Refinery reservoirs located in eastern Iran's Birjand special economic zone have caught fire on Sunday, according to Iran's state media.
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The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said two major petrochemical projects are going to go operational in southwestern Mahshahr port, Shana reported.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday that OPEC+ group of leading oil producers will be ready to make a decision if market situation would require it.
Brent crude futures settled at $75.84 a barrel, up$1.79, or 2.4%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled at $71.23, up $1.89, or 2.7%.
Russians lauded engineering operations Iranian experts carried out in the development project of Phase 11 of the South Pars (SP) gas field, said President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on Friday night.
Canada plans to introduce a cap-and-trade system to encourage oil and gas companies to reduce emissions by 38% by 2030, despite opposition from industry groups and some fossil fuel-producing provinces.
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery is set to receive its first cargo of 1 million barrels of crude oil from Shell International Trading and Shipping Co. on Friday.
Easing global oil prices would help India boost imports from Russia, a senior government official said on Friday, as a lower than $60 a barrel price of Russian oil will enable buyers to use Western services such as insurance and ships.
Brent crude futures were up $1.93, or 2.6%, at $75.98 a barrel at 0913 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $1.82, or 2.6%, to $71.16 a barrel. Brent had earlier risen by $2.
India's oil and gas exploration projects are delayed due to a global shortage of drilling rigs, despite increasing dependence on oil imports and increasing market volatility.
China's oil demand is expected to peak by 2030 at between 780 and 800 million metric tons per year, a research institute affiliated with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said on Thursday.
Brent crude futures were up 52 cents, or 0.7%, to $74.82 a barrel at 1235 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures was up 42 cents, also 0.6%, to $69.80 a barrel.
Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's two biggest oil exporters, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ members to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy just days after a fractious meeting of the producers' club.
Iran has always underlined “amicable and constructive” cooperation with Kuwait in the energy sector and Arash gas field, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday.
The head of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) has said the country’s petrochemical industry relies on domestic knowledge and technology and the industry is mostly self-sufficient.
Canada plans to unveil a framework for its long-awaited oil and gas emissions cap at the United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the only major only-producing country developing such a policy.
Brent crude futures fell 5 cents, or 0.06%, to $77.15 a barrel by 0900 GMT. U.S. WTI crude futures fell by 16 cents, or 0.22%, to $72.16 a barrel.
Imbalance in some sectors, including the energy sector, is both a big threat and a great opportunity, said the Iranian Parliament speaker on Tuesday.
Oil production cuts agreed by the OPEC+ group will take time to kick in, the Kremlin said on Tuesday as it confirmed that President Vladimir Putin would visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
The OPEC+ oil production cuts can “absolutely” continue past the first quarter if needed, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, as he pledged the curbs would be delivered in full.