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Category: Middle East
Prince Charles Addresses Saudi Green Initiative Forum
(FGH, 23.Oct.2021) — The UK’s Prince of Wales has addressed the Saudi Green Initiative Forum in Riyadh, highlighting the “dangerously narrow” window for green recovery […]
NRGBriefs: Guyana Courts The UAE Or Vice Versa
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including details of Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali courting investors in the UAE; the repercussions in Caracas from the […]
Guyana Capturing Global Attention At Dubai Expo 2020
(DPI, 4.Oct.2021) — The Guyana Pavilion at the greatest international mega event – Expo 2020 Dubai – has seen scores of people from across the […]
Crude From Venezuela, Iran Stacks Up Off Singapore
(Bloomberg, 24.Aug.2021) — Oil stored in ships has been stacking up off key Asian ports as a crackdown in China on private crude oil processors […]
Argus Launches LPG Freight Prices
(Argus, 27.Jul.2021) — Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched 10 new freight price assessments for tankers transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). […]
China’s CCPC Takes Center Stage In Iran
(Reuters, 22.Jul.2021) — A Chinese logistics firm has emerged as a central player in the supply of sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela, even after […]
Fact Box: Qatar’s North Field Expansion (NFE) Project
(US Department of Commerce, 20.May.2021) — Significant opportunities exist in Qatar for US companies offering products and services in LNG production. Qatar is the largest […]
Saipem Inks Contracts In Saudi Arabia
(Saipem, 17.May.2021) — Saipem has been awarded the extension of two important contracts for onshore drilling activities in Saudi Arabia for a duration of 5 […]
Iran Activates Game Plan For Oil Comeback In 2021
(Platts, 9.Feb.2021) — Emboldened by the change in US presidency, Iran is pushing more oil onto the market, even as sanctions remain in place, as […]
OPEC Fund Marks 45 Years Of Driving Development
(The OPEC Fund, 28.Jan.2021) — The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) marks its 45th anniversary today. Since inception, the multilateral development finance […]
OPEC Voluntary Production Levels (PDF DOWNLOAD)
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jan.2021) — OPEC’s voluntary crude oil production levels for the months of January, February, and March. __________ By Ian Silverman. © Energy […]
Iranian Oil Tankers Entering Venezuelan, Syrian Ports
(MEHR, 10.Jan.2021) — Tankertrackers reported that the Iranian oil and gasoline tankers have reached near Syria and Venezuela. According to Tankertrackers, an Iranian tanker carrying […]
20 Companies: The Biggest Polluters In The World
(Insider Monkey, 2.Jan.2021) — In this article we are going to list the 20 companies that are the biggest polluters in the world. Click to […]
UAE Emerges As Hub For Cos. Helping Venezuela
(Reuters, 29.Dec.2020) — In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by established shipping firms. It was a major […]
Iran Uses Disguised Tanker To Export Venezuelan Oil
(Reuters, 14.Dec.2020) — A tanker chartered by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is loading Venezuelan crude for export, documents from state-run PDVSA show, providing […]
Biden Presidency To Reset US Sanctions Focus
(Argus, 14.Dec.2020) — Washington’s failure in the past two years to force regime change in Caracas by means of severe sanctions gives the incoming US […]
Iran Mostly Contains Fire After Oil Pipeline Spill
(Reuters, 13.Dec.2020) — Firefighters have contained most of a blaze that broke out after a pipeline carrying crude oil to Iran’s second-largest refinery ruptured on […]
UAE Eases Oil Supply Cuts To Asia After OPEC+ Deal
(Bloomberg, 7.Dec.2020) — The United Arab Emirates will provide Asian oil buyers with a little more crude next month after OPEC+ reached a compromise deal […]
OPEC+ To Boost Output After Tense Negotiations
(WoodMac, 4.Dec.2020) — Tense negotiations and rumours of a rift between Saudi Arabia and UAE ended with a compromise deal for OPEC+ on 3 December […]
India Looks To Resume Iran, Venezuela Oil Imports
(Reuters, 2.Dec.2020) — India wants to diversify its oil imports, including the resumption of supplies from Iran and Venezuela, after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes […]
JinkoSolar Sells Stake In Abu Dhabi Sweihan Station
(JinkoSolar, 27.Nov.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced its wholly-owned subsidiary JinkoSolar Sweihan (HK) Limited has signed a share and debt purchase agreement with Jinko […]
Iranian Tanker Departs For Persian Gulf From Venezuela
(Reuters, 9.Oct.2020) — An Iranian-flagged oil tanker left Venezuela on Friday for Iran’s Kharg Island, Refinitiv Eikon data showed, after the vessel loaded 1.9 million […]
