Irina Slav

Latest articles from Irina

• Will Saudi Arabia Pump More Oil For Biden?

  Published 04 July 2022 | viewed 5,081 times

  It's not about the oil. This is what President Biden has said about its upcoming visit to the Middle East and, more specifically, Saudi Arabia.…

• Venezuela’s Largest Oil Refinery Halts Production Amid Blackout

  Published 04 July 2022 | viewed 11,390 times

  Operations at the biggest oil refinery in Venezuela have stopped following a blackout that was caused by an electrical fault, Reuters has reported, noting that…

• The Canadian Government Will Not Fund New LNG Terminals

  Published 04 July 2022 | viewed 11,863 times

  Canada will not financially support two proposed LNG export projects, although it will help with the negotiations with the prospective buyers in Germany, Natural Resources…

• Mining Industry Warns Energy Transition Isn’t Sustainable

  Published 03 July 2022 | viewed 37,025 times

  The energy transition has been set by politicians as the only way forward for human civilization. Not every country on the planet is on board…

• California May Need Fossil Fuel Power To Avoid Blackouts

  Published 01 July 2022 | viewed 4,790 times

  California may need to tap fossil fuel-powered generation capacity to avoid blackouts this summer, the AP has reported, citing a proposal signed this week by…

• Russia To Take Over Whole Sakhalin-2 Project

  Published 01 July 2022 | viewed 9,941 times

  A newly set up state Russian company will take over the rights and obligations of Sakhalin Energy Investment Co., the joint venture running the Sakhalin-2…

• Natural Gas Prices To Rally As G7 Changes Its Tune On LNG Investment

  Published 30 June 2022 | viewed 23,999 times

  Two years ago, the French government asked Engie, the power utility major, not to rush into signing an LNG delivery deal with U.S. energy giant…

• Suriname Prepares Major Oil Block Offering

  Published 30 June 2022 | viewed 7,538 times

  Suriname is preparing to tender some 60 percent of its offshore blocks over the next 12 months, Reuters reported this week, citing a vice-president of…

• Oil On Course For First Monthly Decline In 8 Months

  Published 30 June 2022 | viewed 31,337 times

  Oil prices may be heading for their first month of declines since November as fears intensify about the global economy swinging into a recession, in…

• Gazprom Not To Pay Dividend For 2021

  Published 30 June 2022 | viewed 1,499 times

  Russian state giant Gazprom's shareholders voted against dividend payments for 2021, which pushed the shares of the company down by close to 30 percent. "The…

• Saudi Arabia May Raise Oil Prices For Asia Further

  Published 30 June 2022 | viewed 4,123 times

  Saudi Arabia may hike its official selling price for crude oil sent to Asia for the second month in a row to take advantage of…

• The G7 Has Paved The Way For Increased Oil And Gas Spending

  Published 29 June 2022 | viewed 6,681 times

  Despite repeated commitments to emission reduction and a switch to cleaner energy sources on the part of governments in Europe and North America, oil investment…

• Delayed EIA Inventory Report Shows Crude Draw, Products Build

  Published 29 June 2022 | viewed 11,962 times

  Oil prices climbed higher today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a crude oil inventory draw of 2.8 million barrels for the week to…

• Shell Warns Of Prelude LNG Disruptions

  Published 29 June 2022 | viewed 7,506 times

  Prolonged labor strikes at Shell's Prelude LNG facility will disrupt shipments from it for the next two weeks, the supermajor warned this week. "We have…

• U.S. Moves To Improve Relations With Oil-Rich Venezuela

  Published 28 June 2022 | viewed 2,826 times

  Senior U.S. officials have visited Venezuela without the trip being widely publicized as Washington again tries to improve relations with the Maduro government amid the…

• India's Coal Crisis Is Far From Over

  Published 28 June 2022 | viewed 2,158 times

  India is facing a “severe and protracted” power crisis due to the price inflation of coal, which the country uses to generate as much as…

• G7 Invites Oil Importers To Consider Price Cap On Russian Oil

  Published 28 June 2022 | viewed 2,727 times

  The G7 leaders have agreed to study ways to put a cap on the price of Russian oil sold internationally and are seeking support among…

• UAE, Saudi Arabia Pumping Oil Near Limits: Macron

  Published 28 June 2022 | viewed 6,556 times

  The UAE and Saudi Arabia's oil production is nearing their limit, French President Emmanuel Macron told his U.S. counterpart during the G7 meeting this week.…

• Germany, Italy Voice Support For More Fossil Fuel Investments Abroad

  Published 27 June 2022 | viewed 1,521 times

  In a marked departure from the official G7 position on new fossil fuel investments in third countries, Germany and Italy have voiced support for a…

• G7's Oil Price Cap For Russia: Easier Said Than Done

  Published 27 June 2022 | viewed 9,567 times

  The idea of putting a price cap on Russian oil exports in order to keep the oil flowing but reduce the Kremlin's revenues from it…