The US President Donald Trump has approved a drilling plan for oil exploration offshore Alaska. Eni US, a unit of Italy’s Eni, will thus become
Category: Geopolitics
Morocco Deepens Cooperation with IEA on Energy Security and Efficiency
Morocco signed a three-year joint program of work with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to deepen bilateral cooperation in the areas of energy security, energy
Nord Stream 2: Broad Mandate for Gas Talks with Russia Sought by Estonia
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
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
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
Doha Under Arab Boycott: Qatar’s Potash Exports Unaffected by Diplomatic Row
Norway’s Yara International said that Qatar fertilizer exports from Qatari producer Qafco would be unaffected by a regional diplomatic row that saw major Gulf economies
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