Newcomer Brazil Steals Market Share In Key Asian Oil Market

Brazil’s crude oil exports to Asia increased during the first half of the year as most of the country’s competitors for the Asian market cut production to match the slump in oil demand driven by the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters reports that Brazilian oil exports to Asia averaged 1.07 million bpd during the first half of…

Israel approves pipeline deal to sell gas to Europe

JERUSALEM: The Israeli government on Sunday approved an agreement with European countries for the construction of a subsea pipeline that would supply Europe with natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean. The Eastmed pipeline, which has been in planning for several years, is meant to transport gas from offshore Israel and Cyprus to Greece and on…

Threat of tsunami lurks in offshore KG basin as geological faultline found: Study

Researchers from the University of Hyderabad (UoH), the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have discovered a geological faultline that could trigger a major coastal hazardous event in and around Visakhapatnam. The research team, comprising Prof K.S. Krishna and Dr M. Ismaiel from UoH, Dr K. Srinivas from…

China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’: How India can control the Dragon on the high seas

The Malacca Strait one of the most congested waterways in the world. Reports say around 75,000 ships pass through the Strait.The India-US drills on the high seas is a move to deter China. In fact, naval power could be India’s answer to Chinese aggression. The exercises help New Delhi to only project its power but,…

India to store crude oil in United States – How this will benefit us

India and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a strategic petroleum reserve, as talks between the two countries towards allowing India to create a stockpile of oil and house it in US facilities reached an advanced stage, according to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. The minister…

Refining output dips again after nearing pre-Covid levels amid low local demand

NEW DELHI: Refinery run rates are falling again after nearing pre-Covid levels, which may reduce crude oil imports as local lockdowns, monsoon and record prices hit demand. Average capacity utilisation at Indian Oil Corp NSE 1.61 %, India’s largest refiner, has declined from 94% to 85% in a week, as domestic demand recovery stalled in…

Privatisation policy – Explicit immunity to only handful of PSUs

Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Antrix Corporation and PowerGrid will be among a small handful of state-owned companies to continue to enjoy immunity from privatisation under the government’s new, explicit privatisation policy. Others, including the PSU biggies in the energy, engineering and capital equipment sectors, not to mention those in non-strategic sectors like hotel and…

Crude oil traders await signs on Nigeria’s Bonny light

Nigeria’s flagship bonny light lost some ground at the last trading session, as concerns about the rise in COVID-19 cases raised bearish sentiments that the world’s energy demand will falter as major oil-producing countries including Nigeria get ready to increase in output for next month. On Saturday, the world’s biggest economy’s COVID-19 related deaths exceeded…