Dutch court upholds $50bn payment award in Yukos case
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - A Dutch court quashed an appeal by Russia in a record $50-billion case on Tuesday, paving the...
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Saboteurs hit Iran pipelines disrupting gas supply: state media
The saboteurs hit pipelines in the cities of Borujen in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and Safashahr in...
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EU head says bloc must act over US climate plan changes
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc must act to address "distortions" created by Washington's $430-billion plan to...
- EU countries have poured criticism on Washington's landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeing it as anti-competitive and a threat to European jobs
- The act, designed to accelerate the US transition to a low-carbon economy, contains around $370 billion in subsidies for green energy as well as tax cuts
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OPEC+ to maintain current output level amid uncertainty
Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to maintain their current output levels. Representatives of 13 members...
- OPEC+ decided to stick to their course agreed in October of a production cut of two million barrels per day until the end of 2023.
- On Friday, the EU, G7 and Australia agreed a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, which will come into effect on Monday.
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German government to stop unjustified energy price increases
BERLIN, GERMANY - The German government aims to put a stop to energy price hikes it sees as unjustified with...
- Price increases are to be prohibited until the end of 2023 - unless the supplier can prove "that the increase is objectively justified".
- A justification could, for example, result from "market-based price and cost developments".
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Guyana sells $750 mn of carbon credit to US oil firm Hess
Guyana, with 800,000 inhabitants, is already the country with the most reserves per capita in the world -- over 10...
- Hess is one of three partners, along with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation and ExxonMobil, operating in Stabroek oil field off Guyana that is 89 percent virgin forest.
- President Irfaan Ali said Guyana has 18m hectares of the country's forest still intact and that it is storing 19.5 gigatons of carbon, worth an estimated $40-$50bn a year.
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Ukraine welcomes Russian oil price cap agreed by EU, G7
Ukraine welcomed a US$60 price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, saying it would "destroy"...
- Poland had refused to back the price cap plan over concerns the ceiling was too high.
- The embargo will prevent shipments of Russian crude by tanker vessel to the EU, which account for two thirds of imports.
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Energy crisis driving climate-friendly power savings, says IEA
PARIS, FRANCE - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven countries across the world to boost energy efficiency, creating "huge potential"...
- Governments have scaled up fossil fuel subsidies to cushion the impact of rising energy costs on households in the wake of the Ukraine conflict.
- According to the IEA research, governments, industry and households invested a record $560 billion this year in energy efficiency measures.
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Supporting India’s G20 presidency is a priority for UAE, says Minister
The UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that the Gulf...
- The UAE will work towards a world where human progress is an inalienable right for all.
- The UAE views the G20 as a forum that plays a critical role in multilateral efforts.
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TotalEnergies cuts UK investment
Move comes UK imposes windfall tax on energy firms.
- Total will cut its North Sea investment by US$123 million in 2023 over windfall tax.
- The move of windfall tax in last month's budget was aimed at helping fund support for British consumers hit by rocketing energy bills.
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OPEC set to stick or cut more amid plan to cap Russian oil price
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Major oil producers are expected to stick to their current output strategy or even slash production...
- In October the OPEC+ agreed to reduce output by two million barrels per day (bpd) from November.
- Since the October meeting, oil prices have been plummeting to their level of early 2022, far from the peaks above $130 a barrel in March
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US trade subsidies create unlevel playing field with Europe, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron repeated his frustration with US subsidies, saying they were hurting European companies by providing an unfair...
- Macron said that US industrial subsidies, which are part of Biden's huge green energy initiatives, are "super aggressive" towards European business.
- While Washington and Paris were "working closely together" on geopolitics and opposing Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, trade tensions remained, Macron said.
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Dutch court upholds $50bn payment award in Yukos case
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Saudi Arabia’s economy exceeds US$1trn mark
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The gross domestic product of the Kingdom exceeded US$1 trillion which displays strong progress towards meeting...
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Aramco, ENOWA ink pact
The firms will jointly establish an e-fuel demonstration plant.
- The e-fuel technology has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by over 70 percent on a complete life cycle basis.
- The integrated facility will generate 12 tons of synthetic methanol per day from green hydrogen and CO2, using proprietary technologies.
Qatar announces 27-year gas deal with Italy’s Eni
In June last year Eni agreed a deal with QatarEnergy for a 3.1 percent share in Qatar's North Field East...
- Doha will supply one million tons of gas a year under the deal, QatarEnergy said, following an agreement with Eni
- European nations have rushed to replace lost deliveries of natural gas from Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year
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Qatar eyes North Field to boost liquefied gas output
Qatar plans a 60% boost in liquefied gas production by 2027 through North Field expansion, tapping the world's most substantial...
- Qatar plans a 60% boost in liquefied gas production by 2027 through North Field expansion, tapping the world's most substantial gas reservoir with 50.97trn cubic meters
- The project will raise global LNG by 48 million tons annually, supporting a GDP per capita over $84,000 from $132bn gas exports while producing 40% of new LNG by 2029