Copper prices continue to fall due to stronger dollar and demand concerns
The dollar strengthened on Tuesday and concerns about demand grew after the record high set last week. As of 1700 GMT, the benchmark three-month copper price on London Metal Exchange had fallen 1.6% to $10,674 per kilogram. Ole Hansen is the head of commodity strategy for Saxo Bank. He said that the pullback was a sign that the current fundamentals were not strong enough to support higher prices. The reversal also forced those who had been wrong-footed to give up.
Chevron explores'strategic West Africa' after Guinea Bissau offshore
Chevron wants to increase its land area in West Africa. This is a strategic part of the world for the U.S. major oil company. A senior executive revealed this on Monday, after striking an agreement to explore oil in two offshore blocks off Guinea-Bissau. The blocks are located in the Mauritania-Senegal-Gambia Bissau and Conakry basin (MSGBC), a geological area in West Africa which has…
Sources say that OPEC+ is leaning toward another small increase in oil production.
Four sources familiar with the discussions said that OPEC+ is likely to increase output modestly in December as it continues with its monthly increases aimed at regaining market share. After several years of reducing production to support the oil markets, the group that includes Russia and Saudi Arabia began to ease these curbs in April. Eight OPEC+ member countries have increased their…
Carbon Measures Global Accounting Group to Form Independent Panel
Carbon Measures will create an independent panel that will guide the work of this global carbon accounting initiative, according to its CEO. The group, which was founded a week earlier by ExxonMobil and other members such as BASF, Banco Santander and BASF, is aiming to develop a system of accounting to eliminate double counting and reward those who become more sustainable. Amy Brachio…
Sources say that OPEC+ is leaning toward another small increase in oil production.
Four sources familiar with the discussions said that eight OPEC+ countries are likely to increase oil production modestly for December at their meeting on Sunday, as Saudi Arabia tries to regain market share. OPEC+ increased its monthly production targets by a combined total of 2.7 million barrels a day - about 2.5% global supply – in a series since April. This is less than half of the cumulative supply cuts the group agreed to in previous years…
TotalEnergies says the Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas project cost has risen to $4.5 billion
TotalEnergies told Mozambique in a letter that costs for its LNG project had risen $4.5 billion over the past four years. It also wants to extend its production agreement by 10 years. The French oil giant confirmed Saturday that it, along with its partners, had decided to lift the force majeure for this project. It was stopped in 2021 due to an islamist militant attack. Before construction can resume, Mozambique’s Council of Ministers must approve an updated budget.
The US and India are the new drivers of copper demand as China's juggernaut slows.
Over the next decade, copper consumption in India and the United States will overtake China as the demand for the metal in China slows. Beijing's expansion of industrial and infrastructure has fueled a rally which has seen copper prices soar to over $10,000 per metric ton, from $1500 25 years earlier. Analysts expect that other factors, such as demand and prices, will increasingly influence copper's price.
Renewing gas flows prevents a new energy crisis in rebel area of Moldova
The head of Moldova's largest energy firm said that gas will be re-routed to the separatist Transdniestria Region. This will prevent a repeat crisis of severe power and heat shortages in the region last January. This will allow the supply of hot water to resume and prepare for the start of winter heating season. This month, the pro-Russian region that broke away from Moldova in 1991…
US, UK Ramp Up Pressure on India to Stop Russian Oil Imports
Western powers have ramped up pressure on Russia's oil sales amid its war with Ukraine as U.S. President Donald Trump said India would stop buying and Britain imposed sanctions on top Russian oil firms.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is schedule to meet Trump in Washington on Friday to push for military and energy support at a time when Kyiv and Moscow are escalating the war with attacks on energy infrastructure.Indian officials are also in Washington for trade talks…
Eni will launch a joint venture with Petronas Gas in 2026
Guido Brusco said that Eni's gas joint venture will be up and running by the end of next year. He is the chief operating officer for global natural resources at Eni. Both companies announced in January that they would be moving forward with the project of developing gas assets in Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries. Petronas said it could take up to two years for regulatory approval, but the exact timeline was unclear.
Novak, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, says that Russia has gradually increased its oil production.
