India is likely to sign on Tuesday a multi-billion dollar deal to extend LNG imports from Qatar till 2048 at rates that are lower than current prices, sources said. Petronet LNG Ltd will sign the deal with QatarEnergy to extend import of 7.5 million tonne a year on sidelines of …
Read More »Kazakhstan to Transport more Russian Oil and Gas
Kazakhstan will transport more Russian oil and gas, the country’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, told Russian daily newspaper Izvestia on Wednesday, a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Central Asian nation. The Kazakh leader appeared to be warming to the idea of a “gas union” with Russia, which …
Read More »Morgan Stanely: Oil at $110 could Prompt RBI to Hike Interest Rate again
Morgan Stanley estimates a sustained oil price of $110 a barrel could undermine India’s economic stability, likely forcing the central bank to resume hiking interest rates. As the world’s third-biggest consumer of oil, India is one of the most exposed economies in Asia to rising crude prices. A $10 increase …
Read More »India will Contribute 10& of Incremental Global Petchem Demand Growth
India, whose per capita consumption is significantly lower than that of developed economies, will contribute 10 per cent of the incremental growth of global petrochemical demand, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. Petrochemicals, which turn oil and gas into all sorts of daily products — such as plastics, fertilisers, …
Read More »India, Russia Vow to Expand Economic Cooperation, including Energy Sector
India and Russia on Tuesday vowed to expand their economic engagement including New Delhi’s import of petroleum products from its “time-tested” partner even as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized on ending the Ukraine conflict in view of growing global concerns over energy and food security. After holding wide-ranging talks …
Read More »India Unlikely to Join G7 Push to Cap Russian Oil Prices to Counter Putin
India may not be the most excited member of the club planning to cap prices of Russian crude oil, reported Livemint. Recently, finance ministers of G7 countries led by the US, proposed that oil-related service providers may only be allowed to deal in Russian seaborne oil and petroleum products at …
Read More »US Looking to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela to Boost Oil Supply
The US government may soon reduce sanctions on Venezuela, allowing Chevron and other oil companies to resume oil drilling there. This comes just hours after OPEC+ countries announced a cut in oil supply by two million barrels per day (bpd). A report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said that …
Read More »OPEC+ to Hold First In-Person Ministerial Meeting in Vienna since 2020
The OPEC+ oil cartel will meet in Vienna at the ministerial level on October 5 to discuss future output strategy, according to a statement issued by the organisation. It’s the first in-person meeting at the ministerial level for OPEC+ since March 2020 when Covid-19 restrictions moved the meeting online, Xinhua …
Read More »Countering G7 Price Cap Proposal, Russia Offers Discounted Oil to India
In response to a growing clamour among the G7 nations to cap the price of crude oil imports from Russia, Moscow has told New Delhi it is willing to provide oil at lower prices than before to India, officials said. “In principle, the ask in return is that India should …
Read More »Russia Got $98 Billion from Fuel Exports in 100 Days of War
Russia has earned $98bn from fossil fuel exports during the first 100 days of its war in Ukraine, with the European Union being the top importer, according to new research. The report was published on Monday the independent, Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) came as …
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