US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told lawmakers that the United States intends to impose sanctions on firms that continue to help Russia build a natural-gas pipeline to Europe as he sought to dispel concerns about Washington’s commitment to halt the controversial project. “We will do everything we can …
Read More »US Sanctions against Nord Stream 2 Challenge Attractiveness of Investing in EU
US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 challenge the attractiveness of investing in Europe, Chairman of Executive Board of Austria’s OMV, one of Gazprom’s financial partners on the project, Rainer Seele said during a conference call on Wednesday. “In any case, as a European company, we expect politicians to ensure Europe’s …
Read More »Russia Reportedly Surpassed US in LNG Exports to China in June
Russia exported 396,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China in June, while US exports amounted to 340,000 tonnes during the same period, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing data from China’s General Administration of Customs. According to the customs data released on Sunday, Russia’s LNG exports to China increased …
Read More »New York Plans to Buy Enough Clean Energy to Power more than 1.5m Homes Every Year
The State of New York has announced it is seeking bids to procure approximately 12 million MWh of renewable electricity.
Read More »US Intensifies Pressure on European Contractors of Nord Stream 2
The US authorities have intensified pressure on European contractors of construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline recently, treating with “far-reaching” consequences if they continue cooperating with the project, the German Die Welt paper wrote on Saturday with reference to sources. The US authorities have started holding bilateral talks …
Read More »U.S., Japan, Others Call for Halting Oil Products Exports to N. Korea
A total of 43 countries including the United States, Japan and South Korea claimed on Friday that North Korea’s imports of oil products so far this year had exceeded an annual ceiling of 500,000 barrels under U.N. Security Council resolutions. The countries made the claim in a document submitted to …
Read More »Reliance Industries Overtakes Exxon as Second Most Valuable Energy Firm
India’s oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries surpassed on Friday Exxon as the world’s second most valuable firm doing business in energy after Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco. Reliance Industries is the most valuable company in India and has diversified operations, including oil refining. Its market capitalization hit US$189 billion (14.1 trillion …
Read More »US Oil Exports to Europe Rebound as OPEC+ Cuts Supply
The United States has increased oil supply to Europe in July for the first month since May, making up for output cuts from OPEC+ members, according to traders and Refinitiv Eikon data. US crude supply to Europe reached nearly 31 million barrels in July, according to Refinitiv Eikon data as …
Read More »Halliburton Looks beyond Shale as Fracking Remains Unprofitable
Way back in January (it’s been a long year) Hallburton was already souring on shale. Way before the novel coronavirus put the final nail in the coffin of the West Texas shale revolution, the multinational corporation and one of the largest oil field service companies in the world had very …
Read More »US may Open Its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Store Indian Oil
India proposes to build a portion of its strategic oil reserve in the US to take advantage of current low prices and quickly scale up its storage. The move will allow the country to quickly enhance the strategic oil reserve to meet 100 days of oil requirements from present capacity …
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