Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, beat Russia to keep its ranking as China’s top crude supplier in 2020, government data showed on Wednesday. China’s oil demand remained strong last year even as the COVID-19 pandemic hammered appetite for fuel elsewhere. The world’s top oil importer, brought in a …
Read More »The United Arab Emirates can become one of the world’s biggest and lowest-cost producers of blue hydrogen, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Chief Executive Officer Sultan Al Jaber said. The OPEC country aims to cut its emissions by 24% by 2030 compared with 2016, Al Jaber said Tuesday at the …
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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said fuel prices had gone up because of lower production in oil-producing nations due to the coronavirus pandemic. This lower production had caused an imbalance in demand and supply, the minister said. “Oil producing countries stopped production or reduced …
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Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as China’s record-high refinery output in 2020 boosted positive market sentiment, but investors are still cautious ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $55.01 per barrel at 0645 GMT for a 0.47% rise …
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Police in Iran have reportedly seized 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs for illegally using subsidized electricity from the state-owned power utility Tavanir, the local Tasmin News Agency reported this week. According to Mohammad Hassan Motavalizadeh, head of Tavanir, the efficient application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners had been consuming 95 megawatts …
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The Secretary General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr. Sanusi Barkindo, has said that given the very bad experience of 2020, the worst part of the crisis in the global oil market has been put behind it by the oil and gas industry. Barkindo spoke while participating via video-conference …
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Russia is preparing to make the earliest-ever shipment of liquefied natural gas to Asia, taking advantage of thinning ice in the Arctic Ocean and paving the way for a record-long navigation season this year. The super-chilled cargo from Novatek PJSC’s Yamal LNG facility in early May will beat last year’s …
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The United States has informed European allies about plans to sanction Russian vessel Fortuna, which is involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Monday. The U.S. administration told government officials in Berlin and other European capitals …
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ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi state oil company, Adu Dhabi Investment Holding, and Mubadala Investment Co., two state investment funds, have teamed up in an Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance to develop hydrogen production and export capabilities, joining a growing number of businesses betting on hydrogen, Argus reports citing Emirati media. Bloomberg …
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Russia’s flagship crude is rising in price in Europe in the wake of Saudi Arabia’s surprise oil production cuts. The nation’s Urals crude sold at a slight discount of 70 cents a barrel to benchmark Dated Brent in northwest Europe on Jan. 15, a increase of almost $1 from an …
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