Oil prices fell as investor attention returned to the demand outlook after reports of higher producer prices in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, stoked worries that sticky inflation and higher interest rates would limit fuel consumption growth. Brent crude futures were down 61 cents, or 0.7 per cent, …
Read More »Pakistan to Start Construction on 80-km Portion of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
Islamabad is contemplating to kick-off construction work on 80 kilometre portion of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project — from Iranian border to Gwa¬dar — to escape a potential penalty of $18 billion, in case Tehran decided to move to the Paris-based International Arbi¬tration for non-execution of the project. It has also …
Read More »Japan Mulls Extending Fuel Subsidies amid Political Backlash
Japan’s government and ruling party officials are considering extending fuel subsidies beyond May, sources told Reuters on Friday, as a feeble economy and political pressure drive more fiscal spending. The economy unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year and lost its title as the world’s third-biggest …
Read More »India’s Natural Gas Consumption Set to Triple by 2050
India’s industry expansion and rising oil refining to meet higher fuel demand are set to drive a tripling of the country’s natural gas consumption by 2050, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. In 2022, India’s natural gas consumption amounted to 7.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), …
Read More »Oil Prices Decline after US Crude Inventories Surge
Oil prices fell on Thursday after a larger-than-expected jump in U.S. crude inventories, raising concerns about demand in the world’s largest economy and top oil consuming nation. Brent crude futures fell 34 cents, or 0.4%, to $81.26 a barrel at 0337 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures declined …
Read More »Grid Expansion about to become Biggest Transition Problem
In September last year, the European Union’s electric utility industry association, Eurelectric, warned that the bloc needed what Reuters called “unprecedented” investments in grid upgrades. Otherwise, Eurelectric said, the EU could well miss its energy transition targets. A month later, the Biden administration announced a $3.5-billion grant pot for grid …
Read More »India Calls for $1 Trillion Annual Climate Funding from Developed Economies
Developed economies need to provide at least $1 trillion per year to climate finance for developing countries to meet the national and global climate targets, one of the biggest developing economies and a major carbon polluter, India, said in a proposal to the United Nations. Developed countries have pledged to …
Read More »Novatek Resumes Fuel Processing after Ukrainian Drone Attack
Russia’s Novatek restarted earlier this week fuel processing at its complex on the Baltic Sea damaged last month in a suspected Ukrainian drone attack, industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Novatek’s export terminal and processing site at Russia’s Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea was damaged in January by what …
Read More »Shell Expects 50% Rise in Global LNG Demand by 2040
Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is estimated to rise by more than 50% by 2040, as China and countries in South and Southeast Asia use LNG to support their economic growth, Shell said on Wednesday. The market remains “structurally tight”, with prices and price volatility remaining above historic …
Read More »Kazakhstan Vows to Comply with OPEC+ Cuts despite January Overproduction
On Wednesday, non-OPEC oil producer Kazakhstan vowed to compensate over the coming months for a lack of compliance with the voluntary cuts in the OPEC+ deal in January. “Kazakhstan has always supported the initiatives of the OPEC+ member countries,” the country’s Energy Ministry said in a statement today. Kazakhstan, as …
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