Iraq supports the proposal to increase OPEC+ production between August and December and backs the extension of the output cuts agreement till the end of 2022, the country’s oil minister said July 4, as ministers prepare to meet to resolve an impasse spilling over from last week’s meeting. The OPEC+ …
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Basrah Gas Co. — a joint venture between Iraq’s state-owned South Gas Co., Shell and Mitsubishi Corp. — will receive a $360 million from the World’s Bank’s private sector financing arm to help OPEC’s second largest producer reduce gas flaring from its southern oil fields. The International Finance Corp. and …
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A new wave of LNG importers borne out of China’s gas market reforms is the new growth opportunity in Asia’s LNG market, but their limited procurement capability and prompt demand requirements mean they are active only in the spot market. This complicates the marketing strategy of large LNG producers like …
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G7 leaders committed June 13 to end new direct government support for unabated international thermal coal power generation by the end of 2021. Leaders of the seven major industrialized nations – the UK, US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy – were meeting in Cornwall under the UK’s presidency of …
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Russia’s Lukoil would be “happy” to return to talks on its Iranian oil projects, which were at an advanced stage, once US sanctions on the Middle Eastern country are lifted, CEO Vagit Alekperov said June 3. Lukoil was in talks with Iran to develop the Ab Teymour and Mansouri oil …
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The UAE’s Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi or KIZAD has announced plans to build a $1 billion green ammonia facility in the free zone targeting regional and international markets as OPEC’s third-largest oil producer boosts investments in clean energy. Helios Industry, a privately-owned special project vehicle company or SPV, will …
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India is still hopeful it can participate in the Farzad B natural gas field development in the Persian Gulf after Iran decided to go ahead with the project without foreign participation, oil ministry officials told S&P Global Platts on May 23. With US and Iran talks progressing to end sanctions …
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The National Iranian Oil Co. is set to sign a $1.78 billion deal with a domestic company to develop the Farzad B gas field in the Persian Gulf, oil ministry news service Shana reported May 16. Petropars, Iran’s leading general contractor, will ink a buyback deal with NIOC on May …
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Iran expects to export as much as 2.5 million b/d of crude after the removal of US sanctions as the third round of talks between Tehran and some signatories to the nuclear agreement concluded in Vienna amid hopes of Washington removing oil sanctions on Tehran. “Oil sales have dropped much. …
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Saudi Arabia expects to benefit from future drop in oil supply from major producers such as the US and Russia and pump more crude to cater to global demand as it mulls more sales in Saudi Aramco shares to foreign investors, the country’s crown prince said April 27. “There is …
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