Japan’s natural gas industry is making controversial claims about the fuel to make it more appealing to climate-conscious buyers. Tokyo-based Inpex Corp. this month said it sold two “carbon neutral” liquefied natural gas shipments to Shizuoka Gas Co. and Toho Gas Co., offsetting the fuel’s lifetime emissions using credits from …
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Russia’s crude oil and condensate output jumped in the first weeks of September as some of the nation’s key producers ramped up in line with the OPEC+ deal and Gazprom PJSC recovered from a fire at a facility in West Siberia. The nation pumped an average of 1,456.9 thousand tons …
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Iraq cut the price of its banner crude for U.S. customers sharply, a bold deviation from what Saudi Arabia chose to do with its own barrels just a few days ago. The nation’s Basrah Light barrels will be sold at a discount of $1.15 per barrel to a regional benchmark …
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Europe’s oil demand, especially road fuel consumption, has rebounded in recent weeks, as many Europeans hit the road for late summer vacations after a year and a half of restrictions and lockdowns. Airline traffic in Europe is still 30 percent below pre-COVID levels from 2019, but road fuel demand has …
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Europe is facing an energy price shock as the cost of natural gas and electricity surges to record levels. A gas supply crunch is boosting the cost of producing power from the U.K. to Germany just as businesses reopen and people return to the office, increasing demand. Rising prices are …
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European energy executives have warned of a difficult winter ahead as natural gas prices soar to records, a grim prospect for households and businesses recovering from the global pandemic. Gas prices in Europe are breaking records day after day as economies reopen and people return to the office, boosting demand …
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Natural gas prices are undergoing a historic surge, and it’s bad news for everyone from ceramic makers in China to customers of patisseries in Paris. The cost of the fuel is already at record seasonal highs in most major markets and looks likely to rise further, threatening to dent the …
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The United Arab Emirates awarded an oil concession to companies from Pakistan for the first time. A group led by state-owned Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. will invest about $305 million to find crude and natural gas in the UAE’s Persian Gulf waters, according to Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Adnoc is …
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Chancellor Angela Merkel reinforced her pledge to ensure Russian gas flows through Ukraine, an economic lifeline for the former Soviet republic threatened by the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia to Germany. A gas-transit accord between Russia and Ukraine must be extended “as quickly as possible,” Merkel said at …
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Saudi Aramco is joining a group led by ACWA Power to build a nearly $1 billion solar power plant in the kingdom as the world’s largest oil-exporting nation expands renewable energy supply. Aramco will hold a 30% stake in the Sudair solar project, while ACWA and partner Water & Electricity …
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