India will not breach Western sanctions on Russia including the price cap of $60 imposed on purchases of oil from Moscow, according to people familiar with the matter. Government authorities have asked banks and traders to adhere to the rules, the people said, declining to be identified as the information …
Read More »Irish CEO of BP’s Pay Doubled to €11.3m in 2022 after Record Profit
BP chief executive Bernard Looney’s pay more than doubled to £10 million (€11.3 million) last year after the UK-listed energy major delivered a record $28 billion (€26.4 billion) in profits. The payout follows a tumultuous year in energy markets driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that led to historic earnings …
Read More »Saudi Arabia and Russia Vaunt OPEC+ Ties, Discuss Ukraine
Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed close cooperation in the OPEC+ oil cartel, and discussed Ukraine, grains and Syria at a foreign ministers’ meeting Thursday. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said he spoke with his Russian counterpart about “the importance of deep coordination between the Kingdom and Russia in …
Read More »EU Prepares to Import more LNG with Boost in Capacity next Year
The European Union plans to expand its capacity to receive liquefied natural gas by almost a third by next year as it presses ahead with replacing pipeline supplies from Russia. The bloc will increase the number of LNG import terminals to 35 from 27, Maros Sefcovic, a vice president at …
Read More »Oil Majors Fight Back against Brazil’s Surprise Export Tax
Five European oil majors have drawn a line in the sand with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration over a surprise oil export tax that raises the specter of resource nationalism in Latin America’s biggest oil producing country. The Brazilian subsidiaries of Shell Plc, TotalEnergies SE, Repsol SA, …
Read More »European Gas Rebounds as Colder Weather Spreads into April
European natural gas prices rebounded amid signs that colder-than-usual weather will extend into April, posing a potential pressure point for the region’s inventories. Benchmark futures gained as much as 3.2% on Tuesday after slumping to the lowest since August 2021 on Monday. Temperatures across northwest Europe and the Nordics are …
Read More »OPEC Chief Dines with US Shale Bosses as Supply Issues in Focus
OPEC Chief Haitham Al-Ghais broke bread with US shale bosses Monday night in his first meeting with the producers since he took the helm of the oil cartel in July. At the table, which included Occidental Petroleum Corp. CEO Vicki Hollub and Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield, talk centered …
Read More »Oil Drops on China’s Cautious Growth Goal as Fed Concerns Linger
Oil declined as China’s modest new growth ambitions and the prospect of tighter U.S. monetary policy posed headwinds for global fuel consumption. West Texas Intermediate traded below US$79 a barrel after gaining more than four per cent last week. China’s Premier Li Keqiang announced a goal for gross domestic product …
Read More »China Gives New Backing to Coal Even as Clean Energy Accelerates
China signaled coal will retain its role as the country’s mainstay fuel even as the government continues to support the expansion of its world-leading clean energy industry. The nation that mines and burns more than half the world’s coal will keep supporting the fuel, while targeting more efficient consumption and …
Read More »India is Buying Russian Oil below the Western Price Cap
The Biden administration will continue to discuss India’s purchases of Russian oil with government officials but is satisfied so far that New Delhi is buying the crude well below a western price cap, senior State Department officials told reporters on Wednesday. India’s purchases of Russian oil are a constant topic …
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