A decision by OPEC and allied countries to cut crude production through March delivered a late Christmas present for U.S. shale firms that have slashed costs, but any rise in prices spurred by the unexpected move may be just a modest stocking stuffer. U.S. crude oil production has fallen 2 …
Read More »Gazpromneft Provides Excess Gas to Operations Powering Bitcoin Mining Devices
The firm Gazpromneft, an oil subsidiary of the Russian natural gas and global energy company Gazprom, is giving bitcoin mining operations the chance to power operations by using excess gas for electricity. The Russian firm has allowed a small mining operation to benefit from the excess gas by mining bitcoin …
Read More »Covid-19 Sinks Indian Demand for Fuel for First Time in over Two Decades
Demand for petroleum products in India has tumbled to multi-year lows following its first contraction in consumption since 1999, as the coronavirus pandemic rattles the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer. Total petroleum consumption was down for the whole year of the pandemic, falling by over 10 percent to 193.4 …
Read More »IEA Debuts Scenario for Net Zero Emissions in 2050
In its World Energy Outlook 2020, released in November 2020, the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the first time added a scenario in which the world’s energy sector would achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, as it underscored the importance of bringing the world’s carbon emissions under control. Compared to IEA’s …
Read More »Tehran to Host IRAN Oil Show on Jan. 22-25
The 25th edition of Iran International Oil, Gas, refining & Petrochemical Exhibition dubbed “IRAN Oil Show” will be held at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Jan. 22-25, 2021. This prestigious international exhibition will be held in Tehran given the license issued by the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade as …
Read More »Russia more than Doubles Natural Gas Exports via TurkStream Pipeline
Supplies of gas to Turkey and Europe via offshore pipeline TurkStream have increased more than twofold in a year since the launch of the project, according to Russian energy giant Gazprom. The gas route marked its one-year anniversary on Friday. Since it came into operation on January 8, 2020, Gazprom …
Read More »Oil Near 11-Month Highs
Oil prices held near 11-month highs on Friday and were on track for a strong weekly gain as Saudi Arabia’s pledge to cut output continued to buoy market sentiment. Brent crude climbed 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $54.51 a barrel. It touched $54.90 on Thursday, the highest since February, Reuters …
Read More »Asian Buyers Rush to Secure North Sea Oil after Saudi Surprise Cut
Saudi Arabia’s surprise announcement that it would cut 1 million barrels per day (bpd) beyond its share of OPEC+ cuts in February and March has refiners in Asia scrambling to secure supplies from Europe, with record purchases of North Sea cargoes in one day. Saudi Arabia caught the market by …
Read More »German Region Approves Creation of Fund to Bypass US Sanctions Designed to Stop Gazprom’s Vital Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
The parliament of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has voted to establish a fund to circumvent American sanctions preventing the construction of the Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that will connect Russia and Germany. When completed, it will run from Russia’s Leningrad Region, bypassing the Baltic States and Poland, …
Read More »BP Relaunches Sale of Stakes in North Sea Oilfields
As reported by Reuters, BP has relaunched the sale of stakes in a number of North Sea oilfields it agreed to sell to Premier Oil before Premier was taken over last year, industry sources said on Thursday. BP originally agreed to sell its interest in the fields in the Andrew …
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