Tag: UNITED STATES

Birol: The energy transition contributes to future energy security

The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, highlighted that the energy transition is necessary not only to mitigate the effects of climate change but also to provide immediate economic benefits and contribute to future energy security

Trump promises to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve ‘to the top.’

During his inaugural address at the Capitol, Trump promised to “lower prices, refill our strategic reserves to the top, and export American energy worldwide”

IEA revises upward global oil demand for 2024

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revised upward its forecast for global oil demand in the last quarter of 2024, primarily due to colder winter conditions in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, but it does not foresee supply shortages

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China, India

Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new US sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top customers

New U.S. sanctions against Russian energy interests

The United States announced widespread sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, designating more than 180 ships and two major oil companies just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office

Trump says he will revoke Biden offshore drilling ban immediately

President-Elect Donald Trump said that he will reverse President Joe Biden’s ban on offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline as soon as he takes office

Biden to ban offshore oil, gas drilling in vast areas ahead of Trump term

US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of America’s coastline, weeks before Donald Trump takes office

Trump urges EU to boost US energy imports or face tariffs

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that the European Union, already the biggest buyer of U.S. energy, should step up U.S. oil and gas imports or face tariffs on the bloc’s exports

Oil settles up after US crude stocks fall

Oil prices settled higher after U.S. crude inventories fell and the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected, but gains were capped as the Fed signalled it would slow the pace of cuts

Trump may include oil imports in new tariff plan

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports on his first day in office does not exempt oil from the trade sanctions