Washington has revoked Repsol's license to operate in Venezuela
A company spokesperson announced on Monday that U.S. officials had notified Repsol of the revocation of its license to import oil from Venezuela. Meanwhile, Spain's Foreign Minister promised to protect Repsol's interest. The spokesperson for President Donald Trump said that the administration of Repsol told the company it had until the 27th of May to end its operations in South America. The U.S. government informed Italian companies that they were no longer authorized to operate in Venezuela.
Reliance Industries, India seeks to extend the setup of EV battery plants
The Mukesh Ambani conglomerate, Reliance Industries, said that its electric vehicle battery unit had asked for additional time from the federal government to build its plant. This was part of an incentive program based on production. The conglomerate failed to specify the duration of the requested extension or the reasons for the delay. Reliance received incentives from the government under its production-linked incentive scheme (PLI) in March 2022 to set up 5 gigawatts of local manufacturing for advanced chemistry cell (ACC) capacity.
Reliance India says the oil ministry demanded $2.81 billion in gas dispute case
Reliance Industries, an Indian company, said Tuesday that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of India has demanded $2.81 billion in a dispute over gas drilling from the company and BP Exploration and Niko. A division bench of the Delhi High Court ruled on February 14 against Reliance in a dispute over the extraction of gas from a deepwater block in India's KG-D6 block, located in the Krishna Godavari Basin in the eastern coast. Reliance, in a filing on the exchange…
US oil licenses and authorizations for Venezuela
Since the United States first imposed sanctions against Venezuela's energy industry in 2019, it has granted licenses to certain oil companies, allowing them to export Venezuela's oil into specific destinations. Washington imposed sanctions after international observers reported irregularities at elections which have kept Nicolas Maduro on the throne repeatedly. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, announced on Wednesday that he would revoke a license for a U.S. oil producer Chevron Corp.
India's ONGC partners with BP to increase production at its largest oil field
India's leading explorer Oil And Natural Gas Corp said on Wednesday that energy giant BP would act as a technical service provider in order to boost oil and natural gas production from the largest producing field of India, located off India's West Coast. BP has pledged an increase in oil and gas production from the Mumbai High Field, discovered in 1974. ONGC announced this in a filing to the stock exchange. According to the tender document published last year, the field's production peaked at 471,000 barrels of oil per day in March 1985.
India will mandate the use of solar cells made locally in all clean energy projects by June 2026
From June 2026, Indian clean energy companies will have to use solar photovoltaic modules made from local cells by a list of approved companies. This is a measure to reduce imports from China, the top supplier. India has already required the use of solar cells made in India for government projects. The government intends to increase the non-fossil energy capacity of its country to 500 GW from 156 GW currently. India currently has a capacity to produce solar PV modules of around 80 gigawatts, while its capacity to manufacture cells is slightly over 7 GW.
Hindalco, a subsidiary of India's Hindalco, plans to manufacture solar modules.
Hindalco Industries, a company based in India, plans to manufacture solar modules and establish a factory in Gujarat's western state. Two people with knowledge of the matter confirmed this on Tuesday. One of the sources stated that the company, which is owned by the cement to fashion retail conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, is evaluating its five-year plan for the competitive sector. The second person stated that Hindalco had identified land in the port town Mundra, Gujarat.
Hero Future Energies, a company in India, plans to invest $20 billion over six years in renewable energy.
Rahul Munjal, Chairman of Hero Group's Power Production Unit, said at an industry event Tuesday that the unit will invest $20 billion in six years to increase its production capacity by 16 times. Hero Future Energies is backed by investors like KKR, International Finance Corporation and a number of other global companies. The company aims to reach 30 gigawatts by 2030. Indian companies are increasing their renewable energy capacities. The government is aiming to increase the amount of clean energy to at least 500 GW by 2030 in order to reduce emissions.
