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The US Congress has recently approved the annual Defence Authorisation Bill, which among other things included a fresh bunch of sanctions targeting the joint pipeline project by Russia’s Gazprom and several European energy giants, after previous measures failed to thwart its construction. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline “will never carry …

Iran is planning to produce 4.5 million b/d of crude oil and condensate in its next year that starts March 21 and export 2.3 million b/d of it if current US sanctions are lifted, state news agency IRNA reported Dec 13. Jafar Ghaderi, a member of parliament’s planning and budget …

Some $1.22 billion worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) was approved in the industrial and mineral sector of the country in the first eight months of the current year. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, $1.22 billion worth of foreign investment under FDI was …

Total SE is discussing a plan for 500 voluntary job cuts in France, where the oil company has 35,000 employees, Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said in an interview with France Inter radio. Pouyanne said talks are ongoing. “We’ll see, there’s a negotiation. It could be 300, it could be …

Despite the US cruel sanctions and EU’s lack of commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s cooperation with Eurasia has provided a broad range of opportunities for Tehran, including regional trade and boosting Iranian non-oil exports. According to official reports, despite the corona pandemic, the volume of …

EU leaders have paved the way to place restrictions on more Turkish individuals and companies involved in drilling for gas offshore Cyprus, but stopped short of adopting broader economic sanctions against Ankara. Turkey’s drilling program in waters claimed by Cyprus, and its surveying activities in waters claimed by Greece with …

Last month’s announcement that the UK would ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars as of 2030 was most likely the reason why electric vehicle (EV) sales on the used car market in Britain surged to their highest market share ever—15 percent of used car sales in December, Motortrader …

According to S&P Global Plattsreport, Russian state-owned oil & gas producer Rosneft said December 9 that it has discovered a large new gas field in the Arctic Kara Sea. Rosneft is playing a key role in Russia’s Arctic strategy, which aims to capitalize on warming temperatures to transport the remote …

Russia has resumed construction of the politically-charged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, laying pipes after a one-year hiatus prompted by U.S. sanctions, the pipeline operator said on Friday. The pipeline, which Washington says compromises European energy security, has become a flashpoint in relations between Russia and the West …

China is looking to attract investments in shale gas developments by easing restrictions on foreign entities and subsidizing costs in a bid to boost its natural gas production while its demand continues to grow. China has shale gas reserves but the geology to extract those resources is challenging, so it …