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EU Considers Faster Russian Oil and Gas Exit After US Pressure

EU Considers Faster Russian Oil and Gas Exit After US Pressure

The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions against Moscow, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after U.S. pressure on Europe to stop buying Russian oil. A ban on seaborne Russian crude oil has cut 

Chevron to Boost Gas Supply to Meet Egypt’s ‘Insatiable’ Demand

Chevron to Boost Gas Supply to Meet Egypt’s ‘Insatiable’ Demand

Chevron Corp. is working to boost supply of natural gas to Egypt, which has “insatiable appetite” for the fuel, Freeman Shaheen, the company’s president for global gas, said. “Egypt needs all the gas it can get,” Shaheen said in an interview in Milan, where

Trafigura Says Indian Oil-Demand Growth Set to Outpace China

Trafigura Says Indian Oil-Demand Growth Set to Outpace China

Oil demand growth in India looks set to outpace China’s underlying gains this year, according to Trafigura Group. “We would be constructive on Indian demand,” Chief Economist Saad Rahim said at APPEC by S&P Global Commodity Insights on Monday.

A Major Crisis in Bulgaria: Bulgargaz Will Give All its Earnings to Turkey for 200 Years

A Major Crisis in Bulgaria: Bulgargaz Will Give All its Earnings to Turkey for 200 Years

The 13-year natural gas purchase agreement signed between BOTAŞ and Bulgargaz in 2023 has turned into a major crisis for the neighbor. After Bulgargaz was unable to pay its debt exceeding 4 billion TL, BOTAŞ completely halted the gas flow. Bulgarian Energy Minister Jeco Stankov stated, "Bulgargaz has

ExxonMobil Considers Sale of European Chemical Plants, FT Reports

ExxonMobil Considers Sale of European Chemical Plants, FT Reports

ExxonMobil is seeking to offload its European chemical plants in the UK and Belgium as the sector reels from the impact of U.S. tariffs and competition from China, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter

Shell Scraps Plans for Biofuels Facility in Rotterdam

Shell Scraps Plans for Biofuels Facility in Rotterdam

Shell will not resume construction of a biofuels facility at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam after an in-depth evaluation found it would not be competitive, the company said on Wednesday. The project's construction was paused in 

Syria Exports First Crude Oil Shipment in 14 Years, Official Says

Syria Exports First Crude Oil Shipment in 14 Years, Official Says

Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil on Monday from the port of Tartus as part of a deal with a trading firm, a Syrian energy official told Reuters, the first known official export of Syrian oil in 14 years