(World Oil)- Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Monday the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban. Hodgson made the remarks while appearing before the House of Commons committee on natural resources, when he was asked about the status of the legislation prohibiting
(Oil Price)– As exclusively revealed to OilPrice.com some years ago by a very high-ranking official from the Kremlin: “By keeping the West out of energy deals in Iraq, the end of Western hegemony in the Middle East will become the decisive chapter in the West’s final demise.” Consequently, the push has been on from Russia and China – especially since
(BOE Report)– Russia sees scope to boost oil exports to China and to deepen cooperation on supplies of liquefied natural gas, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday in Beijing. China and India have become the main buyers of Russian oil since the start of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022. China imports roughly 1.4 million barrels
(Investing)– Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a potential peace deal with the United States, according to a U.S. official who spoke to ABC News on Tuesday. “The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal,” the official said. “There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal.” The peace plan presented
(BOE Report)– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has the flexibility and the incentive to offer crude oil cargoes, which the country mostly sells to China, as a bargaining chip if Venezuela were to hold negotiations with the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which has boosted its military presence in the Caribbean, has said he is open to talks with
(Oil Price)– The latest edition of the annual UN climate summit ended with little fanfare on Friday, marking a decade since the famous Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. Dubbed COP30, the summit held in Brazil followed the usual pattern of the experts warning of how far off track the world is from meeting its climate goals, but failed to discuss
