There’s a lot of buzz going around about green hydrogen. It’s virtually emissions-free, it burns hot enough to replace combustible fossil fuels, and when it combusts it leaves behind nothing but water vapor — a seeming silver bullet for the clean energy industry. Not only can it be used to …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Doubles Down in OPEC+ Spat as UAE Refuses to Budge
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cranked up the tension in their OPEC standoff as the rare diplomatic spat between long-time allies leaves the global economy guessing how much oil it will get next month. The bitter clash has forced OPEC+ to halt talks twice already, with the next …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Plans New National Airline to Diversify Oil Economy
Saudi Arabia plans to launch a second national airline, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) announced Tuesday as part of a broader plan of diversifying the oil-dependent kingdom’s economy by making the country a global logistics hub. The creation of another flag carrier would catapult Saudi Arabia into the 5th …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Bets on Blue Hydrogen Exports Ramping Up From 2030
Saudi Aramco outlined plans to invest in blue hydrogen as the world shifts away from dirtier forms of energy, but said it will take at least until the end of this decade before a global market for the fuel is developed. “We’re going to have a large share” of the …
Read More »OPEC+ Has a Role in Containing Inflation
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman said the OPEC+ alliance will play a role in “taming and containing” inflationary pressures, just hours after Brent crude surged back above $75 a barrel, Bloomberg reported. “We also have a role in taming and containing inflation, by making sure that …
Read More »Putin Does Not Plan Contacts with Saudi Arabia before OPEC+ Meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning contacts with the leadership of Saudi Arabia before the ministerial meeting of the OPEC+ countries, there is no need for such high-level dialogue now, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak is in constant contact …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Says It Is No Longer an Oil Producing Country
When Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced that Saudi Arabia was no longer an oil-producing country, he likely didn’t mean literally. “Saudi Arabia is no longer an oil country, it’s an energy-producing country,” the Energy Minister told S&P Global Platts this week. Saudi Arabia has high green …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Soar Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting
After over a year of pandemic-driven volatility and weak oil demand, Saudi Arabia is now experiencing an oil export boom. Saudi Arabia’s oil exports increased in March by 75 percent year-on-year, at a value of almost $14 billion, according to a General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) report, with crude oil …
Read More »Largest Oil Producers In a Rush to Boost Their Production Capacity
Several of the world’s largest oil-producing nations have recently made public plans to boost their production capacity. The reason: peak oil demand is looming and countries are determined to make the most of their oil resources while they can. “Everything that can be produced should be produced while there is …
Read More »Aramco Sale Is A Key Part Of Vision 2030
Higher oil prices this year are helping Saudi Arabia to reduce its budget deficit which soared with the oil price collapse last year. But the Kingdom and its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, need more than oil revenues to continue carrying out the ambitious Vision 2030 plan …
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