Sibur, Russia’s largest petrochemical company and exporter of liquefied petroleum gas (LNG), is cutting fuel exports from the Baltic port of Ust-Luga due to a shortage of gas tankers amid Western sanctions. According to Ukrinform, Reuters reports this with reference to industry sources. It is noted that the reduction in …
Read More »Red Sea Attack Blazes Oil Prices 1% Higher as Supply Fears Flare
Oil prices surged by 1% on Monday due to concerns over fuel supply following a missile attack on a Trafigura-operated fuel tanker in the Red Sea. Additionally, worries about a decline in Russian refined products intensified as several refineries are undergoing repairs following drone attacks. Brent crude futures experienced an …
Read More »Iraqi Oil Exports Exceed $8 bn in December
The Ministry of Oil announced on Sunday that the total oil exports and achieved financial revenues for last December surpassed $8 billion, according to the final statistics issued by the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO). In a statement today, the ministry reported that the quantity of crude oil exports reached …
Read More »Uzbekistan and China Eye $20 Billion in Bilateral Trade
Uzbekistan and China have set their sights on increasing their trade turnover to $20 billion “in the near future,” following high-level negotiations in Beijing on January 24 between Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Bilateral trade in 2023 hit the $14 billion mark. A statement on the …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Ramps up Oil and Oil Product Transportation through Red Sea
The Saudi Arabian Oil Group (Aramco), the world’s largest oil company, will continue to ship oil and fuel through the southern Red Sea, Trend reports. “We are navigating through the Red Sea with our oil and oil product cargoes, we find the associated risks manageable,” the company’s spokesman said. Aramco’s …
Read More »US Oil, Gas Drillers Add 1 More Rig as Production Plummets
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose by 1 to 621 this week, compared to 771 rigs this same time last year. The number …
Read More »Libya Eyes Oil Comeback despite Political Divide
Over the last decade, Libya has struggled to get its oil industry back on track due to political disruptions and a lack of foreign investment in the sector. Years of political unrest drove foreign investors out of the market, leaving many oil operations to sit untouched for years and driving …
Read More »AI Boom could Slow U.S. Clean Grid Ambitions
Data centers, especially those powering AI technologies, have seen such explosive growth that they are taxing utilities beyond what soaring power demand is calling for. Some utilities in the eastern and southern parts of the U.S. are proposing build-outs of new natural gas-fired capacity alongside renewables to support the growth …
Read More »Basra Crude Records Weekly Gains with Global Oil Price Increase
Basra crude experienced weekly gains as global oil prices increased for the fourth consecutive week. Basra Heavy crude closed its last session with a rise of 1.45 cents, reaching $77.61. It recorded weekly gains of $4.3, equivalent to 5.87%. Basra Intermediate crude closed its last session with an increase of …
Read More »China’s Record Solar Additions in 2023 Top Entire U.S. Solar Capacity
China installed a record-high solar power capacity last year, with additions in 2023 alone topping the current capacity of the entire U.S. solar fleet. China added as much as 216.9 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity in 2023 – a record high, obliterating its previous record of 87.4 GW of …
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