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EIA: At least 9 new refinery projects to come online before end of 2023 in Asia and Middle East; 2.9 MMb/d

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In the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) June 2022 Oil Market Report, the IEA expects net global refining capacity to expand by 1.0 A new 140,000 b/d refinery is scheduled to come online in Karbala, Iraq, this September, targeting fully operational status by 2023. At their current planned capacities, they will add 2.9

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Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

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The US and other member states of the International Energy Agency (IA) agreed earlier in March to release 60 million barrels of oil reserves to compensate for supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the US supplying 30 million. President George H. Bush authorized a drawdown of 33.75 2005 Hurricane Katrina Sale.

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IEA says oil supplies may not keep up with demand

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In its latest annual World Energy Outlook , the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that the current period of oil abundance may be fleeting, and in fact, without heroic levels of production increases, oil markets will grow dangerously tight in the coming years. Instead, much of the world’s hopes are pinned disproportionately on Iraq.

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An OPEC Deal Extension Isn’t As Simple As It Sounds

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And according to Iraq, the agreed-upon cuts have been all about exports all along. But Iraq is uniquely positioned. First, Iraq must contend with the Kurds, as well as international companies, with which it has production agreements that come with penalties for breeching. shale output at the higher oil prices.

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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The US also broke into the international crude trade, doubling export volumes and entering that top ten ranking. The collapse of Venezuela and Mexico and Iran’s retreat prevailed over increases in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, reducing the weight of medium sour crude oil for the first time below 40%, with impacts on price differentials and refining.

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Ethanol Producers Group Calls for Congress to Repeal International Indirect Land Use Provision in RFS2

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Accompanying the statement was a picture of oil wells burning in Iraq in 1991. The RFA followed that up later in the week with a second statement asserting that CARB and EPA failed to evaluate indirect petroleum GHG emissions related to reconstruction of Iraq and protection of the US oil supply.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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The two-day Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2020 conference was organized by the Government of Turkmenistan and attracted the participation of regional and international energy companies, including CNPC, Dragon Oil, SOCAR, ENI, ARETI, Schlumberger, Hyundai, among others. It is headquartered in Doha, Qatar.