Brent at highest since March on U.S. stock draw, recovering demand

NEW YORK, Global benchmark Brent rose more than 1% on Thursday to its highest since March, supported by lower U.S. crude inventories, OPEC-led supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease coronavirus restrictions on people’s movements. Oil has slumped in 2020, with Brent hitting a 21-year low below $16 a barrel in April as demand…

Oil at highest since March on lower US inventories, recovering demand

NEW YORK: Global benchmark Brent rose on Thursday to its highest since March, supported by lower US crude inventories, OPEC-led supply cuts and recovering demand as governments ease restrictions on people’s movements imposed due to the coronavirus crisis. Crude prices have slumped in 2020, with Brent hitting a 21-year low below $16 a barrel in…

China and OPEC: “milestone discussion” on oil supply for COVID-19 era

Administrator of National Energy Administration, People’s Republic of China, HE Zhang Jianhua and delegation, along with HE Wang Qun, Permanent Representative and Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna, met with OPEC Secretary General HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo…

The EV Boom Could Accelerate Peak Oil Demand

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the short-term outlook for global vehicle manufacturing industry and sales, including sales of electric vehicles (EVs).But policy actions to support decarbonization and lower-emission transportation in the post-virus world could accelerate the energy transition and displace larger volumes of oil demand for road transport to the point of bringing peak…

China wants to cooperate with OPEC to stabilize world oil industry

China hopes soon to restore the previous structure of energy consumption prior to the situation with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, wants to cooperate with OPEC to stabilize world oil industry, OPEC announced following the talks, its General Secretary Mohammed Barkindo with the head of the National energy office (National Energy Administration) China Jang…

Oil India to drill in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park from outside

Guwahati: PSU major Oil India Ltd (OIL) on Wednesday claimed it will drill seven wells inside the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park from about 1.5 km distance outside the boundary of the forest with the help of advanced technology. After the company published an advertisement in a leading newspaper on Tuesday about the development, netizens protested on…

U.S. cuts royalties for hard-hit oil, gas drillers

The Trump administration has lowered royalties for several drilling companies producing oil and gas on federal lands, according to a government database, as the industry seeks help weathering low energy prices. The move shows drillers are taking the government up on its offer to consider royalty cuts on a case-by-case basis after rejecting industry calls…

Govt supplied 68 million free cooking gas cylinders free under PMGKY

The government has distributed 68 million free cooking gas cylinders under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) since April 1, the oil ministry said. Distribution of free cooking gas cylinder is part of the Rs 1.7 lakh crore package announced on March 26 to provide immediate relief to the poor from the nationwide lockdown to…

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviews projects worth Rs 8000 crore

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed pipeline projects worth approx. Rs. 8000 Cr under various stages of implementation by oil and gas companies. Pitching for Atmanirbhar Bharat in pipeline projects, Minister Pradhan called for complete indigenisation in these projects. Through a series of tweets, he provided details of…