Turkey is seeking to maximise the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline’s capacity as operations resume through Ceyhan, according to Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. Bayraktar emphasised Turkey’s readiness to resume operations, despite a lack of confirmation on flow resumption, according to a report by Reporter. Turkey halted the operation of the pipeline …
Read More »Can Germany Revive Its Industry without Cheap Energy?
The new German government that will be formed following this weekend’s elections will face an uphill battle to lift Europe’s largest economy out of two consecutive years of recession. Bringing energy costs down will be key to Germany’s economic recovery after three years of spiking and highly volatile power and …
Read More »Japan Aims for 20 Percent Nuclear Power by 2040
Around 14 years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is preparing to increase its nuclear power capacity once again, to a mainly negative public reaction. Japan’s government has developed a revision of the country’s basic energy plan, removing the statement that said it planned to decrease its dependence on nuclear power. …
Read More »France and Spain Lead Europe’s Onshore Wind Potential
Europe has been steadily ramping up its wind energy capacity in a bid to support a green transition and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. In the last quarter of 2023, the region succeeded in producing more power from wind than coal for the first time, and it has since …
Read More »Restart of Kurdistan Oil Exports still in Limbo
Despite assurances from the federal Iraqi government that the resumption of oil exports from Kurdistan is imminent, the foreign oil firms operating in the semi-autonomous Iraqi region said on Friday they would not be resuming oil exports today. Last week, Iraq’s Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani said that Iraq and …
Read More »Petrobras Gears up for Offshore Boom
Petrobras is beefing up its offshore game, throwing four more support vessels into the mix by 2026—bringing the grand total to 48. Brazil’s state-run oil company is gearing up to boost production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) at the Buzios field by 2030, cementing Brazil’s status as an …
Read More »India’s Crude Oil Imports from Russia at Two-Year Low
The U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil trade have led to a slump in Indian imports of Russian crude, which have plunged to a two-year low in February, per data from analytics firm Kpler cited by Bloomberg. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the bans on Russian oil in the …
Read More »Equinor Discusses Sale of Argentinian Shale Assets
Norway’s energy major Equinor has held early talks to sell stakes in Argentinian shale operations to Argentina’s state-owned oil firm YPF, its joint venture partner in the assets, Bloomberg reports, quoting an unnamed source with knowledge of the development. Equinor, which entered Argentina in the 2010s, has both offshore and …
Read More »China’s Imports of Russian and Iranian Oil Set to Rebound
A massive reshuffle of tankers allows non-sanctioned vessels to pick up trade with Russian and Iranian oil, which will result in a rebound in China’s imports of cheaper crude from the two producers in March, from a two-year low in February, analysts and traders tell Reuters. The Biden Administration’s farewell …
Read More »OPEC+ Rethinking Oil Production Ramp up after Trump Complications
OPEC+ is still weighing its Q2 oil production plans, according to eight OPEC+ sources who spoke to Reuters this week—with Trump-incited complications creating an uncertain future for oil market balance. What’s at stake is OPEC+’s plans to lift oil production beginning in April 2025—something the group normally has to have …
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