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India’s energy demand is poised to bounce back as Asia’s third-largest economy reopens for business, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. The country’s consumption of petrol, gas oil and cooking gas in October “exceeded the figures of last year”, said Mr Pradhan during the online Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and …

Norway-based Equinor, a state-owned multi-national energy company, has announced its ambition to become a net-zero energy company by 2050, which includes emissions from production and final consumption of energy. It sets a clear strategic direction and demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to long-term value creation in support of the Paris …

Libya will not join OPEC quotas until its production stabilises at 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd), a Wall Street Journal reporter tweeted here, citing National Oil Corp chief. Libyan oil production could reach 1.3 million bpd within a month, NOC’s Mustafa Sanalla told the Journal. OPEC-member Libya is exempt …

Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the number of oil rigs in the United States rose by 10 to 236—the eighth week of oil rig additions. The total number of active oil and gas rigs increased for the week by 12, with oil rigs rising by 10 and gas rigs …

Every new crisis is a formidable opportunity to try new things, oftentimes merely to have another go with methods that have failed in the past but should work better now. Cognizant of the pricing developments in the Asian market, the Iraqi state oil marketing company SOMO has announced that from …

Under a Memorandum of Understanding inked between Iran and Syria, Iranian companies will construct dam and water transmission lines in Syria. Iranian Deputy Ministry of Energy for Water and Wastewater Affairs and Syria’s Deputy Ministry of Water Resources emphasized the need for implementing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran …

Saudi Arabia will miss more than 100 billion riyals (over $27 billion) in 2020 due to the fall in crude-oil prices this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has said. “According to the 2020 budget projections presented last year, government revenues …

Turkey will rank fifth in Europe for increasing its renewable power capacity, which is forecast to add 22.2 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 to reach 66.8 GW, according to International Energy Agency (IEA) data compiled by Anadolu Agency. The country’s total installed renewable energy capacity stood at 44.6 GW at the …

Senior market analyst Phil Flynn argues hurricanes and fears over a second wave of coronavirus is hurting oil demand expectations. Global oil demand is set to slip as more countries reintroduce lockdowns in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to OPEC. Continue Reading Below The oil cartel …

Many countries including Iraq increased their October oil production. OPEC reported. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said “oil production in the 13 member states increased last October, reaching 24.386 million bpd which is 322 thousand bpd more than September'”. “The most oil-producing countries in October are Libya, Iraq, and …