India’s imports of crude oil from Russia soared to a record 1.6 million barrels per day in February and is now higher than combined imports from traditional suppliers Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Iraq, whom Russia has toppled to become the largest oil source for India, supplied 9,39,921 barrels per day …
Read More »IEA: European LNG Imports Soar 63% in 2022
European imports of liquefied natural gas soared last year as nations sought to cover for drops in Russian pipeline supplies, a report from the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. The jump in demand from European nations sent prices spiking higher, with global sales doubling in value to $450 billion even …
Read More »Oil Prices End Week Lower amid Concerns over Further Interest Rate Increases
Oil prices ended the week lower as strong US economic data sparked concerns of further interest rate increases, which in turn could crimp economic growth and dampen demand for crude. Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, settled 2.51 per cent lower at $83 a barrel at …
Read More »Russia Trumps Iraq as India’s Top Oil Supplier in January
India’s Iraqi oil imports in January rose to a seven-month high of 983,000 barrels per day (bpd), up 11% from December, data from trade sources showed. However, it only comes second to Moscow as India’s oil imports from Russia climbed to a record 1.4 million bpd in January, up 9.2% …
Read More »OPEC: Iraq among Countries with Lowest Oil Production in February
OPEC has raised its 2023 global oil demand growth forecast in its first upward revision for months, due to China’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, and trimmed supply forecasts for Russia and other non-OPEC producers, pointing to a tighter market. Global oil demand will rise this year by 2.32 million barrels …
Read More »OPEC Oil Output Falls as Nigerian Rebound Falters
OPEC oil output fell in January, a Reuters survey found on Tuesday, as Iraqi exports declined and Nigerian output did not recover further while Gulf members maintained robust compliance with an OPEC+ deal on production cuts to support the market. The survey found that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
Read More »Iraq Ranks 12th among Countries with the Cheapest Gasoline Prices
The average price of gasoline in Iraq reached 5.14 U.S. dollars per liter. In its report for January 2023, Global Petrol Prices said that Iraq ranked 12th among countries with the cheapest gasoline prices (514 cents per liter) and fifth among Arab countries, preceded by Libya, Syria, Algeria, and Kuwait. …
Read More »Eight out of 13 Countries Increased Oil Production in October, OPEC
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced Tuesday that eight out of 13 countries, including Saudi Arabia, decreased their oil production last October. OPEC said in a report the production of OPEC member countries of oil dropped by 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the past month to …
Read More »EIA: U.S. Imported +4.5 Million bpd in October
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 148 thousand barrels per day (bpd) in October, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. According to EIA’s monthly report, October imports from Iraq reached 4.588 million bpd (daily average 148 bpd). Iraq oil exports to the U.S. averaged 109 thousand bpd in …
Read More »Russia and Iraq to Sign a Memorandum in the Nuclear Field
A top Russian official revealed that Moscow and Baghdad are preparing to sign a memorandum of cooperation in the field of non-energy and peaceful applications of nuclear technologies. Ilya Lobov, the economic adviser of the Russian embassy in Iraq, announced in an interview with RIA Novosti that both sides are …
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