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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are “working very hard” to reopen the onshore Wafra oil field in the Neutral Zone shared between both countries, a source directly involved in the project said June 21. There is no restart date yet, the person told S&P Global Platts. Arab news agency Attaqa reported …

Iran planned to speed up implementation of petrochemical projects with the aim of increasing the capacity of propylene- colorless gas- production to three million tons in a year, said an official of the Oil Ministry on Sunday. Deputy Oil Minister Behzad Mohammadi made the remarks according to a report by …

North America is expected to be the frontrunner in global LNG liquefaction capacity growth through new-build (planned and announced) and expansion projects during the outlook period 2020 to 2024. The region is likely to contribute about 75% of the total growth across the globe by 2024, according to GlobalData, a …

The Russian energy ministry expects the average Urals price to be $35/b in 2020, minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with German daily Handelsblatt published June 20. Russia’s 2020 budget is based on an oil price of $42/b, officials said previously. Novak said he currently only expects oil services …

As reported by Reuters, Norway is not planning to deepen its oil output cuts after a decision by the OPEC+ group to prolong its own production cut, the Nordic country’s energy minister said on Thursday. Norway, which is not part of the OPEC+ group, has said it would cut its …

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC oil-producing nations on Thursday promised full conformity with oil output cuts from July through September to balance the global oil market. The 23-member group known as OPEC+ said “attainment of 100% conformity from all participating countries is not only fair and …

ENI, the Italian oil and exploration firm, is considering an exit from Pakistan after 20 years of its operations due to decline in profit margins associated with the volatile international oil prices since the coronavirus outbreak. A company official confirmed to The Express Tribune that the firm’s assets are up …

Russia hopes that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be finalized and it will help step up energy security in Europe in the future, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a televised interview on Russia’s Channel One on Saturday. “Unconditionally, we are hoping that the project will be finalized …

Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refrain from a dangerous precedent and not rely on baseless claims after the UN nuclear agency’s Board of Governors adopted a resolution on Iran. In an article published on Saturday, Behrouz Kamalvandi criticized …

Global oil demand will not return to pre-crisis levels earlier than in 2021, the RIA news agency quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday. It is possible that demand will reach pre-crisis levels within two or three years, Novak said.