If Saudi Arabia were to in fact go ahead with the move it would have significant geo-economic and geo-strategic changes. Riyadh depends on the United States militarily to defend itself against arch rival Iran. In a significant development, Saudi Arabia… Read More ›
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Japan has begun importing Iranian crude
Japan forms part of a list of countries that have been exempted from U.S. economic sanctions on Iran. Countries on this exemption list are allowed to import Iranian oil for another 180 days. On Monday, the governor of Iran’s central… Read More ›
Crude oil prices rise touch 2019 peak
OPEC led prices cut along with the release of Chinese refinerery processing data in 2018, led to the peaking of crude oil. On Monday, oil prices recorded the highest peak following the release of data that showed China’s refinery processing… Read More ›
Crude oil prices likely to be more stable in 2019: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak’s comments come in the wake of crude oil prices falling by more than a third this quarter. With the price of crude falling by more than a third this quarter, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak… Read More ›
Exxon Mobil halts oil survey survey over confrontation with Venezuela’s navy
Home of the world’s biggest crude oil reserves, production of crude oil in Venezuela, a OPEC member, has reached its lowest levels in 70 years. Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge stated, the government is “in discussion” with Exxon Mobil… Read More ›
Qatar to withdraw from OPEC from January 1, 2019
The move mirrors the strategic shift in the fossil fuel industry from dirty polluting crude to liquefied natural gas. On Monday, Qatar’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi stated, Qatar will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from… Read More ›
LNG to become second largest energy source: International Energy Agency
Although LNG will largely replace coal in the global energy mix, the forecast growth trajectory for CO2 emissions has been once again tied down to the oil and gas industry. These emissions are “far out of step” based on current… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund takes out its first ever $11 billion international syndicated loan
The development assumes strategic importance since the development is part of a package aimed at diversifying Saudi Arabia’s oil-export driven economy. In a development that marks the first commercial borrowing by Saudi Arabia’s top sovereign wealth fund, the Kingdom’s Public… Read More ›
Chinese exports to the U.S. continues despite U.S. tariffs
Although China’s July exports to the U.S. is marginally lower than June, data shows its exports to the United States has accelerated ahead of the imposition of more tariffs. Despite the rumblings coming from in the intensifying trade war between… Read More ›
Crude oil prices jump after Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends shipments through the Bab al-Mandeb strait
Yemen backed Iran-aligned Houthi movement attacked two of its Very Large Crude Carriers, one of which suffered minor damages. With Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest producer of crude oil, suspending the shipment of crude through the strategic Red Sea shipping… Read More ›