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President Rouhani said Thur. that if the US lifts sanctions, Iran will have warmer relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the agency’s monitoring will be carried out according to the law. “From the start, we were interested in cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Russia, are expected to meet by videoconference on Thursday to consider a potential but by no means certain production increase of as much as 1.5 million barrels a day. Analysts say the combined group, called OPEC Plus, could increase …

A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil-producing nations will meet on Thursday to discuss the next phase of production policy amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. OPEC and its non-OPEC partners, an energy alliance sometimes referred to as OPEC+, will convene via videoconference from 1 p.m. London time. …

The institutional framework for offshore wind farms and energy storage will be ready by June 2021, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas told the Blue Economy Forum, titled “The Way to a Green Recovery,” on Tuesday. He said it would include issues of licensing, installations and connections to the power …

The greening of the American oil industry has gone into overdrive. Dan Yergin, IHS Markit vice chairman, said it’s an important turning point for the oil and gas sector, which has been anticipating big changes with President Joe Biden’s climate-focused, clean energy policies. “The oil and gas industry is calibrating …

There’s a widespread view within the group that the market can absorb additional barrels, according to people familiar with the deliberations. While the usual differences are present — with Saudi Arabia cautious and Russia keen to open the taps — all sides are ready to increase production, they said, asking …

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. (HHIH) said Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil firm Saudi Aramco to cooperate on a hydrogen project. Under the deal, Hyundai Oilbank Co., HHIH’s refining unit, will import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Saudi Aramco to produce blue hydrogen, …

ExxonMobil has announced that it will lay off nearly 300 employees by the end of this year in Singapore, as part of its effort to boost and sustain its long-term competitiveness. The impacted employees represent around 7% of the oil and gas major’s workforce of over 4,000 in Singapore. ExxonMobil …

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) are expected to keep production quotas unchanged in March, with a possible revision starting April, analysts told Argaam ahead of the oil producers’ meeting on March 4, 2021. “Given the current level of Brent prices around $65 per barrel (bbl), …

Russian energy giant Gazprom said it exported 7 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2020, and is planning to double annual sales by 2025, Pavel Sedov, the head of LNG exports at Gazprom Export, said. Sedov added that Gazprom is still a rather small LNG enterprise, but the …