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An Iranian contractor started laying pipes for a long underwater gas transfer project connecting the Kish Island in the Persian Gulf to the country’s national gas network. The pipeline will link a gas supply terminal in Bandar Aftab, also known as Gerzeh, in the Southern Hormozgan province, to a gas-fired …

Mexico has asked top Wall Street banks to submit quotes for its giant oil hedging program, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, while trading in crude oil options has increased this week ahead of the megadeal, Trend reports citing Reuters. The finance ministry has asked banks for price …

A total of 43 countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea claimed on Friday that North Korea’s imports of oil products so far this year had exceeded an annual ceiling of 500,000 barrels under U.N. Security Council resolutions. The countries made the claim in a document submitted to …

European consumers will benefit from lower gas prices if the underwater pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Nord Stream 2, is completed, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said as the US is up in arms trying to stop the project. Analysts expect the price for the blue fuel in Europe to …

India’s oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries surpassed on Friday Exxon as the world’s second most valuable firm doing business in energy after Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco. Reliance Industries is the most valuable company in India and has diversified operations, including oil refining. Its market capitalization hit US$189 billion (14.1 trillion …

The United States has increased oil supply to Europe in July for the first month since May, making up for output cuts from OPEC+ members, according to traders and Refinitiv Eikon data. US crude supply to Europe reached nearly 31 million barrels in July, according to Refinitiv Eikon data as …

Oil prices fell on Friday, pressured by tensions between the United States and China, but some supportive economic data in Europe tempered losses. Brent crude futures fell 34 cents to $42.97 a barrel by 1:11 p.m. EDT (1711 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 18 cents to …

Renewable energy has surged to capture a record share of global electricity generation, seizing more market share during the coronavirus downturn. The steep drop in electricity demand, down by more than a fifth in some parts of the world, has hit energy producers everywhere. But because renewable energy has zero …

An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive in Uzbekistan in December 2020, Trend reports with reference to Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan. Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Sherzod Asadov met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Vienna to discuss the matter. …

The Iraqi Oil marketing company (SOMO) denied, on Thursday, that it exceeded OPEC+ target for oil exports for July. The state company issued a statement in response to the article “Iraqi oil exports in July above OPEC+ target within 20 days only” published by “Attaqa website”. “The Oil Marketing Company …