The Interfax news agency reported that Alexander Novak, Deputy Premier, said on Wednesday that Russia had been steadily increasing its oil production, and was close to meeting last month the output quota set by the OPEC+ oil producing group. The Russian energy sector has suffered a serious setback in the last two months as a result of dozens of drone attacks by Ukraine on its oil and natural gas infrastructure. These attacks primarily targeted oil refineries.
Colombia's Ecopetrol will launch a bid for the Covenas regasification Project
Ecopetrol, the state-owned oil company in Colombia, will launch the bidding for a regasification at its Covenas terminal in the northern part of the country later this month. CEO Ricardo Roa announced the plan on Monday. Ecopetrol is expected to begin accepting binding bids on October 14 for the project, with the winner being announced by the end of the calendar year. Colombia has increased its imports of gas to meet the growing demand.
Eni signs second floating LNG unit off the coast of Mozambique
The Italian energy company Eni, along with its partners, signed off on a project on Thursday to build a floating platform for liquefied gas, Coral North, in the waters of Mozambique. This will make that country Africa's top LNG producer. In the capital of Southern Africa, Maputo, a signing ceremony attended by Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo, Eni Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi and other officials took place at an upmarket hotel.
TASS reports that Russia's top oil executive said Asian oil demand is still growing.
Alexander Dyukov of Russian oil giant Gazprom said that the demand for crude oil in Asia continues to increase, while China, among other countries, has been replenishing its crude stocks, according to TASS. OPEC+ agreed this month to increase oil production in October, as Saudi Arabia tries to regain its market share. However, the group will slow down the rate of increases compared to previous months because of an expected weakening in global demand.
Bapco Energies eyes fourth quarter completion for refinery expansion
Alexander van Veldhoven said that the group chief strategy officer of Bahrain's state oil company Bapco Energies, Alexander van Veldhoven spoke at the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore on Monday. He said that the expansion would increase Sitra's refinery capacity from 265,000 barrels per day to "just below 400,000 barrels per days". "We are at the end of this program. He added that the majority of units were already up and running.
Russian Oil Supplies to Hungary and Slovakia Halted After Ukraine Attack
Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia could be suspended for at least five days after a Ukrainian strike on a facility in Russia, Hungarian and Slovakian officials said on Friday, in a widening of the fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine.Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on each other's energy infrastructure, hitting Ukrainian domestic heating supplies, Russia's Druzhba pipeline and other facilities, over the past few weeks as U.S.
South African court cancels TotalEnergies' oil exploration permit
The court's decision, which was seen by, showed that a South African court had revoked the environmental authorization granted to TotalEnergies for its joint venture with Shell to explore oil in a block near the Cape Coast. The court did say that TotalEnergies was given the chance to correct the deficiencies found, such as a failure properly to assess the socio-economic impact of any oil spills or to take climate change into account.
Albemarle confirms that the Chilean lithium plant is operating normally following an incident last week
Albemarle told the press on Tuesday that its La Negra lithium plant in Chile was operating normally following an "incident", which occurred last week. A local legislator had said that authorities were investigating. Albemarle, without giving any further details, said that there were no injuries, and the sales of metal used in lithium-ion battery manufacturing are not expected be affected. It wasn't immediately clear whether operations were temporarily halted last week.
Angola's offshore CLOV phase 3 production starts
Angola’s offshore CLOV Phase 3 developed started oil production Wednesday, adding 30,000 bbls per day to its country's production, according to its national oil and natural gas agency. The satellite project, located in Block 17, will be connected to an existing floating storage and offloading vessel. This will help Angola keep its production at or above 1,000,000 bpd. Angola, Sub-Saharan…
Zelestra, a Spanish renewable energy company, aims to invest $1 billion in Peru's mines.
Zelestra, a Spanish company with a Latin American CEO, plans to invest $1 billion over five years in renewable energy plants that will power mines in southern Peru's copper-rich region. Jose Luis Garcia, in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, said that Zelestra, a subsidiary of the Swedish company EQT and part of their expansion into Latin America, aims to produce one gigawatt of renewable energy (GW) in Peru.