Energy

  • Sudan has officially applied for membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the country's oil minister, Mohamed Zayed Awad, said on Tuesday. "We have already submitted an…

  • Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak held high-level talks with Iran's telecom and oil ministers on Wednesday during the first day of his visit to the Iranian capital at the head of a high-…

  • German, Malaysian and English companies have directly or indirectly expressed eagerness to invest in Iran's lucrative oil projects, CEO of Iranian Central Oil Fields Company said.

    "We are…

  • Iran will pay foreign oil companies larger fees than it did under previous buyback contracts to attract $100 billion of investments needed to rebuild its energy industry.

  • A projected long-term drop in oil prices will drive fiscal reforms in energy-dependent Persian Gulf Arab states and spur public borrowing, Moody’s Investor Service said on Tuesday. The ratings…

  • As China closes in on the United States as the world's biggest crude oil importer, demand from private refiners and stockpiling of cheap oil are expected to keep imports at…

  • Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, believes the crude price will struggle to trade above $60 a barrel next year, as the effects of slowing global demand growth could be compounded by a return…

  • Angola will export around 1.80 million barrels per day of crude oil in December, up from 1.77 million bpd planned in November, a provisional loading schedule showed on Tuesday. Oil majors,…

  • A major Danish firm expressed readiness to invest in Iran's renewable energy sector.

    This was discussed in a meeting attended by Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian, the newly appointed Danish…

  • Vella was speaking on the sidelines of the Iranian Petroleum and Energy Club Congress and Exhibition, or IPEC, in Tehran.

    Referring to the company’s long-term role in developing South Pars…

  • The National Iranian Gas Company is making preparations for a steady supply of natural gas nationwide over the next few months, as officials and weather forecasts anticipate an extraordinarily…

  • Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said the country's electricity industry needs an annual investment of $2 billion .

    "The industry needs and welcomes foreign direct investment," Chitchian was…

  • The battered and bruised oil industry could see some upside in the medium term if it sticks with its period of cost cutting, according to Michele Della Vigna, co-head of European Equity Research…

  • China’s crude oil processing in September fell compared to the previous month, as refiners shut for seasonal maintenance amid an economic slowdown.

    Refineries processed 42.43 million…

  • Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns about the pace of economic growth in China, the world's largest energy consumer and signs that global oversupply is curbing Saudi crude exports.

  • The technical meeting of oil experts from OPEC and non-OPEC countries to be held on October 21 in Vienna, Austria, will explore avenues of raising oil price in global markets, said the director…

  • Iran can raise oil production by 500,000 barrels a day within a week after the lifting of sanctions, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company said on Monday.

  • Bandar Abbas Oil Refining Company received the European Union's HSE Management Certificate granted by the European Association for Green Management in cooperation with the Iranian Society for…

  • Saudi Arabian Oil Co. said it foiled a fraud attempt involving scammers pretending to work for India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. after a newspaper report claimed the kingdom's oil firm…

  • The surge in Iran's oil production capacity over the next several months is "inevitable" and Saudi Arabia, along with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, should be…

  • Major international companies operating in the oil, gas, petrochemical and electricity sectors start three days of talks with Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to explore investment…

  • The UK and China are set to announce an accord that will give the Asian nation a stake in Electricite de France SA’s Hinkley Point project, Britain’s first nuclear plant in three decades and…

  • Saudi Arabia’s crude inventories rose to a record level in August, as production and exports by the world’s biggest oil shipper declined.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev have signed an agreement to jointly develop the northern Caspian Sea oil deposits. "We [Russia and Kazakhstan] have…

  • Iran can substantially benefit from Germany's knowhow in management of surface and underground water resources, said the head of Iran's regional section at German Water Partnership (GWP).