OPEC and its allies fear a prolonged second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a jump in Libyan output could push the oil market into surplus next year, according to a confidential document seen by Reuters, a gloomier outlook than just a month ago. A panel of officials from OPEC+ …
Read More »European Union may Enact Binding Limits on Methane Emissions from Gas Industry
The European Union is considering binding standards for natural gas to limit emissions of methane, the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide. The 27-member bloc is the world’s biggest importer of gas, and imposing such standards could affect its major suppliers, which include Russia and Norway. Published on …
Read More »OPEC+ Says It will Ensure Oil Prices Do not Plunge Again
The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC’s secretary general said on Thursday, adding that demand has been recovering more slowly than expected. “I want to assure you that the OPEC, non-OPEC partnership will …
Read More »OPEC+ will Ensure Oil Prices Do not Plunge again
The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Thursday. He was answering a question about whether there was room in for a planned increase in oil output from …
Read More »Iraq Raises Its Crude Oil Production, OPEC’s October Report Showed
Every month OPEC (Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries) releases a report on the oil industry and the overall OPEC oil price and trend evolution. The report of this October showed the price of oil remained glued to the $40 level for several months now. In all, OPEC now sees …
Read More »Iran, Qatar Emphasize Developing Bilateral Ties
Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar stressed the need to develop and expand bilateral ties on a series of mutual interests. Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian and Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari held talks on Tue. through videoconference. In this online meeting, the …
Read More »Russia Invites other BRICS Countries to Take Part in Arctic Oil and Gas Projects
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday he had invited other BRICS countries – Brazil, India, China and South Africa – to take part in joint oil and gas projects in the Arctic. In a speech at a meeting of energy ministers from the group of major emerging economies, …
Read More »Iraq Forecasts 2021 Crude Oil Price at $50/b; Proposes Oil, Gas Reforms
Iraq has forecast the average price of its crude oil at $50/b in 2021, 23.4% higher than that which was proposed in the 2020 budget, as OPEC’s second largest producer plans for energy reforms over the next few years, according to a government white paper seen by S&P Global Platts. …
Read More »Russian Natural Gas Exports to Europe Recovering from Coronavirus Energy Slump
Germany has become the largest consumer of Russian gas in Europe after it increased exports of the blue fuel more than twofold in one month, fresh data from Russian customs shows. Russia pumped over 3.2 billion cubic meters of gas to its largest European trade partner in August, TASS reported, …
Read More »Aramco: Global Oil Demand to Recover by 2022
‘The worst is definitely behind us’ in the oil market, says Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser Advertisement Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday, October 13, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected it could take at least a year longer. …
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