Energy ministers from the G20 countries under the presidency of Saudi Arabia will meet virtually on Sunday to discuss volatile oil markets and plans for a “green” recovery from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kingdom is strongly backing a “circular carbon economy” strategy to remove harmful greenhouse …
Read More »Russia Sees Oil Output Rising after OPEC+ Deal Expires in 2022
Russia expects its oil production to increase after the current OPEC+ deal on output curbs runs its course in April 2022, data from the economy ministry published on Saturday showed. Russia, which the ministry expects to produce 507.4 million tonnes of oil this year, is seen increasing its production over …
Read More »Iran Boosts Oil Exports Sharply in September
The latest reports on Iran’s oil exports indicate that the country has risen oil exports sharply in September in defiance of the U.S. sanctions. Data from TankerTrackers and two other firms indicated exports are rising in September, although the figures fall into a wide range of between 400,000 bpd and …
Read More »Iran, Tajikistan Stress Expansion of Economic, Energy Coop.
Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian held talks with Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Usmonali Uzmonzoda via videoconference on the expansion of economic and energy cooperation. During the videoconference, the energy ministers of Iran and Tajikistan stressed the development of economic and energy relations. …
Read More »China to See Record LNG Imports as Industries Recover, Expand
China’s imports of liquefied natural gas will likely grow 10 percent to new highs this year as companies scoop up cheap supplies to cover increasing industrial use and robust residential demand. With its total natural gas use likely expanding at 4-6 percent this year, China is the only major bright …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom Eyes Global Helium Market
After the Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in the east of Russia, which is 66% complete, reaches its full capacity, Gazprom will a major player in the international helium market, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller said on September 23. At the GPP, the multi-component gas extracted from the …
Read More »German Minister Urges to Not Question Nord Stream 2 Completion in Light of Navalny Case
German Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier on Friday opposed stopping the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline because of the situation with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, adding that it is problematic to question future-oriented projects every two months. “It is problematic to question projects that …
Read More »UAE Re-Elected to IAEA Board of Governors
The UAE has been re-elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for another two-year period during the group’s annual general conference. The UAE recently activated the reactor of Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear facility, the first Arab country to develop and operate a …
Read More »IEA: The World Needs to Build on Growing Carbon Capture Momentum
A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, launched at an event opened by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, shows carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) can play vital roles of both reducing emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere. After years of slow progress, technologies to capture carbon emissions and …
Read More »Russia Slams US Attempts to Forge Coalition against Nord Stream 2
Russia rejects US attempts to oppose the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project by forging a coalition of project opponents, Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova noted on Wednesday. “We condemn calls for forging a certain coalition against the pipeline, wherein German and other companies have already made multi-billion …
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