The world’s biggest importer of coal, China, has widened its lead over the second-largest buyer, India, to the highest in more than a decade, according to customs data compiled by Reuters. Last year, Chinese imports rose while India’s fell, widening the gap between China and India in coal buying, according …
Read More »Saudi Oil Giant Aramco to Invest in Lithium Production
The world’s top crude oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, is set to announce on Wednesday a push to invest in lithium production and developments to capture part of the supply chain and diversify from oil, sources close to the largest oil firm globally told the Financial Times. The move to boost …
Read More »IEA Sees U.S. Sanctions on Russia Disrupting Oil Flows
The new expansive U.S. sanctions on the Russian oil industry and exports could affect global oil flows, complicating trade logistics for producers using shadow fleets such as Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. Despite the prospect of declining supply from Russia and Iran, with …
Read More »Norway Awards 53 Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Permits in Arctic Push
On Tuesday, Norway awarded stakes in 53 offshore oil and gas exploration licenses to 20 companies in its latest annual licensing round, with Energy Minister Terje Aasland revealing plans for increased drilling in its offshore Arctic region. “If we are to uphold a stable production in the years to come, …
Read More »Greece Calls on EU for Fast Response to Surging Energy Prices
Greece is urging the EU to move faster to address the high power and natural gas prices in the bloc that undermine its competitiveness alongside burdening households, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seen by Bloomberg News. European wholesale …
Read More »France Faces Challenges in Building New Nuclear Reactors
The planned construction of the next generation of nuclear reactors in France, which expects to have at least six of these, faces numerous challenges including in financing, supply chains, and timelines, France’s Court of Auditors said in a report on Tuesday. France’s power utility and major nuclear power generator, EDF, …
Read More »Oil Prices Jump to 4-Month High on Fresh U.S. Sanctions
Crude oil prices started the week with a gain that pushed Brent crude to the highest in four months following the introduction of a fresh package of sanctions against Russia by the Biden administration. The sanctions focused on Russia’s oil industry. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading …
Read More »Libya Looks to Boost Oil Production amid Soaring Geopolitical Risk
After decades of low interest in Libya’s oil and gas sector due to sanctions and the civil war, a possible new chapter could open in 2025. Based on the potential tender by the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) for 22 onshore and offshore exploration blocks, expectations are high that international …
Read More »China and India Stand to Lose from U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil Trade
The United States is set to impose some of the harshest sanctions yet on Russia’s oil industry, Reuters has reported. According to a purported U.S. Treasury document circulating among traders in Europe and Asia, some 180 vessels, several senior Russian oil executives, dozens of traders and two major oil companies …
Read More »TotalEnergies Begins Work on Delayed $27B Energy Project in Iraq
French oil and gas company TotalEnergies has begun building a gas processing facility in Iraq, the first stage of a massive multi-energy project. ArtawiGas25 will process 50 million cubic feet of gas per day from the Ratawi field, enough to supply local plants to power 200,000 households in the Basra …
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