Energy News Digest, Oil and Gas, 18th Jan. 2022. OPEC daily basket price stood at $86.54/b Monday, 17 January 2022
Oil prices continues upward trend on Monday, with Brent trading at almost $88/b.
West Texas Intermediate for February delivery was 0.6% higher at $84.30 when holiday trading halted on the New York Mercantile Exchange
Brent for March edged up 0.4% to settle at $86.48 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange
Governments need to significantly improve renewable electricity procurement options and reduce regulatory hurdles that are stopping businesses from transitioning to net-zero according to the latest findings from RE100’s annual disclosure report 2021. Read More
Finproject, a Versalis (Eni) company, has obtained ISCCPLUS certification at its industrial sites in the Marche and Abruzzo regions for its Bio, Bio-circular and Circular Compounds and Bio, Bio-circular and Circular Plastic Products, produced using sustainable raw materials.
This achievement is an important step towards the goal of offering the market decarbonised and circular products. The availability of sustainable products comes following Finproject’s integration with Versalis (Eni), which in turn has ISCC PLUS certified plants in France (Dunkirk) and Germany (Oberhausen) from which Finproject is supplied with its raw material. ISCC Plus is part of the ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) scheme. This voluntary scheme allows companies along the supply chain to monitor and demonstrate the sustainability of their products through the verification of sustainability, traceability and mass balance requirements. Read More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is keen to seize the economic opportunities presented by the energy transition, according to Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar). Dr. Al Jaber made the remarks during the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) and awards ceremony of the Zayed Sustainability Prize at Expo 2020 Dubai, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Read More
According to preliminary data, Gazprom produced 23.1 billion cubic meters of gas between January 1 and 15, 2022, which is 2.1 per cent (or 0.5 billion cubic meters) more than in the same period of last year. Gazprom ramped up its domestic supplies from the gas transmission system by 3.7 per cent (or by 0.6 billion cubic meters) over said period of 2022. The Company’s gas exports to the countries beyond the FSU amounted to 5.4 billion cubic meters, which is lower than the figure for the same period of 2021 by 41.1 per cent (or by 3.7 billion cubic meters). At the same time, Gazprom increased its supplies to Bulgaria (by 48.6 per cent), Turkey (by 0.3 per cent), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (by 7.3 per cent). The Company’s gas deliveries are carried out as requested by consumers in line with contractual obligations. Gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline keep growing. In the first half of January 2022, their amount was 1.5 times higher than the figure for the same period of last year. Read More
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is to press ahead with oil exploration at a 530-km2 offshore block in Basra.
Originally agreed in 2019, the work had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In parallel, Iraq’s state-owned Oil Exploration Company (OEC) will carry out seismic surveys on the adjoining 120-km2 onshore area. Read More
Oando Energy Resources, has appointed an environmentalist, Mrs. Nana Mede, into its board of directors. The energy solutions provider announced Mede’s appointment in a statement issued on Sunday, adding that she would bring her expertise to ensuring the company’s clean energy ambitions were actualised. Oando described the appointment of the new clean energy driver of the company as crucial. Read More
| Commodity Prices | Units | Price $ | change |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | USD/bbl | $85.18 | Up |
| Crude Oil (Brent) | USD/bbl | $87.45 | Up |
| Bonny Light | USD/bbl | $87.37 | Up |
| Natural Gas | USD/MMBtu | $4.29 | Up |
| OPEC basket 17/01/22 | USD/bbl | $86.54 | Up |
Baker Hughes ,Rig Count, U.S., Canada,
| Region | Period | No. of Rigs | Change from Prior Count |
| U.S.A | 14th January 2022 | 601 | +13 |
| Canada | 14th January 2022 | 191 | +50 |
| International | December 2021 | 834 | +17 |
OilandGasPress Energy Newsbites and Analysis Roundup |Compiled by: OGP Staff, Segun Cole @oilandgaspress.
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