Iraqi forces are increasing security around southern oil fields and facilities in Basra province as OPEC’s second-largest oil producer continues to grapple with protests demanding political and economic change. Iraqi Continue Reading
Businesses and homes alike in the Iranian city of Tehran—along with several other cities—are in the dark—and in the cold–on Monday, the spokesman for the Iran Electrical Power Industry, Mostafa Continue Reading
Given the gaps available to Iran in the current U.S. sanctions environment to continue to export its oil – principally via rebranding as Iraq oil and various shipping scams – Continue Reading
The six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council need to diversify faster away from oil as the transition toward renewable energy picks up pace, putting pressure on the Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, maintained its exports at close to a year-high of 9.373 million b/d in December as the kingdom dipped into its crude stockpiles, data Continue Reading
The total production from the two oilfields that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait share would reach 550,000 bpd by the end of the year, Kuwait’s Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel said on Continue Reading
The European Union agreed on Monday to launch a new naval and air mission to stop more arms reaching the warring factions in Libya, overcoming initial objections from Austria and Continue Reading
European Union foreign ministers agreed to revive a naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea to enforce the internationally backed arms embargo on Libya, a move likely to encounter stiff challenges Continue Reading
Libya’s combatants are readying for a long conflict, as foreign weapons flood in, eastern factions close oil ports and rival alliances wrangle over revenues from Africa’s largest petroleum reserves. y Continue Reading
In a dusty northwest India desert dotted with cows and the occasional camel, a solar-power plant is producing some of the world’s cheapest energy. Built in 2018 by India’s Acme Continue Reading
