Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned the US’ threats against free trade, warning that any seizure of Iranian tankers will be retaliated. “Free trade between independent states is legitimate, and what is illegal is interference in these relations and the US is standing at the forefront of that. Trump’s …
Read More »US Oil Futures Rise Above $30 for the First Time in Two Months
US futures surged past $30 per barrel for the first time in two months as OPEC+ output cuts and production shut-ins among independent producers rebalanced a market hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. West Texas Intermediate, the key US gauge, was up 4.52 per cent at $30.76 per barrel. Brent, …
Read More »US Natgas Demand will Drop 4% This Year
U.S.’s natural gas consumption is set to decline 4% this year to an average of 81.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), the Energy Information Administration said in its May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) last week. The drop reflects mainly a 7.1% decrease in gas demand from the industrial sector, …
Read More »Southwestern Electric Power Company Gets Approval to Buy Majority Stake in US Wind Cluster
Under the project, three new wind facilities could generate savings of $2 billion in the course of their lifetime.
Read More »U.S. Shale’s Quick Response to Falling Oil Prices Is Paying Off
In brokering the end to the global oil-price war last month, the Trump administration assured leaders that America’s shale patch would throttle back production. But few expected that the cuts would run this deep — and happen so quickly. Drillers are laying down rigs and shutting in wells at a …
Read More »Saudis React to Economic Squeeze
Saudi Arabia and the UAE introduced the five percent Value Added Tax (VAT) in January of 2018, a first for the Persian Gulf region which had long prided itself on its tax-free, cradle-to-grave welfare system. On the same day, Saudi Arabia announced a petrol price hike of 127 percent.
Read More »Trade Exchange Between Iran, Venezuela has Nothing to do with Anyone Else
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said that trade volume exchange between Islamic Republic of Iran and Venezuela, as two independent countries in the world, has nothing to do with anyone else, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to sell its oil.
Read More »Duke Energy Teams Up with City of Charlotte to Expand Solar Energy in North Carolina
The city has become the first US municipality to execute a renewable power agreement under its Green Source Advantage programme.
Read More »Russian Nord Stream Pipeline Vessel Docked at Construction Site
Satellite photos show the ship that is a prime candidate to finish the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia and Europe has docked at a key port in Germany. The Akademik Cherskiy has moved into the port of Mukran, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Berlin, where …
Read More »Nuclear Deal Opponents Helpless, Ignorant
Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov termed the opponents of the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as Iran deal, ignorant and helpless.
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