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 …
Read More »Over $9.5b Invested to Develop Gas Supply in 8 Years
Over the past eight years (the current government’s incumbency) some 400 trillion rials (about $9.523 billion) has been invested for the development of gas supply in Iran, IRNA reported on Saturday. As reported, the development of gas supply using the resources created through saving liquid fuel and also increasing the …
Read More »US Seeks to Block Sale of Iranian Oil to China
In a report, Reuters claimed that the US intends to avert sales of Iranian oil to China as a way to keep the Islamic Republic at the negotiating table. The United States is considering cracking down on Iranian oil sales to China as it braces for the possibility that Tehran …
Read More »Nord Stream Resumes Gas Transport after Maintenance Completion
Gas transportation over two strings of the Nord Stream gas pipeline restarted after the 10-day shutdown for maintenance, according to data of Nel and Opal gas transport operators. Gas pumping over the pipeline was halted on July 13, and gas supplies restarted in the morning of July 23. Total capacity …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Is Set to be a Major Player in Hydrogen
The use of hydrogen as an energy source has gained a lot of attention in recent years. Up to a few years ago, little was known or debated about hydrogen energy and its economic and environmental impact on society. I myself had little knowledge of the hydrogen energy market until …
Read More »Iran Commissions New Oil Terminal to Bypass Hormuz Strait for Exports
Iran has commissioned the Jask oil terminal and pipeline project along the Sea of Oman to bypass the Hormuz Strait for crude oil exports. Located near Jask port in the southern Hormozgan Province, the terminal has capacity to receive up to one million barrels per day (bpd) of light, heavy, …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Climbs as Oil Prices Recoup Losses
The number of oil and gas rigs in the United States is up 7 this week, according to Baker Hughes, which pegged the total rig count at 491, up 240 from the same time last year. The U.S. oil rig count rose by 7 this week to 387. The number …
Read More »Bitcoin Rises as Elon Musk Supports Trend for more Renewables in Mining
Bitcoin traded above $32,000 on Thursday after Elon Musk said Tesla would likely start accepting it as payment again as more renewable energy was used to mine the cryptocurrency. Tesla had said in May that it would not accept Bitcoin as payment because of the vast amounts of electricity needed …
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