Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco will supply next month the full contracted volumes of crude to at least four refiners in North Asia, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Friday. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia raised the official selling prices (OSPs) for most of its crude going to …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices once again
Saudi Aramco raised the official selling price for the crude oil it exports to Asia and Europe for yet another month, with the flagship Arab Light to sell in April for $0.50 more than in March. The price hike for Arab Heavy was even more pronounced, at $2.50 per barrel, …
Read More »Japan, 10 other Asian Countries Agree to Pursue ‘Practical’ Carbon Neutrality
Japan and a group of 10 other countries in Asia have agreed to pursue “practical pathways” for carbon neutrality through coordinated steps such as developing hydrogen supply chains and setting decarbonization standards while ensuring energy security. The agreement was reached as the group of 11 partner countries on March 4 …
Read More »Europe Hikes Diesel Imports from Middle East, Asia after Russian Ban
Europe is on track to import this month the highest volumes of diesel from the Middle East and Asia in seven years as the EU turns to alternative supply after the ban on imports of Russian diesel and other fuels took effect on February 5. Diesel and gasoil arrivals to …
Read More »IEA: Asia Set to Use Half of World’s Electricity by 2025
Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency, IEA. Much of Asia’s electricity use will be in …
Read More »Rosneft CEO: The Price of Russia’s Flagship Oil will Now be Set by Asia
The price of Russia’s flagship Urals oil blend is no longer set by Europe but by Asia, which has become the largest market for the commodity, Rosneft’s chief executive Igor Sechin said at the India Energy Week. “If Russian oil does not enter the European market, then there is no …
Read More »LNG Interest from Asia’s Emerging Gas Markets Rises as Prices Ease
Energy companies in Asian emerging markets are returning to the market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes as prices have fallen to their lowest in more than a year. Buyers in Thailand, India and Bangladesh have been on the sidelines for months as prices soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia may Lower Crude Prices to Asia for 4th Straight Month
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, may trim prices for crude grades sold to Asia for a fourth straight month in March, amid low physical oil premiums, as oversupply worries linger despite expectations of demand recovery in China. State oil company Saudi Aramco may lower the official selling price …
Read More »EU Gas Price Cap could Tighten LNG Supplies into Europe as Asia Reassesses Favorable Markets
The EU’s Eur180/MWh gas price cap would not impact Asian LNG trade flow in the near term but could tighten supplies to Europe in 2023 as some Asian suppliers might opt to sell to other markets, market sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights Dec. 20. The EU’s energy ministers agreed …
Read More »Russia is Shipping more than 3 Million Bpd of Crude to Asia
Russia was shipping more than 3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to Asia in the week to December 9, the week in which the EU embargo on imports of Russian crude by sea came into force, vessel-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg showed on Monday. The volumes being …
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