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September 18 – According to the Associated Press, the U.S. State Department confirmed that it has approved Iranian President Peshizian and Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi, along with other senior officials, to travel to New York for next weeks high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The State Department stated that the Iranian "core delegation" and essential personnel will be allowed to attend the General Assembly activities, but will be subject to travel restrictions and will be prohibited from purchasing luxury goods and other restricted items in accordance with U.S. policy. The U.S. stated that this years Iranian delegation is smaller than last years. This decision was made against the backdrop of the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, which has lasted for more than six months. Currently, there has been no significant progress between the two sides on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue. As the host country of the United Nations, the United States is usually bound by obligations to the host country and finds it difficult to prevent foreign leaders from attending the General Assembly. Previously, the United States has also issued limited visas to representatives of countries involved in conflicts and imposed restrictions on their activities. This decision to approve the Iranian delegations visas comes just one day after the U.S. refused to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation to the General Assembly.A U.S. State Department spokesperson said that the core delegation of the Iranian regime will be able to attend the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.U.S. State Department: Washington has issued visas to Iran to attend a United Nations meeting.Houthi rebels in Yemen: In the past 24 hours, the Saudi Air Force launched 37 airstrikes on Taiz and Hodeidah provinces in Yemen, using F-15 fighter jets that took off from Khamis Mushait Air Base, causing civilian casualties.ExxonMobil (XOM.N): A power outage occurred at its refinery in Joliet, Illinois. Flooding caused the pumping stations at the Joliet refinery to be submerged.

How to prevent a severe shortage of oil supply? Moody's: The drilling budget of the exploration company is at least this number

Oct 26, 2021 11:02

According to data from the three major international credit ratings Moody's Investor Services, the upstream annual investment plummeted by about 30% in 2020, and has since rebounded only slightly. Oil exploration companies need to increase their drilling budget by 54% to more than $500 billion to prevent severe supply shortages in the next few years.

Crude oil and natural gas drillers have suffered from unprecedented demand and price drops last year, but they have not expanded their search for undeveloped oil fields as the industry usually does, and have responded to the recent market rebound.

Moody's stated in a report last week that although international crude oil and US natural gas have increased by 50% and 120% respectively this year, global drilling expenditures are expected to grow only by 8%.

Moody's analyst Sajjad Alam wrote in the report that this figure is too small to replace the oil that these companies will extract from the ground in 2022, thereby laying the foundation for a more tight supply scenario. Any such austerity will be on top of the current crises that plague Asian and European economies. As winter approaches, prices are breaking records almost every day, and they are busy supporting fuel reserves. The industry will need to increase spending significantly, especially if oil and gas demand continues to rise by 2025, exceeding pre-epidemic levels.

Moody's quoted estimates from the International Energy Agency that oil and gas companies are expected to spend $352 billion on drilling and related activities this year. If they increase to the recommended $542 billion, it will be the highest in the world since 2015.

On Monday (October 11), U.S. crude oil prices continued to soar, setting a new high in the past seven years, while Bulu oil hit a three-year high. How long can oil be hot? Industry insiders believe that there is a lot of demand for oil heating in winter, the oil market (OPEC) increased production as originally planned, and the European and American energy crisis hits, resulting in strong expectations for oil prices in October. However, the fourth quarter is generally optimistic about oil prices. It should be noted that there may be some The risk of a callback.