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Japan needs steep emission reductions as soon as possible, and latest from 2030 onwards, to meet its 2050 net zero carbon targets, along with accelerated gas and power market reforms and rapid development of low carbon power sources, the International Energy Agency said in its Japan 2021 Energy Policy Review …

The US remains on standby to impose sanctions against companies involved in completing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, while diplomatic efforts to reach a compromise over the controversial project continue. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said late Feb. 16 in a briefing that Washington …

Iraq is committed to the OPEC+ output cuts and will only boost its future crude production if there is demand from international oil markets, a deputy oil minister told the state-run Iraqi News Agency Feb. 9. “Iraq is committed to the [OPEC+] agreement to cut production in light of the …

The startup in 2020 of the 31.5 Bcm/year TurkStream pipeline triggered an unprecedented reshuffle in the way Russian gas reaches southeast Europe, and now with the start of flows via TurkStream’s onshore expansion, the picture is shifting once again. Like the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects, TurkStream …

Iran’s natural gas production has reached a record high even as US sanctions caused major international exploration companies to scale back their activities in the Islamic Republic. Production has hit a record of 1.04 Bcm/d, Iran’s oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said Feb. 7 on the sidelines of a petrochemicals conference …

Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras discovered hydrocarbons in the C-M-411 block located in the offshore Campos Basin, the company said Jan. 29. “The data from the well will be analyzed to better guide exploratory activities in the area and the potential of the discovery,” Petrobras said. The discovery was made …

The vessel approved to carry out pipe-laying for the unfinished Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has begun preparatory works at the site in Danish waters, a spokesman for the development company said Jan. 25. The Fortuna arrived at the site of the pipeline to the south …

The National Iranian Oil Co. on Jan. 11 signed eight more oil projects as part of a $6.2 billion national program started in January 2019 to boost oil production by 355,000 b/d at 33 fields. Eight projects worth $1.2 billion were signed on Jan. 11, potentially boosting oil production by …

The unprecedented surge in spot LNG prices has taken Indian buyers by surprise and forced importers to stay away from spot purchases, which would potentially lead to lower throughput at some terminals, reduce gas-based power generation as well as slow consumption in other industrial sectors. With spot LNG prices hitting …

Iraq is still waiting for Iran to resume supplying the country with sufficient amounts of gas for power generation, after the US granted Baghdad a 90-day waiver to continue to import electricity from Tehran on Dec. 30. “The reason for power shortages in provinces is the continuing slashing of Iranian …