Oil Policy News
17 Dec 2024
European states are tightening enforcement of sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet by demanding stricter proof of insurance, targeting...
17 Dec 2024
Ukraine is prepared to facilitate gas transit to Europe from non-Russian sources once its existing agreement with Russia expires, Prime...
16 Dec 2024
Two Russian tankers broke apart in a violent Black Sea storm on 15 December, spilling thousands of tonnes of fuel oil near the Kerch Strait...
12 Dec 2024
Russia's state-owned Rosneft has signed a 10-year deal to supply India's privately owned Reliance Industries with 500,000 bpd...
12 Dec 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts a global oil surplus of up to 1.4 million bpd in 2025, even as demand rises by 1.1 million...
12 Dec 2024
Austrian energy company OMV has severed its long-standing natural gas supply contract with Gazprom, citing "multiple fundamental...
11 Dec 2024
Lower oil prices and sufficient global supplies is allowing the US and its allies to look for "creative" ways to target Russia with additional sanctions...
10 Dec 2024
Norway will halt public financing for new international fossil fuel projects from January 2025, delivering on a commitment...
10 Dec 2024
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has lowered its 2025 Brent crude oil price forecast to under $74/b, down from almost...
10 Dec 2024
China's oil demand could peak as early as 2025, five years sooner than previously forecast, driven by the rapid adoption of electric vehicles...
10 Dec 2024
The largest lawmaker group in the European Parliament is launching a campaign to weaken the EU's main policies for cutting CO2 emissions...
10 Dec 2024
Residual fuel exports from Mexico to Asia could jump next month if the incoming US president Donald Trump were to follow through on his...
9 Dec 2024
AI's integration into the oil and gas sector is revolutionising exploration, production, and distribution processes, the International...
4 Dec 2024
Washington has confirmed the latest round of sanctions targeting on 35 entities and vessels that it believes play a critical role in transporting...
4 Dec 2024
Spain's imports of Venezuelan crude oil surged to their highest levels in two decades, official data showed Wednesday, as unwinding US sanctions...
3 Dec 2024
Any retalitory tariffs from China on US imports would have a serious damage on Chinese petrochemcial crackers that heavily reliant on cheap...
2 Dec 2024
Efforts to forge the first global treaty on plastic pollution collapsed in Busan over the weekend, as oil-producing nations blocked attempts...
28 Nov 2024
China's sustainable aviation fuel supply could exceed domestic demand by around 16 million mt by 2030 and supply-side fiscal support is...
28 Nov 2024
Donald Trump is considering expanding sanctions on Iran to include neighbouring Iraq, targeting OPEC's second-largest crude producer and a...
28 Nov 2024
China is expected to put in a place a separate customs description code for sustainable aviation fuel later this year or in early 2025 in order...