Three Iranian Tankers Make It To Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Oct.2020) — The third and final Iranian tanker, part of a three-tanker flotilla, docked in Venezuela over the weekend with much needed […]
First Iranian Tanker Enters Venezuelan Waters
(Reuters, 28.Sep.2020) — The first of a group of three tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela entered the waters of the South American nation […]
US Updates On Iran And Venezuela Designations
(US Department of Treasury, 24.Sep.2020) — The state department updates on Iran-related and Venezuela-related designations in today’s press release. SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE The […]
US Treasury Updates Venezuela, Iran Designations
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Sep.2020) — The US Department of Treasury released details regarding Venezuela-related designations as well as providing a designation update. Treasury also provided […]
Elliott Abrams Briefing On Iran And Venezuela
(US Department of State, 16.Sep.2020) — Special teleconference briefing with special representative for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams on developments in Iran and Venezuela. MS […]
Venezuela’s PDVSA looks to lift oil blending
(Reuters, 15.Sep.2020, Words: 492) — Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is preparing to recover a portion of the oil output lost in recent months by boosting crude […]
Venezuela Defies Sanction Tripwires, Imports Oil
(Bloomberg, 13.Sep.2020) — An oil tanker is discharging Iranian condensate for Venezuela as both countries continue to avoid U.S. sanction tripwires. The ship, identified as […]
Copec Voltex Selects Driivz For Charging Infrastructure
(Copec, 8.Sep.2020) — Copec Voltex, a subsidiary of Copec S.A., a leading energy and mobility company and one of the most trusted brands throughout Latin […]
Iranian Shipments Of Oil To Venezuela
(Dryad Global, 7.Sep.2020) — Reporting from TankerTrackers.com indicates that three Iranian tankers have departed Iran, with a suggested routing to Venezuela, via the Suez Canal. […]
Sungrow Inks Deal For Inverter Solution To Dubai
(Sungrow, 2.Sep.2020) — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the Company partnered with Shanghai Electric to supply its latest 1500V […]
Saudi Aramco Announces Two New Fields
(JPT, 31.Aug.2020) — Saudi Aramco announced this week the startup of two exploratory fields, one oil and one gas, in the northern region of the […]
US Targets Websites Tied To Iran-Venezuela Oil Deal
(Al-Monitor, 31.Aug.2020) — The seizure follows the US interception of fuel tankers from Iran en route to Venezuela this month amid increased US pressure on […]
Maduro Thanks Iran For Help Overcoming Sanctions
(Reuters, 23.Aug.2020) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday thanked ally Iran for helping the South American country overcome U.S. sanctions on its oil industry […]
Turkey Nets Largest-ever Find At Tuna-1
(WoodMac, 21.Aug.2020) — A gas discovery of the scale of the Tuna-1 find in the Black Sea, if developed, would be transformational for Turkey, given […]
US Seizes 4 Iranian Tankers Destined For Venezuela
(US Dept. of Justice, 14.Aug.2020) — The Justice Department today announced the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
US Seizes Iranian Vessels Heading For Venezuela
(Aljazeera, 14.Aug.2020) — American officials tell AP Trump administration seized cargo of four tankers transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela. The United States seized the cargo […]
Officials: US Seizes Iranian Oil Heading For Venezuela
(AP, 13.Aug.2020) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said […]
Saudi Arabia Turns Off America’s Oil Taps Again
(Bloomberg, 9.Aug.2020) — The strategy worked wonders in 2017. It will be more challenging this time around unless the pandemic eases its grip on oil […]
Blackstone To Raise Stake In GOM Drilling Project To 47%
(Reuters, 28.Jul.2020) — Israel’s Navitas Petroleum said on Tuesday the Blackstone Group signed a preliminary deal to raise its stake in a drilling project in […]
Global Gas Flaring At Levels Not Seen Since 2009
(World Bank, 21.Jul.2020) — Estimates from satellite data show global gas flaring increased to levels not seen in more than a decade, to 150 billion […]
Delek Reports Rise In Revenues In Israel, Abroad
(Delek, 30.Jun.2020) — Delek Group published its first quarter 2020 reports. — Start of production at Leviathan field leads to an increase of 88% in […]
Iran Sets Out Conditions For Renewed Talks With The US
(Argus, 24.Jun.2020) — Iranian president Hassan Rohani has reiterated Iran’s willingness to resume talks with the US, but only if Washington apologises for withdrawing from […]
Brazil To Discuss OPEC With Saudi Arabia In July
(S&P Global Platts, 24.Jan.2020) — Brazil will discuss potential cooperation with OPEC on the sidelines of a Group of 20 event scheduled to be held […]