Europe saw new wind-farm investments amounting to 19 billion euros confirmed in 2019, according to WindEurope’s annual Financing and Investment Trends (published on 7 April). Another 33 billion euros was invested in the refinancing of wind farms, the acquisition of wind-farm projects and other transactions. A total of 13 billion …
Read More »Oil Demand Could Exceed Supply by End-May
Oil demand could rebound enough to exceed supply by the end of this month, Goldman’s head of commodities Jeffrey Currie told Barron’s Market Brief, noting that this would be in no small part because of the production cuts implemented by all major producers. However, there are some 1.2 billion barrels …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Appears to Be Winning the Fight for Crude Sales
State oil producer Saudi Aramco slashed its official selling prices for April crude sales to some of the lowest levels in decades, undercutting rivals. The uneasy truce that settled over oil markets this month as some of the world’s largest producers began cutting output belies the raging competition among exporters …
Read More »Saudi Shift from Price War Has Asia Oil Buyers Stewing over Rise
Saudi Arabia’s boost to prices of most of its oil is signaling an end to a destructive price war, but it’s left Asian buyers less than impressed. The increase was a surprise to Asian customers, which were expecting another cut to prices, according to ten traders surveyed by Bloomberg, just …
Read More »Iran, Leading Steel Producer, Exporter in ME Region
Islamic Republic of Iran is a leading country in the field of producing and exporting steel in the Middle East region. With more than half a century experience, Iran’s steel industry is leader in the Middle East region among rivals in terms of steel production and exports. It is expected …
Read More »LNG Buyers Cancel Cargoes as US Natgas Becomes Most Expensive in World
U.S. natural gas prices topped benchmarks in both Europe and Asia for the first time ever this week, giving buyers of U.S. LNG another reason to cancel cargoes. Front-month gas futures for June delivery at the Henry Hub benchmark in Louisiana settled over both the Japan/Korea Marker (JKM) and the …
Read More »Oil Will Hit $100 in Around 18 Months
The oil price has been predicted to hit $100 per barrel in around 18 months. The oil price will hit $100 per barrel in around 18 months. That’s what Orascom Investment Holding Chairman and CEO Naguib Sawiris believes, a new CNBC television interview has revealed. “I actually believe that in, …
Read More »Iraq to Emerge as OPEC’s Main Output Cuts Laggard
Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an OPEC deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and industry sources said. Less than full compliance by Iraq, as well as by smaller …
Read More »CNPC Discovers Field That May Hold 1 Trillion Cubic Meters of Gas
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has discovered a large natural gas field in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the government of Suining City said in a statement on Wednesday. “[It is] an important discovery. The potential reserves of natural gas in this settlement of Suining District may exceed one trillion …
Read More »The Glut of Natural Gas could Lead to more Cancelled LNG Exports
The glut of natural gas could lead to more cancelled LNG exports in the next few months. “It is clear that yes we face today people talk lot about the oil market, but the gas markets are suffering a lot,” the CEO of Total SA, Patrick Pouyanne, told investors and …
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