Day: December 20, 2023

Russia’s Oil Exports to China and India Surge

Energy News Beat Russia has increased significantly its crude oil exports to China and India this year, with volumes to China hitting 100 million tons annually, or around 2 million barrels per day, Nikolay Tokarev, the head of Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, told Russian media on Wednesday. “Export volumes to China and India have increased significantly; […]

Red Sea Tensions Threaten to Disrupt Diesel Market Stability

Energy News Beat Increased distillate production and slowing economic activities have led to rising diesel stocks and falling prices. Weak manufacturing activity in the U.S. and Europe contributes to reduced diesel demand, easing the market. Geopolitical tensions near the Red Sea present potential disruptions, threatening to impact diesel supply chains and market stability. Diesel and […]

Analysts Say Oil Prices Unlikely To Hit $100 In 2024

Energy News Beat OPEC+ faces record-breaking U.S. oil production and rising supply from other non-OPEC+ producers, including Brazil, Guyana, Canada, and Norway. Barring a major geopolitical escalation resulting in a large supply outage, oil prices are unlikely to reach $100 a barrel in 2024. Paul Sankey: Record-high U.S. oil production is a “huge problem” for […]

Woodside to work with Japanese firms on carbon capture and storage

Energy News Beat Australian LNG player Woodside has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with four Japanese companies to enable studies of a potential carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain between Japan and Australia. Under the MoU, Woodside with Sumitomo Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Osaka Cement, and K Line will study the capture, […]

Japan’s November LNG imports decline

Energy News Beat Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports dropped in November compared to the same month last year, according to the provisional data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance. The country’s LNG imports decreased by 3.9 percent year-on-year in November to 5.33 million tonnes, the data shows. LNG imports dropped compared to 5.41 million […]

Major underground protest continues at South African mine

Energy News Beat More than 2,200 workers are entering the third day of their sit-in 500 meters below the surface More than 2,000 miners are continuing their protest after taking over a facility in South Africa, demanding bonuses and pension payments. The site is owned by one of the world’s largest platinum miners, Impala Platinum […]

EU countries get Russian oil exemption – Reuters

Energy News Beat Brussels will allow Slovakia to export fuel produced from sanctioned crude to the Czech Republic for another year The European Union has granted Slovakia a year-long exemption allowing it to export fuel processed from Russian crude by the country’s oil refinery Slovnaft to the Czech Republic, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Last December, […]

Russian branch of EU bank posts $172 million profit  

Energy News Beat A Moscow-based unit of Hungary’s OTP bank brings millions in dividends to the parent company, financial reports show The Russian subsidiary of the Hungarian OTP Bank will pay nearly $31 million in dividends to its parent company, the bank’s filing published on Tuesday revealed. According to the document, OTP Bank Russia will […]

Another Offshore Wind Farm Hits the Dust

Energy News Beat Key Takeaways 1: The developer of “Icebreaker,” a small project in Lake Erie, announced it is pulling stakes on its six-turbine project. 2: The project received a $50 million grant under President Obama, but the Energy Department has pulled the grant and taxpayers will get $37 million back. 3: Opponents of the […]

Adnoc inks Ruwais LNG supply deal with China’s ENN

Energy News Beat UAE’s Adnoc has signed a heads of agreement with a unit of Chinese independent gas distributor ENN to supply the latter with liquefied natural gas from its planned LNG terminal in Al Ruwais. Under the deal, ENN LNG (Singapore), a unit of ENN Natural Gas, will buy 1 million metric tons per […]