Natural gas imports from Russia will be a necessary bridge fuel, a top German official says.
The draft document shows utilization of associated petroleum gas, a byproduct of crude extraction, rose to 82.6% in 2020 from 81.5% in the previous year.
Menendez, Shaheen increase pressure on the president from his own party.
US secretary of state says the natural gas pipeline runs counter to the EU’s own interests.
Construction of the natural gas pipeline is Europe’s call, says the chief of Austria-based OMV.
Based on this month’s deal of the OPEC+ group, Russia is allowed to increase its output by 130,000 bbl/d in April.
Senator wants administration to put sanctions on companies supporting the gas pipeline’s construction.
Key questions for the OPEC+ meeting will be whether Saudi Arabia rolls back its voluntary cut of 1 million bbl/d and whether there is room for an additional increase in supply from the whole oil producer group.
Sanctions are possible but may take time and depend on White House negotiations with allies and Capitol Hill.
Gazprom Neft estimates that the reserves of the light, low-sulphur and low-viscosity Bazhenov formation stand at between 18 billion and 60 billion tonnes.