Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, expects global oil demand to grow by a steady 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) this year compared to 2024, the chief executive of the biggest oil firm in the world told Reuters. Oil demand is set to hit nearly 106 million bpd …
Read More »Iraq Declares Discovery of Huge Oil Field
The state-owned Iraqi Midland Oil Company said that it has discovered huge oil reserves in the East Baghdad oil field. Mohammed Yassin Hassan, director general of the company, said the new discovery is expected to add more than 2 billion barrels to Iraq’s oil reserves, according to a statement by …
Read More »New Oil Well Bolsters Libya’s Production Capacity
The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), a subsidiary of Libya’s National Oil Corporation, has successfully activated a new oil well in the Sarir field on 17 January. The well, designated L096, commenced operations following the completion of essential mechanical and electrical infrastructure works. AGOCO officials report the new installation will …
Read More »Trump Orders U.S. Waters Open to Oil Drilling, Reversing Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump revoked offshore oil and gas leasing bans that effectively blocked drilling in most U.S. coastal waters as he made sweeping moves his first hours in office to unleash American energy development. Trump’s move came as part of a broad assault on executive orders issued by former …
Read More »Basrah Crude Prices Drop over 1% with Global Oil Decline
On Tuesday, Basrah crude oil prices dropped tracking a decline in global oil markets. Basrah Heavy crude decreased by $0.83, or 1.06%, to $77.60 per barrel, while Basrah Medium crude also decreased by $0.83, or 1.02%, to settle at $80.85 per barrel. The drop comes as global oil prices reacted …
Read More »U.S. Sanctions could Hit 1.5 Million Bpd of Russian Oil Exports
One week into the latest – and most aggressive yet – U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports, the Asian buyers of Russian crude are scrambling for alternative supply, the price of oil has rallied, and analyses suggest that more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of Moscow’s export volumes …
Read More »China’s Crude Oil Imports from Top Supplier Russia Reach New High in 2024
China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Russia were up 1% in 2024 to a record high versus 2023, while purchases from Saudi Arabia dropped 9%, data showed on Monday, as refiners chased discounted Russian supplies to cope with weakened margins. Volumes from Russia – including pipeline and seaborne supplies …
Read More »India Ups Efforts to Seek Alternatives to Russian Oil
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, India emerged as a major buyer of Russian oil that was widely and rapidly sanctioned by the West. However, all that may be about to change, courtesy of a fresh wave of U.S. sanctions on Russia and India’s own scramble to find alternatives. …
Read More »Iraq Finalizes Deal with Halliburton to Develop Nahr Bin Umar Oilfield
The director of the state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC), Bassem Abdul-Karim Al-Shamkhani, revealed on Thursday that Iraq and the world’s second-largest oil service company, Halliburton, almost finalized an agreement to develop the Nahr Bin Umar oilfield in the southern part of the country. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil and Halliburton …
Read More »World’s Largest Telescope Threatened by Light Pollution from Renewable Energy Project
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world’s most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by light pollution due to a planned renewable energy project. The U.S. energy company AES Energy wants to build a large renewable hydrogen manufacturing complex in Chile, only a few kilometers from …
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