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 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to Ship Full Volumes to Asian Oil Buyers
Saudi Arabia will export full crude oil volumes to at least four Asian clients next month, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Saudi Aramco and its Asian buyers use standard contracts, under which either side can trim or boost orders by a margin of 10 percent …
Read More »Middle East Increases Renewable Energy Capacity
The Middle East saw a 5% increase in its renewable energy capacity last year, which stood at 24,224 megawatts (MW). Despite the growth, there was a slowdown in the results compared to previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting ongoing projects, according to information published in the Saudi Arabian …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Pivots to Green Hydrogen to Stay a Global Energy Leader
The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the oil-dependent economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as prices of oil collapsed in 2020 due to a record low global demand for crude oil. The GCC includes the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Global travel restrictions, stay-at-home orders, shutdowns …
Read More »India Ramps Up Oil Imports from Saudi Arabia after Price Cut
India’s state-owned refiners are ordering their regular volumes of Saudi crude oil for June after the Kingdom reduced its prices, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Saudi Arabia cut its official selling price for Asian clients earlier this month by between $0.10 and $0.30 in response …
Read More »NEOM Reveals Plans to Build Assembly Plant for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
The company behind Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion NEOM megacity project on Thursday revealed plans to develop an assembly plant to build up to 10,000 hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles a year. The initiative is part of an agreement between US-based Hyzon Motors, an expert in the supply of zero-emission hydrogen …
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