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Two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage tanks of phase 22-24 of Iran’s South Pars gas field have gone operational and ready to store 80,000 cubic meters of gas, the head of Iran’s Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) announced on Saturday. According to Mohammad Meshkinfam a total of four storage …

Despite the devastating downturn of 2020, most global majors held up quite well during the market turmoil, a Rystad Energy comparative analysis reveals after measuring key upstream performance metrics. Total outshined all other peers, as the French company not only exceled in financial and operational performance, but also was the …

Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has held discussions with the General Manager of Total regarding the use of renewable energies in the Libyan oil sector and the impact of lack of budgets on production, as well as development programs. This meeting highlighted the implications of the …

The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) mission will carry out a comprehensive assessment of Uzbekistan’s nuclear infrastructure in 2021, Trend reports referring to the press service of IAEA. According to the IAEA’s representatives in Uzbekistan, the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the IAEA was raised to a new level in 2020. …

Russia’s liquefied natural gas production rose by 3.5 percent last year to a total 30.5 million tons, according to data from Rosstat, the country’s official statistics agency. In December alone, Russian producers turned out 2.85 million tons, which was up 1.4 percent on the year and 5.8 percent on November, …

Oil output of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose for the seventh straight month in January, with Nigeria recording the biggest output decline, according to a Reuters survey. The output increased by 160,000 barrels per day (pbd) to reach 25.75 million in January compared with the previous …

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States increased to 115 thousand bpd. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 4.616 bpd in the third week of January.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil …

The oil industry is now supporting U.S. federal methane regulations, after having opposed them in the past. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and emissions have climbed over the past two decades as oil and gas production continued to rise. Now, global efforts to rein in methane pollution are receiving …

Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras discovered hydrocarbons in the C-M-411 block located in the offshore Campos Basin, the company said Jan. 29. “The data from the well will be analyzed to better guide exploratory activities in the area and the potential of the discovery,” Petrobras said. The discovery was made …

U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. on Jan. 29 swung to an $11 million fourth-quarter loss and missed Wall Street expectations as low margins on fuel, acquisition costs and foreign currency effects overwhelmed improved drilling results. Oil companies are expected to benefit from a bounce-back in oil and gas prices after …