Energy

  • Asian imports of Iranian oil held steady in January from a year earlier, as most of Iran's biggest crude buyers restrained their purchases until right before sanctions were lifted last month as…

  • Saudi Arabia will continue to work with all main oil producers to limit market volatility and is committed to meeting a big part of global oil demand based on commercial considerations, its…

  • The UAE will reduce domestic prices for gasoline in March while raising them for diesel, the ministry of energy said on Sunday. The price of a liter of octane 95 gasoline will fall to $0.37 from $…

  • The research-based development of Ahvaz Oilfield, in cooperation with a British oil company LR-Senergy, has started, the head of reservoir studies and field development department of Research…

  • The first batch of high-tech turbines and compressors blocked by Siemens due to international sanctions was released and unloaded in Assaluyeh, Bushehr Province, on Friday.

  • National Iranian Oil Company has reportedly signed deals with the world's largest commodity traders to import gasoline in exchange for crude oil.

    Negotiations on the swap agreement have…

  • The Oil Ministry’s debts to banks and contractors have reached a staggering $56 billion, a deputy oil minister said on Sunday.

    “The Oil Ministry’s unpaid dues owed to banks for the…

  • China is in the final stages of opening a line of credit for developing a petrochemical complex in Masjed-Soleiman in the southern Khuzestan Province, managing director of Masjed-Soleiman…

  • Global geological exploration of hydrocarbon reserves is going to decline in 2016 by 10-20%, Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Sergei Donskoi said on Friday.

    "Different…

  • Despite recent disagreements among OPEC members, Nigerian Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu told CNBC that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be able to come…

  • Petroleo Brasileiro SA secured a $10 billion loan from China Development Bank, as the beleaguered state-owned oil producer endures the worst crude market in a generation and faces more than double…

  • Shale producers may not snap back quite as fast as hoped, if oil prices stay in the $30-per-barrel range for much longer.

    Energy drillers say the US is finally beginning to see real…

  • Following the drop in global gas prices, Qatar and Russia are on the verge of a "price war" that could translate into aggressive discounts and huge price cuts, an energy market analyst said.

  • Iran and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in oil, gas and petrochemical projects, as well as expansion of bilateral energy ties, between this month in the city of…

  • Arab members of OPEC as well as the world's top oil producer Russia should make room for Iran's return to the global oil market, a senior energy analyst said, adding that winning back market share…

  • Turkey has begun to repair a pipeline taking crude oil from northern Iraq to the Mediterranean through its restive southeast and aims to restore flows soon, the Turkish Energy Ministry said on…

  • Brent crude oil hit its highest level since early January on Friday and was on track for its first weekly gain in a month as strong US gasoline demand and supply disruptions outweighed concerns…

  • Iran has started trial production of oil in Yadavaran Oilfield, West Karun, to ensure the field will have sustainable production, the field’s director said.

  • Iran’s Ghadir Investment Company and Azerbaijan’s state-run SOCAR will jointly invest in oil and gas projects, Mohsen Pakaeen, Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan, said on Thursday. "An investment…

  • Hellenic Petroleum, Greece's biggest oil refiner, will receive its first shipment of Iranian crude oil next month, a company executive said on Thursday.

    "It was announced at a board meeting…

  • Around half of Iran's estimated 1.2 million tons of fuel oil exports loading in February are expected to reach Singapore, market sources said this week.

    Iran is believed to have…

  • Russian energy giant Gazprom has reduced natural gas supplies to private sector companies in Turkey by 10% due to a price dispute, officials at Turkey's Energy Ministry said on Thursday.

  • The potential for investment in Iran's oil and gas projects in the Persian Gulf is projected to exceed $20 billion, Iranian Offshore Oil Company’s managing director said on Saturday.

  • A high-level Swiss delegation, headed by the country's President Johann Schneider-Ammann, arrived in Tehran on Friday in a visit that can lead to major improvements in the two nations' limited…

  • Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Tuesday he was confident more nations would join a pact to freeze output at existing levels in talks expected next month, but effectively ruled out…