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Nigeria Boosts Oil Reserves by 1 Billion Barrels

Nigeria Boosts Oil Reserves by 1 Billion Barrels

Apr 16, 2024 at 08:50 | Charles Kennedy

Nigeria’s crude oil reserves have increased by 1 billion barrels while natural gas reserves have jumped by 2.573 trillion cubic feet (TCF), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) 

Top Indian Refiner Seeks Buyers of U.S. Crude as Russian Shipments Rebound

Top Indian Refiner Seeks Buyers of U.S. Crude as Russian Shipments Rebound

Apr 16, 2024 at 08:16 | Tsvetana Paraskova

India’s largest private refiner, Reliance Industries, has sought to resell U.S. WTI crude within weeks of buying it, anonymous trading sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, as…

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Oil Exports Hit 11-Month High

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Oil Exports Hit 11-Month High

Apr 16, 2024 at 07:40 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russia exported the highest level of oil from its ports in 11 months in the week to April 14, as export terminals likely shipped more crude that couldn’t be processed…

Germany’s Oil and Gas Production Continues to Drop

Germany’s Oil and Gas Production Continues to Drop

Apr 16, 2024 at 06:49 | Tsvetana Paraskova

German oil and gas production fell again in 2023 compared to 2022, industry association BVEG said on Tuesday, calling for increased domestic production to reduce dependence on more emissions-generating…

Fear of High Gasoline Prices May Deter Biden From Toughening Sanctions on Iran

Fear of High Gasoline Prices May Deter Biden From Toughening Sanctions on Iran

Apr 16, 2024 at 04:41 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The Biden Administration is unlikely to attempt to dramatically curtail Iranian oil exports after Iran’s attack on Israel, due to concerns about higher oil and gasoline prices in…

Mexico’s Presidential Hopeful Bets on Natural Gas and Solar

Mexico’s Presidential Hopeful Bets on Natural Gas and Solar

Apr 16, 2024 at 03:41 | Charles Kennedy

The frontrunner in Mexico’s next presidential elections, Claudia Sheinbaum, will invest billions in new natural gas generation capacity and solar power, Bloomberg has reported, citing a plan presented…

Oil Prices Rise as China’s Q1 Economic Growth Beats Expectations

Oil Prices Rise as China’s Q1 Economic Growth Beats Expectations

Apr 16, 2024 at 02:26 | Irina Slav

China’s first-quarter economic growth data is out and it’s an expectation beater. The country’s GDP grew at a rate of 5.3% during the first three months, versus Reuters…

U.S. Will Only Extend Venezuela Sanction Relief if Progress Is Made on Elections

U.S. Will Only Extend Venezuela Sanction Relief if Progress Is Made on Elections

Apr 16, 2024 at 01:39 | Charles Kennedy

The United States will only extend a sanction relief regime for Venezuela if the Maduro government makes progress on commitments undertaken last year to ensure fair elections. This is according…

Israeli War Cabinet Vows Response to Iran as Oil Prices Cool Down

Israeli War Cabinet Vows Response to Iran as Oil Prices Cool Down

Apr 15, 2024 at 12:31 | Charles Kennedy

Israel convened its war cabinet on Monday morning, vowing a response to what is being described as a direct attack on Israel, despite various reports suggesting that Iran coordinated its…

U.S. CO2 Emissions Down 17% Since 2005, Despite 2022 Increase

U.S. CO2 Emissions Down 17% Since 2005, Despite 2022 Increase

Apr 15, 2024 at 11:03 | Charles Kennedy

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.3% in 2022, reflecting post-COVID economic recovery, but declined 17% since 2005, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Annual US Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHG…

Russia Is Bringing Back Refining Capacity Hit by Ukrainian Drones

Russia Is Bringing Back Refining Capacity Hit by Ukrainian Drones

Apr 15, 2024 at 10:05 | Charles Kennedy

Russia has brought back online some oil refining units in recent weeks, reducing the capacity taken offline by Ukrainian drone hits to around 10%, from 14% at the end of…

BP Cuts Jobs as Supermajor Scales Back EV Charging Unit

BP Cuts Jobs as Supermajor Scales Back EV Charging Unit

Apr 15, 2024 at 09:24 | Charles Kennedy

BP has cut over a tenth of its workforce in its EV charging business, BP Pulse, as the supermajor is downsizing the division and retreating from several countries to focus…

U.S. Congress to Vote on Further Iran Sanctions

U.S. Congress to Vote on Further Iran Sanctions

Apr 15, 2024 at 08:53 | Charles Kennedy

Following the Iranian drone attack against Israel this weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Monday on several bills toughening sanctions on Iran, including one 

Kazakhstan Vows to Compensate for Exceeding OPEC+ Quota

Kazakhstan Vows to Compensate for Exceeding OPEC+ Quota

Apr 15, 2024 at 08:12 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Kazakhstan exceeded its oil production quota under the OPEC+ deal by 131,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, due to the weather and heating season requirements, the country’s Energy Ministry 

China Is Leading the Global Nuclear Power Build Out

China Is Leading the Global Nuclear Power Build Out

Apr 15, 2024 at 07:57 | Tsvetana Paraskova

China is currently constructing a total of 26 nuclear power units with a combined capacity of 30.3 gigawatts (GW), the highest in the world, according to a report by the…

Traders Bet on $100 Oil at Record Pace

Traders Bet on $100 Oil at Record Pace

Apr 15, 2024 at 06:58 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Traders flocked to the crude oil options market last week, trading record numbers of call options that Brent would hit $100 per barrel in the coming months, data compiled by 

Russia and China Evade Sanctions by Trading Copper Disguised as Scrap

Russia and China Evade Sanctions by Trading Copper Disguised as Scrap

Apr 15, 2024 at 04:41 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russia has been exporting newly-made copper rod to China disguised as copper scrap in recent months—a new trade avenue for the two regimes that has been evading Western sanctions on…

Japan Loads the World’s Biggest Nuclear Reactor With Fuel

Japan Loads the World’s Biggest Nuclear Reactor With Fuel

Apr 15, 2024 at 03:11 | Charles Kennedy

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co. has loaded its biggest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, with fuel for the first time since the Fukushima disaster, Bloomberg has reported. The move…

Goldman Sees Limited Upside for Oil Prices Despite Rising Geopolitical Risk

Goldman Sees Limited Upside for Oil Prices Despite Rising Geopolitical Risk

Apr 15, 2024 at 02:17 | Irina Slav

Goldman Sachs analysts have brushed off the latest events between Iran and Israel as a bullish factor for oil prices, citing potential hedging by producers. “Our commodities strategists do not…

Oil Prices Start the Week Lower Despite Iran Attack on Israel

Oil Prices Start the Week Lower Despite Iran Attack on Israel

Apr 15, 2024 at 02:05 | Irina Slav

Crude oil prices began trade today with a decline following Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel that the latter said had only done limited damage. "An attack was largely priced in…

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