While it may seem like the whole world has come to a standstill, NASA is notably continuing to prep for one of the most important missions in recent memory, set to launch on the 27th of May, coinciding with the week of Memorial Day. Riding aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 …
Read More »India’s Solar Park Scheme Offers $700 Billion Opportunity for Investors
India’s massive solar power park scheme holds immense investment potential, a recent study has found. According to the thinktank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), India could attract investment worth $500-700 billion in its solar power park scheme. The investment is likely to come not only in power …
Read More »Russia Overtakes Saudi Arabia to Become China’s Top Crude Supplier in April
China’s crude oil imports from Russia rose 17.7% year on year to 7.2 million mt or 1.76 million b/d in April, resulting in Russia overtaking Saudi Arabia to become the country’s top supplier in the month, latest data from China’s General Administration of Customs showed. Crude imports from Norway jumped …
Read More »2 New Airport Projects Come on Stream in Iran
Two new airport development projects were inaugurated on Monday by President Hassan Rouhani, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami, Managing Director of Iran Airports Company Siavash Amirmokri and other officials via videoconferencing. The first project is the new runway at Ramsar International Airport in the city of Ramsar, …
Read More »U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Broken by Arrival of Iran’s Oil Tanker
Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of the Rai al-Youm website, has told Al Mayadeen TV channel that the U.S. President Donald Trump has suffered defeats as Washington’s sanctions on Venezuela have been broken by arrival of Iran’s oil tanker. President Hassan Rouhani’s warning about Tehran’s firm response in case of …
Read More »JCPOA Opponents Aim to Undermine Tehran-IAEA Ties
Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov in a message said Iran nuclear deal is aimed at restoring confidence, adding that its opponents’ objective is to undermine relations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The purpose of JCPOA is to restore confidence in …
Read More »Russia Loses Its Chance to Capture the EU Gas Market
While the whole world was shocked by negative West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices due to the shortage of demand during the Covid-19 lockdown, the gas market hasn’t seen any dramatic changes. According to Rystad Energy, gas use for industrial consumption is set to decline five per cent, for commercial …
Read More »Global Oil Demand Is not Heading for a Permanent Decline
Global oil consumption hasn’t peaked, the head of the International Energy Agency warned, throwing cold water on hopes the coronavirus will cap demand and reduce climate-changing emissions. “In the absence of strong government policies, a sustained economic recovery and low oil prices are likely to take global oil demand back …
Read More »Iran’s Oil Min: Hard to Predict Oil Prices as Demand Unclear
Iran’s oil minister said on Monday it was difficult to forecast crude prices amid uncertainties over prospects for demand, Iranian state radio reported. “No one can predict crude prices and now the demand is vague,” Bijan Zanganeh told state radio. Zanganeh also said Turkey had “not welcomed” Iran’s offer to …
Read More »Qatar Petroleum to Continue North Field Expansion Gas Projects
Qatar Petroleum’s North Field expansion projects will be continued, said the state-owned company’s president and CEO and minister of state for energy affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi. During a webinar organized by the US-Qatar Business Council, Al-Kaabi noted that the project is expected to raise Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 …
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