For years, climate experts have been begging the world’s biggest economies to wean themselves off of fossil fuels. Instead, coal use is at an all time high, hitting a brand new record of 8.3 billion metric tons in 2022, up 3.3% from the prior year, according to figures from the …
Read More »Green Hydrogen’s Potential in Propelling Eco-friendly Aviation
With the aviation industry contributing around 2 percent of global carbon emissions, the sector must find a way to go greener. While many industries are beginning to decarbonise operations, some are finding it extremely difficult to find the right path to cleaner operations. The aviation sector has long relied on …
Read More »EIA: Qatar Natural Gas Production and Exports Stabilise
Qatar’s government plans to increase LNG export capacity and natural gas production through a major expansion in the North Field, Qatar, is expected to be completed by 2028. Expanded North Field natural gas production is expected to offset declines from mature fields and will increase overall natural gas output in …
Read More »Russia’s Oil Products still Evade Price Cap
The price cap on Russian crude oil products isn’t as effective as the implementers intended, according to Bloomberg, citing Argus Media Ltd data. Several of Russia’s refined oil products continue to trade above the capped price laid out by the G7 as the nation continues to defy Western sanctions. Diesel …
Read More »Oil Slips as US Ratings Downgrade Offsets Supply Concerns
Oil slid further on Thursday after dropping sharply from more than three-month highs in the previous session as a U.S. government credit downgrade weighed on sentiment, while concerns around supply tightness provided support. Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday downgraded the main U.S. credit rating, reflecting an expected fiscal deterioration as …
Read More »OPEC+ not Expected to Alter Oil Production Policy amid Price Rally
A panel of OPEC+ is unlikely to change the current oil production policy of the alliance at the Friday meeting, several sources in the group told Reuters on Wednesday, as prices rallied to more than a three-month high. The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the group, which regularly discusses …
Read More »China’s Belt and Road Energy Projects Set for Greenest Year
China’s overseas energy engagement in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries in the first half of 2023 was the “greenest” in terms of project type since its start, according to new research published on Tuesday. According the report from the Green Finance and Development Centre (GFDC) at Fudan University in …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Looks to Sidestep OPEC+ Output Cuts with Dark Inventory
Happily for Saudi Arabia, it does not take a genius to work out that persuading its OPEC+ brothers to cut their oil production to ramp up prices and then quietly selling additional oil over and above its official quota is a major money spinner. “Saudi Arabia has a long history …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise 1% as US Inventory Data Reflect Robust Demand
Oil prices surged by almost 1 per cent on Wednesday, trading near their highest since April, as crude and fuel product inventory data showing robust demand from the world’s biggest fuel consumer, the U.S., offsetting demand concerns elsewhere. Brent crude futures for October rose 80 cents, or 0.94 per cent, …
Read More »BP Returns more Cash to Shareholders despite Profit Miss
BP Plc raised its dividend by 10% and said it would buy back another $1.5 billion of shares, even as its second-quarter profit fell by more than expected amid weaker oil and gas prices. The results follow the pattern set by Big Oil peers Shell Plc, TotalEnergies SE, ExxonMobil Corp. …
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