Estonia, which took over the presidency of the European Union on 1 July, says that the public discourse around the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project
Category: Energy
China’s CNPC Suspends Fuel Shippings to North Korea
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has frozen its sales of fuels to North Korea, fearing that it will not get paid amidst the pressures to
China, India and Japan Further Hamper Efforts to Balance Oil Market
China, India, and Japan are further hampering the global efforts to prop up oil prices and restore market balance due to their faltering demand growth,
Statoil Outlook Report: Decoupling Growth From Energy May Be Impossible
The Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil said that it might be impossible to decouple gross domestic product growth from energy, emphasizing the importance of
Market Update: Oil Supply Outpacing Output Next Year
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that growth in oil supply would outpace an anticipated increase in demand that will bring the global economy above
Oil and Geopolitics: Qatar Crisis May Mess Up LNG Trade
The escalating diplomatic row between a number of Middle Eastern countries and Qatar has negatively impacted LNG market, severing transport links with the tiny Gulf
Market Update: Saudis Contemplating Oil Output Freeze Beyond March 2018
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that OPEC and other leading non-OPEC producers might need to prolong their output freeze in the future after they
California Seeks Carbon Trading with China to Counterbalance US Withdrawal from Paris Accord
California Governor Jerry Brown said yesterday (1 June), following Donald Trump’s announcement of the US withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, that he would discuss
Iran’s Election Result Prophesizes Hot Contracts with International Oil Majors
Thanks to the reelection of Hassan Rouhani, Iran has high hopes to sign huge deals with major oil companies such as Total and Lukoil this
UNHCR Opens the World’s First Solar Plant in a Refugee Camp
Jordan’s Azraq is the world’s first solar plant in a refugee camp about to transform the lives of thousands of Syrians living in harsh desert