Brent crude futures were up 58 cents, or 0.8%, at $77.73 a barrel at 1113 GMT, the last trading day of 2023, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 42 cents, or 0.6%, at $72.19.
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Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have finally signed a long-awaited free trade agreement.
India's natural gas consumption surpassed domestic production from April to November 2023, indicating a growing energy shift and outpacing domestic production.
Canadian oil producers Canadian Natural Resources and MEG Energy are urging the country's energy regulator to approve Trans Mountain Corp's latest request for a change to building its pipeline expansion, saying timely completion is critical.
Oil prices fell around 1% on Thursday as concerns eased about shipping disruptions along the Red Sea route, even as tensions in the Middle East continue to fester.
Iran is self-sufficient in all segments of the oil industry despite brutal sanctions and ready to develop Iraq’s upstream and downstream sectors, said Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji on Wednesday said Iran and Iraq are the large holders of hydrocarbon reserves and joint projects in this sector will be in their interests.
Shipments of Russian Sokol crude oil to Indian Oil Corp have been delayed by payment problems, forcing India's biggest refiner to draw from its inventories and buy more oil from the Middle East, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Almost all of Russia's oil exports this year have been shipped to China and India, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, after Moscow responded to Western economic sanctions by quickly rerouting supplies away from Europe.
Brent crude futures was down 17 cents, or 0.21%, at $80.90 a barrel by 0940 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude eased by 34 cents, or 0.45%, to $75.23 a barrel.
Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe hosted the 16th meeting of Iran-Tajikistan Joint Economic Committee on December 26 and 27.
Shipments of Russian Sokol crude oil to Indian Oil Corp have been delayed by payment problems, forcing India's biggest refiner to draw from its inventories and buy more oil from the Middle East, two sources familiar with the matter said.
India's Adani Green Energy on Tuesday said its key shareholders will invest 93.50 billion rupees ($1.12 billion) in the company to expand its renewable power capacity.
Brent crude futures rose 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $79.25 a barrel by 1208 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 3 cents at $73.59.
The oil and gas industry went on a $250 billion buying spree in 2023, taking advantage of companies' high stock prices to secure lower-cost reserves and prepare for the next upheaval in an industry likely to undergo more consolidation.
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has stressed the need for using new specialized financing solutions in the petrochemical industry, Shana reported.
Oil Minister Javad Owji on Monday expressed Iran’s readiness for exporting oil products and technical and engineering services to Nicaragua.
Iran’s Oil Ministry managed to resolve a disruption to the country’s fuel system within hours, said the Parliament’s Energy Committee vice chairman on Monday.
Global crude oil prices would have surged and created “havoc” in the international oil market had India not ramped up oil imports from Russia in the aftermath of Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the petroleum and natural gas ministry told the department-related parliamentary standing committee.
The Canadian government is backing up to C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) in new commercial loans for Trans Mountain Corp (TMC), the crown corporation building an over-budget and long-delayed oil pipeline expansion to the Pacific coast.