Energy

  • Brent oil held above $60 a barrel on Monday, near its highest since mid-2015, on expectations OPEC-led production cuts would be extended beyond March, although rising Iraqi exports put a lid on…

  • The UAE will continue to reduce its oil output to meet its commitment to a global oil production cut agreement, its Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazroui said.

  • Streamlining the process of attracting foreign finance can help domestic petrochemical companies to diversify their products, the head of the Energy and Environment Commission of Tehran Chamber…

  • Preserving water resources and reforming the national wastewater system amid a chronic water crisis are front and center to plans of Reza Ardakanian, Iran's new energy minister who boasts…

  • The first hybrid solar and wind power system in the northern Mazandaran Province was officially launched on Monday, a small-scale but important venture that could help reshape the region's power…

  • Iranian Offshore Oil Company installed the jacket of platform F-18 for Forouzan Oilfield near Kharg Island, which is shared by Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, chief executive officer…

  • The disparity between real electricity prices, which include the costs for generation and transmission, and what consumers pay for electrical power has compelled the government to pay 70…

  • Oil prices will edge up to $56 a barrel next year from this year’s $53 a barrel level on rising demand, continued production cuts from producers and stabilizing US shale output, the World Bank…

  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday reiterated Saudi Arabia’s readiness to support the extension of a global oil production cut agreement.

  • France will detail at the end of 2018 how many nuclear reactors will close to meet a target on reducing atomic energy, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot told French daily Le Monde on Saturday.…

  • The world's biggest western energy companies are on track to post the highest annual profits since the oil market crashed three years ago and forced them to restructure for a prolonged era of…

  • Iran plans to increase the share of compressed natural gas in its fuel mix, as the low-carbon and clean-burning fuel has saved billions of dollars by curtailing gasoline imports in recent years…

  • Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Sunday appointed a new chief for the National Petrochemical Company and nominated a woman as his first deputy in the latest restructuring of top…

  • Iraq has increased oil export capacity from its southern ports by 900,000 barrels per day to 4.6 million bpd after adding a new floating terminal in the Persian Gulf, Oil Minister Jabar al-…

  • Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc won half the blocks awarded in Brazil’s deepwater oil auction on Friday, while rival BP took two blocks and Exxon Mobil Corp one in a historic opening of the pre-…

  • Iran is finalizing a flurry of new deals in the water and power sectors while efforts are underway to restore a large and shrunken lake in northwest Iran, one of the country's biggest…

  • Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in the south has generated 25 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since it went on stream since its launch in 2011, which is equivalent to consuming 6 billion…

  • Iran has extracted 4.6 million barrels of crude from Azar Oilfield in the western Ilam Province since the field started production about seven months ago.

    According to ISNA, the oilfield…

  • Banking problems to open a letter of credit to export Iranian oil to Russia have been resolved and the two states will embark on crude trade in the near future, the deputy oil minister for…

  • The fog has been cleared ahead of OPEC’s next policy meeting by Saudi Arabia and Russia declaring their support for extending a global deal to cut oil supplies for another nine months, OPEC’s…

  • Oil prices rallied on Friday, sending the global crude benchmark above $60 a barrel for the first time in more than two years and lifting the US benchmark for the commodity to its highest finish…

  • Oil prices steadied on Friday, with benchmark Brent crude trading just below $60 a barrel, buoyed by comments from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince backing the extension of OPEC-led output cuts.

  • French oil and gas major Total reported a 29% jump in third-quarter net profit as project ramp-ups and new investments lifted production, joining a list of energy companies benefiting from…

  • Iraq will begin pumping oil from Kirkuk once again, just a week after clashes between Iraqi and Kurdish forces forced production in certain parts of the No. 2 OPEC producer to shutter.

  • Indian private refiner Essar Oil's imports from Iran fell by about 26.4% in September from a year ago, as it boosted purchases from Iraq, according to tanker arrival data obtained from trade…