QatarEnergy inked a 20-year deal with India’s Petronet for the supply of 7.5 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG to India, the Qatari company announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, starting May 2028, QatarEnergy’s vast LNG fleet will deliver the contracted LNG volumes to Indian terminals, the …
Read More »Oil Price up with Ongoing Middle East Tension
Both crude benchmarks continued to rally on Monday, with rising tension in the Middle East after the US and the UK carried out strikes on multiple Houthi targets in Yemen last week. The international benchmark crude Brent traded at $78.51 per barrel at 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), a …
Read More »Russia Sets New Record for Daily Gas Deliveries to China
The Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Saturday that it set a new record for daily gas deliveries to China on Jan. 12. “The supply via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline has again exceeded the company’s daily contractual obligations,” the company said in a statement, without specifying how many …
Read More »Turkey is Set to have Europe’s Third-Largest Natural Gas Storage Capacity
Turkey is on track to have the third-largest natural gas storage capacity in Europe, thanks to the planned expansion of storage facilities. Its strategic geographical position makes it a key transit country for natural gas pipelines from various regions, including Russia, the Caucasus, the Middle East and Africa. Enhancing gas …
Read More »118 Nations Commit to Triple Renewable Energy by 2030 at COP28
A total of 118 countries pledged Saturday to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and double the progress in energy efficiency at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As part of the initiative announced …
Read More »Macron Urges G-7 Countries to Stop Using Coal by 2030
France’s president encouraged G7 countries on Friday to stop using coal by 2030. Emmanuel Macron enumerated several key points to improve the fight against climate change during an address to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. The “primary priority” for the most developed countries is to end …
Read More »Oil Drops as Uncertainty over OPEC+ Output Blurs Supply Expectations
Oil prices slipped on Monday as reports of disputes among OPEC+ members on their production quotas next year heightened supply uncertainties amid higher demand expectations during the first quarter of 2024. International benchmark crude Brent traded at $79.81 per barrel at 9.56 a.m. local time (0656 GMT), a 0.83% decrease …
Read More »Russia Set New Record for Daily Gas Deliveries to China
Russia set a new record for daily gas deliveries to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, the press service of the energy corporation Gazprom said on Saturday. “On Nov. 23, the Chinese side’s application for the supply of Russian gas through the Power of Siberia gas pipeline again …
Read More »Turkey’s First Seismic-Research Vessel Operates Round the Clock for Country’s Energy Independence
Turkey’s first seismic research vessel “Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa,” which has scanned more than 50,000 square-kilometer in the last five years to search for oil and natural gas within the country’s territorial waters, is currently getting prepared for its next mission at Trabzon port where it briefly anchored for scheduled maintenance. …
Read More »Turkey Signs Deal for Natural Gas Exports to Romania
Turkey has agreed to send natural gas via pipeline to Romania starting from Oct. 1 and running until March 31, 2025, the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) announced on Wednesday. The agreement between BOTAS and Romania’s OMV Petrom, one of the largest energy companies in the region, will cover the …
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