Electric Shift Accelerates
As electric car sales take off and petrol engines face being phased out by 2035, Europe is looking to develop its own battery production base. Far from being autonomous, Europe needs to accelerate domestic battery output as a national security issue as well as a boost for businesses and jobs. …
Read More »India in Talks with Russia over Investments in Russian Oil and Gas Assets
India is negotiating investments of between two and three billion dollars in Russian oil and gas exploration and production projects with the Russian government, the Business Standard newspaper reports, citing unnamed officials. According to the paper, the Russian government has offered several oil and gas fields to India’s natural resources …
Read More »Iraq Is the World’s Second Top Gas Flaring Country
Only second to Russia, Iraq is among the top gas flaring countries in the entire world, the World Bank’s (WB) Gas flaring tracker report said. In the 2020 Gas flaring tracker report, the WB said that Iraq burns 70% of the total natural gas produced in the country, which was …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 will Help Russia to Further Arm Itself
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he disagreed with the position of the United States and Germany on the issue of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. The head of the Polish government noted that Poland’s allies, including Germany and the United States, “selfishly approached the issue of building this gas …
Read More »Iraq to Send Lebanon Fuel in Face of Faltering Power Supply
Iraq has signed an agreement allowing the cash-strapped Lebanese government pay for one million tonnes of heavy fuel oil a year in goods and services, helping Lebanon ease its acute power shortage, the two sides said on Saturday. Lebanon is in the throes of an economic meltdown threatening its stability. …
Read More »Iran Slashes Gas Supplies Feeding Parts of Iraq’s Electric Power Stations
The gas supply from Iran to neighboring Iraq’s electric power stations feeding the country’s southern and central parts was slashed by 19 million cubic meters per day, according to the local government. “The rates of Iranian gas being supplied to the production stations in the central regions and Baghdad have …
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