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Oil price could rise towards $100 – Opec plus shocks markets
oil production According to one analyst, the cut in oil production could cause the price of oil to rise by $10 a barrel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The production cuts by…
Opec plus surprises markets – oil price could rise towards $100
oil production According to one analyst, the cut in oil production could cause the price of oil to rise by $10 a barrel. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The production cuts by…
Russia must sell off its oil
Oil tanker off the coast of Russia In the background are the oil storage facilities of the Russian port of Kozmino, which serves the Asian market. There, too, the prices…
Russia must sell off its oil
Oil tanker off the coast of Russia In the background are the oil storage facilities of the Russian port of Kozmino, which serves the Asian market. There, too, the prices…
EU wants to cap the price of Russian oil at $60
Oil tanker off New York The price cap is intended to keep costs low on the world market. (Photo: REUTERS) Zurich, Brussels The EU is about to decide on a…
What a new Iran deal means geopolitically
Tel Aviv, Zurich Probably never before in the negotiations that have been going on since 2021 has a deal seemed more tangible: the USA and Iran could soon conclude a…
Opec plus decides minimally higher oil production
Oil refinery in Ras Tanurah, Saudi Arabia The kingdom and its allies in Opec-plus are refusing to significantly increase oil production. (Photo: Thomas J. Abercrombie) Zurich The alliance of oil…
Saudi Arabia doubles its oil imports from Russia
Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia Zurich The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had not yet begun when it was already clear:…
Saudi Arabia doubles its oil imports from Russia
Zurich The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had not yet begun when it was already clear: the signs are difficult. Because on…
US apparently considering removing 180 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
oil reserves The US holds strategic fuel reserves. (Photo: dpa) Zurich Despite high oil prices, the alliance of oil exporting countries OPEC plus sees no reason to intervene in the…
US apparently considering removing 180 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
Zurich Despite high oil prices, the alliance of oil exporting countries OPEC plus sees no reason to intervene in the market. As the energy ministers of the 23 Opec-plus countries…
US halts imports of Russian oil
Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Houston, London, Zurich In response to Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the US and Britain have imposed further punitive measures against Russia. Washington is stopping…
Oil prices continue to rise after OPEC decision
Oil field in Saudi Arabia Because of the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia, a large volume of Russian oil exports to parts of the world is threatening…
Putin is driving commodity prices higher
Gas pipeline in Poland Concerns about a shortage of gas, oil and wheat from Russia are growing. (Photo: dpa) Zurich Russia’s decision to move troops to eastern Ukraine caused price…
Opec-plus remains when production quotas are raised – oil prices rise
oil production The price for the WTI variety climbed to its highest level in seven and a half years. (Photo: dpa) Zurich It was a handshake that sent a signal:…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Where should the raw materials for the energy transition come from?
lithium The EU estimates that lithium demand could increase eighteen-fold by 2030. 60 times as much lithium is expected to be needed in 2050. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels, Zurich It sounds…
Can more oil ease Europe’s energy crisis?
Zurich Europe is groaning under the high energy prices – and no relief is to be expected from the gas markets: natural gas continued to rise in price on Monday.…