The Rimdan border customs between Iran and Pakistan has resumed operations since yesterday (April 25), said Spokesman for Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Rouhollah Latifi, Trend reports citing IRICA. According to Latifi, 14 trucks (which were exporting Iranian products) crossed the border last day. Latifi added that Pakistan …
Read More »Russia’s Oil Industry has Certain Reserves
The Russian oil industry does not yet need government support, it has accumulated certain reserves, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV channel. “So far they are managing. On the one hand, certain reserves have been accumulated, and on the other hand, …
Read More »Global Energy Ministers Plan Green Rebound from Coronavirus without China and US
Energy ministers from some of the world’s largest economies on Friday linked for an unprecedented global summit over how to put renewables at the centre of post-coronavirus recovery plans – but the US and China were absent from the ‘cloudroom’. Danish climate & energy minister Dan Jørgensen claimed after the …
Read More »Saudis Join Three Other OPEC+ Nations Cutting Output Early
Saudi Aramco began reducing oil production earlier this week ahead of the May 1 start date for OPEC+ output cuts, according to a Saudi industry official familiar with the matter. Aramco has begun to curtail production from about 12 million barrels a day to achieve the agreed level of 8.5 …
Read More »Poland Threatens to Complain to European Commission about Gazprom
Polish state oil and gas company PGNiG issued a statement accusing Russia’s Gazprom of failing to comply with the ruling of Stockholm arbitration court. According to Warsaw, the Russian company continues to abuse its monopoly position in the market. “Gazprom has not complied with the final decision of the Arbitration …
Read More »Russia’s Lukoil Runs Into Staffing Problems in Iraq amid Coronavirus
Russia’s No.2 oil producer Lukoil is running into difficulties staffing its assets in Iraq due to the new coronavirus and associated restrictions, chief executive Vagit Alekperov, was cited on Saturday by Interfax news as saying. Lukoil manages the West Qurna 2 oilfield, 65 km (40 miles) north-west of Basra. It …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Starts Cutting Output Ahead of May 1 OPEC+ Target
Saudi Aramco started reducing production earlier this week ahead of the May 1 deadline when new OPEC+ output targets kick in, according to a Saudi industry official familiar with the matter. Aramco started to reduce production from about 12 million barrels a day to achieve the new level of 8.5 …
Read More »Put Clean Energy at Heart of Stimulus Plans
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Friday that governments should put renewable energy at the heart of economic rescue packages launched in response to the coronavirus outbreak to avoid a rebound in carbon emissions. “Putting clean energy at the heart of stimulus plans is an excellent strategy …
Read More »US Continental Resources Inc Halts Shale Output
The largest oil producer in North Dakota has halted most of its production in the US state and notified some customers it would not supply crude after prices dived into negative territory this week, sources said. Continental Resources Inc, the company controlled by billionaire Harold Hamm, stopped all drilling and …
Read More »Venezuelan Oil Price Falls to $9.90, Lowest Level in 20 Years
The price of Venezuelan oil has fallen to its lowest level in more than two decades to just $9.90 a barrel, the oil ministry said on Friday. The ministry said the price between Monday and Friday was 70.62 Chinese yuan, a level that has not been seen since 1998 when …
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