Rosneft, which has the largest share of ruble-denominated debt among Russian exporters, has optimized its debt portfolio due to changes in the foreign exchange market, Andrei Baranov, the director of Rosneft’s investor relations department, said on Friday during a phone conference. “Rosneft has a balanced debt portfolio, 50 percent of …
Read More »Algeria Fully Adjusts Its Oil Production under OPEC+ Deal
Algeria has fully adjusted its oil production under the agreements reached at the 9th and 10th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meetings, Trend reports with reference to OPEC. “Algeria has reduced its oil production in full conformity with the agreement concluded on 12 April 2020, expressing his confidence that all the …
Read More »Zarif, Zanganeh Offer Condolences on Passing of Iran OPEC Governor
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh have offered commiserations on the passing of Iran’s OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili. Kazempour Ardebili, 68, passed away in a Tehran hospital on Saturday two weeks after he slipped into a coma due to a brain haemorrhage. In a …
Read More »CNOOC Unveils State-of-Art FPSO Vessel to Tap Oil, Gas Reserves in South China Sea
Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) unveiled a home-grown floating production storage and offloading vessel, known as an FPSO, with the deepest working depth, at 420 meters underwater, on Friday. CNOOC said the vessel will help boost oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. The 256-meter-long …
Read More »US Oil, Gas Rig Count Hits Record Low for Second Consecutive Week
The number of U.S. oil and natural gas rigs operating fell to an all-time low for a second week in a row as energy firms slashed spending on new drilling after oil prices collapsed due to a slump in demand amid global lockdowns to stop the coronavirus pandemic. The rig …
Read More »Saudi and Russia Affirm Commitment to Oil Market Stability
Saudi Energy Minister His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak reaffirmed their respective countries’ firm commitment to maintaining the stability of the global oil markets. The two ministers held a call today during which they underlined their countries’ joint consultations regarding latest developments …
Read More »Russia’s Challenge with OPEC
Russian oil producers are confronting their greatest challenge in decades as they try to fend off a historic price slump without permanently damaging their fields. To save the market from collapse caused by the coronavirus, Moscow and its OPEC allies agreed to cut crude output deeper than ever before. Their …
Read More »Italy’s ENI Reaffirms Commitment to a Just Energy Transition
Italian energy major ENI published on May 13 the company’s sustainability report that describes its commitments in its Long-Term Strategic Plan to 2050, which combines financial, environmental and social sustainability. “The historical moment we are going through poses complex challenges on our path, but we are certain that these difficulties …
Read More »US Aims to Complete First 3D-Printed Micro-Reactor by 2023
The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has refined its design for a very small, 3D-printed nuclear reactor, as well as the manufacturing process needed to create it. Last year, ORNL set out to use advances in 3D printing, materials, nuclear science, nuclear engineering and computing to …
Read More »Saudis Send Less Oil to Asia
Saudi Arabia stood by its pledge to curtail oil output under the OPEC+ deal, reducing shipments to the prized Asian market. Saudi Aramco cut contractual volumes for June loading to at least seven Asian customers, according to traders notified by the state-owned company. Three other regional buyers received what they …
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