The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have stressed the need to enhance cooperation in the areas of production, transmission, and consumption of energy.
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Iran's gross domestic product (GDP) including oil grew 4.5 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), compared to a year earlier, according to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji says that currently Iran exports crude oil to 15 different countries across the world.
India's oil imports from Russia rose to a record of about 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in May as discounts for Russian oil widened on lower demand from China, according to trade sources and shipping data.
On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Kazakhstan, Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian voiced the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to export technical and engineering services, as well as supply equipment in the energy sector.
China’s Customs Office put the trade exchanges between Iran and China in the first five months of the current year (January to May 2024) at about $6.0 billion.
While at the beginning of the 13th administration taking office, the country’s oil selling capacity stood at 300 thousand barrels per day it rose to 1.8 million barrels per day a year and a half later.
In a diplomatic exchange, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar led bilateral discussions at the President’s House. The joint energy projects between India and Sri Lanka took centre stage during these discussions.
Brent futures for August settlement were down 13 cents to $85.58 a barrel by 0927 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for August delivery were down 10 cents to $81.19.
The weekly price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes rose by 2.04 dollars during the week ending on June 20.
August Brent crude rose by 32 cents, or 0.38%, to $85.39 per barrel by 0837 GMT.U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures (WTI) for July , which expire on Thursday, dipped 25 cents, or 0.31%, to $81.32.
Canada plans to reduce its oil and gas emissions by 37% by 2030. A Deloitte report anticipates production cutbacks rather than investment in costly carbon capture technologies.
Total Energies has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Indian Oil Corporation for up to 800,000 tons of LNG per year for 10 years starting 2026.
Head of Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Mohammad Farzin, says that Iran has registered the highest rate of economic growth in the region.
Iranian minister of petroleum, Javad Owji, says that Iran’s oil exports have risen by threefold since the 13th administration took office three years ago, adding no government in the U.S can stand in the way of Iran’s oil production and exports regardless of who takes power in Washington.
Brent crude futures eased 17 cents to $85.16 a barrel by 0635 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 22 cents to $81.35 per barrel.
The India government aims to boost oil and gas output, ethanol use, and green hydrogen, with profitable state-run oil firms like BPCL not being sold off. Petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri emphasized these steps as a continuation of previous efforts.
Canada's proposed oil and gas emissions cap will prompt companies to cut production rather than invest in costly carbon capture and storage technology, according to a report by consultancy Deloitte and released by the Alberta government.
Iranian Minister of Petroleum, Javad Owji, has said that over the first three years of the 13th administration in office, 150 oil industry projects, worth 34 billion dollars, have become active.
Global benchmark Brent crude futures slipped 12 cents, or 0.14%, to $84.13 per barrel at 0615 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 14 cents, or 0.17%, to $80.19 a barrel.