Tag Archives: Oil Price

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has issued a stark warning about the future of the European gas market. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, Miller highlighted the rising volatility in gas prices and the possibility of new price shocks and supply disruptions. He attributed these risks to Europe’s ongoing …

Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s leading energy producer, continues to pour significant resources into development of low- and zero-carbon hydrogen, apparently determined to capture a major share of the emerging global industry. According to news reports this week, the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has created Energy Solutions Company to …

As Iran visits Gulf states to scrounge up support in the face of what many believe is an impending strike by Israel, Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar are lobbying Washington to thwart Israel. On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the media that the country was …

A consortium led by U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil has successfully completed the first exploration phase southwest of the Greek island of Crete and has decided to proceed with the second exploration stage, Greece’s state firm Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) said on Thursday. Exxon and Helleniq Energy are …

Despite the surge in renewable energy additions, the world is not yet on track to reach the goal of tripling renewables capacity by 2030, according to the Renewables 2024 report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday. Global renewable capacity is expected to grow by 2.7 times by …

According to a new report from Norway’s DNV, emissions from the energy sector are set to peak this year. The peak would be driven by the increased deployment of solar generation and battery storage. The report claims emissions may eventually halve by 2050, as non-hydrocarbon sources of energy come to …

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on October 7 told Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico that Kyiv will not extend a gas-transit deal with Russia when it expires at year’s end, a move likely to increase tensions between the EU and NATO member and Ukraine, which aspires to join both organizations. “Ukraine …

Low natural gas prices, hotter summer weather, and new generation capacity sent U.S. natural gas-fired power generation to a new all-time high this summer, on some days of which gas-fired electricity made up nearly half of total power output. This summer’s record-high was hit on August 2, when America’s natural …

Russian oil companies and officials have discussed the possible ban on diesel exports for firms not producing diesel, due to rising prices and the risk of oil companies not getting their state subsidies, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources. Currently, Russia has a ban on gasoline …

China, the world’s largest LNG importer, is set to keep the number-one spot this year and next and be an increasingly influential force on the global market as its natural gas storage is nearing capacity ahead of the winter. China has spent years stockpiling gas, especially with high import volumes …