Ghana’s state-owned oil company is progressing with plans to sell liquefied natural gas throughout West Africa after shipments of the fuel begin to flow to an import terminal this year. Tema LNG Terminal Co. is expected to start commercial operations at the plant in the second quarter and can help create an energy hub for the region, Hamis Uss...
LONDON (Bloomberg) --The oil market is getting tighter and there may be even less slack in the system than forecasts suggest. The latest outlooks from the International Energy Agency and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show the world needing more oil this year from the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries than...
MOSCOW (Bloomberg) --Russia may be able to deliver only about half of its scheduled increases in crude production over the next six months, joining the ranks of OPEC+ nations that are struggling to ramp up even as fuel demand rebounds from the pandemic. With crude already trading above $85 a barrel in London, the outlook for Russian output leave...
(Bloomberg) --China’s overseas shipments of fuels fell for a second year as Beijing tightened export quotas, in part to ensure sufficient domestic supply. Gasoline exports in 2021 slid 9.1% from a year earlier to 14.54 million tons, the lowest level in three years, government data show. That’s equivalent to about 333,000 barrels a day, accor...
MOSCOW (Bloomberg) --Russia is keeping Europe’s natural gas market on edge, with no relief in sight from the country’s preliminary supply plans for next month. The nation’s exporter, Gazprom PJSC, again opted not to book any extra pipeline space to ship the fuel westward through Ukraine during a monthly auction on Monday. On top of that, z...
FGSZ Ltd, the owner and operator of the Hungarian high-pressure transmission natural gas pipeline system servicing gas distribution companies, power plants and large industrial consumers has commissioned DNV to assess the suitability for partial to full hydrogen transport of one of FGSZ’s pipelines. The intention of this project is to evaluate th...
(Bloomberg) --The Biden administration is working with oil-producing countries to ensure supply rises to meet demand, according to the White House, as prices surge to the highest level in seven years. The White House plans to continue to monitor prices in the context of global growth and hold discussions with OPEC+ countries as needed, National...
BP and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals in Oman signed a Strategic Framework Agreement and a Renewables Data Collection Agreement which will support the potential development of a multiple gigawatt, world-class renewable energy and green hydrogen development in Oman, by 2030. As part of the agreement, BP will capture and evaluate solar and wi...
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) --Brent oil traded near the highest intraday level since 2014 as the market tightened and concerns about the impact of omicron eased. Futures in London held at about $86 a barrel after a fourth weekly advance on Friday, with gains tempered by signs of slowing Chinese economic growth. High prices are justified and futures co...
(Bloomberg) --Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the economy away from fossil fuels. Oil and coal currently account for nearly half of Colombia’s exports, but Petro says if he becomes president this year, he’ll push...