A large box must be ticked before LNG can be considered a cornerstone of the 21st century energy basket – and that is its de-carbonization. LNG has fairly been heralded as a coveted jigsaw piece in the global energy transition; an energy market to bridge the traditional fossil fuel industry …
Read More »Oilfield Service Giants are Diversifying Their Operations
The oilfield services sector is usually the one to suffer the most during an oil and gas industry downturn. This last crisis has been no exception in most respects. Drilling fell sharply this year in response to the demand slump in both oil and gas, budgets were cut and exploration …
Read More »UAE-Based Firms Help Venezuela’s Oil Exports to Skirt U.S. Sanctions
Little-known shipping companies registered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been shipping Venezuelan crude oil in breach of the U.S. sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s regime, Reuters says in a special report on Tuesday. The companies Muhit Maritime, Issa Shipping FZE, and Asia Charm Ltd, all registered in two free …
Read More »US Crude Oil Inventories Fall for Week Ending Dec. 25
US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.2% for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Inventories decreased by 6.1 million barrels to 493.5 million barrels, more than the market expectation of a fall of 2.1 million barrels. Strategic petroleum reserves, which …
Read More »US Crude Oil Inventories Fall for Week Ending Dec. 25
US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.2% for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Inventories decreased by 6.1 million barrels to 493.5 million barrels, more than the market expectation of a fall of 2.1 million barrels. Strategic petroleum reserves, which …
Read More »Germany’s Solar Boom Set to Continue in 2021
Germany saw a 25% increase in solar rooftop installations this year compared to 2019 and the trend looks set to continue next year, the German Solar Association (BSW) said Wednesday. The growth in the rooftop sector was not limited to PV installations, according to BSW managing director Carsten Körnig. “Whether …
Read More »Iran’s Energy Minister Sees Iraq’s Visit Fruitful
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian on Tuesday described his talks with senior Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi during his visit to Baghdad as constructive and successful. Ardekanian and his accompanying delegation left Baghdad for Tehran late on Tuesday after day-long intensive talks with the Iraqi high-ranking officials. During …
Read More »Saudi Cabinet Stresses Commitment to Support Oil Market Stability after Joint Committee Meeting with Russia
The Saudi cabinet said it reviewed on Tuesday the results of a Saudi-Russian joint governmental committee meeting, in which the two countries reaffirmed commitment to the cooperation pact between petroleum producing countries and the declaration of the OPEC+ group to support the stability of global oil markets, a cabinet statement …
Read More »US Oil Inventories Down by 4.7M Barrels
Crude inventories in the United States fell by 4.78 million barrels in the week ending Dec. 25, private data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) reportedly showed Tuesday. Meanwhile, oil reserves in Cushing, Oklahoma, rose by 131,000 barrels in the same seven-day period. Gasoline stockpiles in the U.S. declined by …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Eyes Bigger Overseas Investments in Industrial, Services Sectors
Saudi Arabia is looking to boost its overseas investments and expand its global footprint in several sectors including industrials and services over the coming years, said Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. Several companies, such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, and ACWA Power, in addition to other private companies, are …
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