Prime Minister Modi: India to Double Refining Capacity in 5 Years
India plans to nearly double its oil refining capacity in the next five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, offering a much more aggressive timeline than previously despite the coronavirus pandemic blighting the economy.The country's energy minister was quoted http://www.ficci.in/ficci-in-news-page.asp?nid=23094 in June as saying India's oil refining capacity could jump to 450-500 million tonnes in 10 years from the current level of about 250 million tonnes.But addressing a petroleum university's convocation…
Venezuela's Oil Exports Stagnant in July
Venezuela exported about 388,100 barrels per day of crude and fuel in July, almost unchanged versus the previous month, as U.S. sanctions on PDVSA continued limiting sales, according to Refinitiv Eikon and internal data from the state-run company.Washington has ramped up pressure this year on PDVSA’s customers, trade partners and shippers aiming to stop the re-sale of Venezuelan oil and block efforts to hide or change its country of origin.That…
Asian LNG Prices Steady on Ample Supply despite U.S. Cargo Cancellations
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices remained steady this week on a continued stream of spot supply even though traders continued to cancel cargoes loading from the United States due to poor economics. The average LNG price for August delivery into northeast Asia was estimated to be about $2.20 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), slightly lower than the previous week, trade sources said. Buyers of LNG are expected to cancel 40 to…
Refineries around Asia Join Chinese Peers in Increasing Production
Refineries from India to South Korea are expected to increase output from June, joining their Chinese counterparts as the easing of lockdown measures boosts demand for oil products, industry executives said.The average operating rate for refineries in Asia is expected to rise to 75.5% and 82.2% in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, from 72.4% in the second quarter out of total capacity of about 35 million barrels per day, according to energy consultancy FGE.Refineries in countries such as India…
India's April Crude Processing in Biggest Drop Since 2003
India's crude oil processing in April slumped by 28.8% from a year earlier, its biggest drop since at least 2003, as a nationwide lockdown weighed on fuel demand and forced refiners to cut production.Refiners processed about 14.75 million tonnes or 3.60 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil last month, government data showed.The lockdown and travel curbs aimed at stemming spread of COVID-19 since March 25 forced people to stay home, cutting India's…
Venezuelan Oil Exports Rose in April
Venezuela's oil exports ticked higher in April after falling in March to their lowest average in seven months, helped by new trading partners that were re-selling cargoes in Asia, according to documents from state-run PDVSA and vessel tracking data.Venezuela shipped 31 cargoes of crude and refined products last month carrying an average of 848,500 barrels per day (bpd), a small increase from the 814,000 bpd the previous month, the data showed.This year…
India's Reliance Cuts Pay of Oil & Gas Division's Execs
India's Reliance Industries has cut the pay of some top oil-and-gas division employees by up to 50%, according to six sources and a letter seen by Reuters, as it battles lower profitability because of the coronavirus epidemic.Reliance, headed by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has decided that employees earning more than 1.5 million rupees ($20,000) a year will face a 10% salary cut, while the cuts will be 30% to 50% for senior executives, the sources said.The pay cuts…
COVID-19 Oil Demand Hit Renders OPEC+, Trump Actions Irrelevant
Imagine for a moment that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia had agreed at the start of this month to extend and deepen their crude oil output cuts. It wouldn't have made the blindest bit of difference.While it was only three and half weeks ago, though it feels as long as a lifetime, the collapse of the deal between OPEC and allies, including Russia, to limit output is no longer relevant in a world devastated by coronavirus.If OPEC and its allies…
Coronavirus-related Inspections Delay Venezuelan Oil Exports
At least two cargoes of Venezuelan crude have been delayed due to health inspections aboard tankers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to an internal document from state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela seen by Reuters.The delays add to a growing glut of tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude that preceded the coronavirus crisis as U.S. sanctions spooked potential customers. With domestic onshore oil inventories approaching capacity…
India Set to Import Record LNG Volumes
India is set to import record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this month, data shows, taking advantage of the super-chilled fuel's price hitting all-time lows due to the coronavirus outbreak dampening demand in China. The South Asian nation is estimated to import about 2.36 million tonnes in February, shiptracking data from Refinitiv Eikon showed. That would exceed India's LNG imports in October of about 2.3 million tonnes, the previous highest monthly total.
US Sanctions on Rosneft Trading Shifting Crude Flows
U.S. sanctions on Russian Rosneft's trading arm will disrupt a slice of global crude flows and may prompt refineries in Europe, India and the United States to shift purchases to other crude suppliers, traders said.The United States on Tuesday redoubled efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by barring U.S. dealings with Rosneft Trading S.A., a subsidiary of Russia's state oil major Rosneft, which Washington said provides him a financial lifeline.
Saudi Aramco joins oil blockchain platform Vakt
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures has bought into blockchain-based trading platform Vakt with $5 million in new shares, Vakt said on Tuesday.Aramco Trading Co, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, will use the platform.The VAKT platform specializes in post-trade processing.
