The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Tuesday (May 9) that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions – not the production of oil, gas and coal – at the upcoming United Nations climate change negotiations that it will host this December. The comments reflect deep divisions between nations …
Read More »The Clean Energy Boom Has a Major Waste Problem
Renewable energy is on a massive growth trend. Solar and wind installation rates are soaring and EV sales continue to balloon as technology advances, prices become more competitive, governments get serious about supporting the clean energy transition, and all kinds of geopolitical stars have aligned. While more renewable energy is …
Read More »TotalEnergies Set to Start Drilling in Lebanon Later this Year
French TotalEnergies is set to launch long-awaiting drilling offshore Lebanon in Q3 of this year, with the restive, energy-starved country now awaiting news of a potential first discovery by the end of 2023. The consortium drilling offshore Lebanon in Block 9 is led by TotalEnergies, with partners Italian Eni and …
Read More »Pakistan Keen to Pay for Russian Oil Imports with Chinese Yuan
Pakistan has placed an order for a single cargo of Russian oil, but is keen for a long-term deal to buy the crude in Chinese currency, according to the country’s power minister. The payment for the first shipment has been made in US dollars but Pakistan would like further purchases …
Read More »Supertanker Rates Crash 75% after OPEC+ Cuts Oil Supply to Markets
Freight rates for supertankers have plunged by 75% in a month since several large OPEC+ producers announced a new round of oil production cuts that will lead to lower volumes shipped between May and December this year. Daily rates on the Middle East to China route for the very large …
Read More »Australia Pledges $1.4 Billion in Bid to be Hydrogen Superpower
Australia will allocate A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) to support renewable hydrogen projects, as the major fossil fuel exporter attempts to reinvent itself as a clean energy powerhouse. The funding, announced in the budget late Tuesday, will provide revenue support to private developers, with the aim of having two or three …
Read More »Key German Utility Warns Energy Crisis not over yet
German utility EON SE warned that Europe may not have seen the end of turmoil in its energy markets and the situation could still take a turn for the worse. “The crisis is not over yet,” the energy company’s Chief Financial Officer Marc Spieker said Wednesday alongside an earnings report. …
Read More »Oil Falls on Higher US Oil Stocks, Inflation Data in Focus
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, stalling a three-day rally, as an unexpected rise in U.S. oil inventories sparked demand concerns, while investors awaited U.S. inflation data to gauge the next rate decision in the top oil consuming nation. Brent crude dropped 52 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $76.92 a …
Read More »Eni Offloads First LNG Cargo from New Italian Regassification Terminal
Eni has begun offloading the first LNG cargo into Snam’s new regasification terminal in Piombino, in the presence of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin. The terminal has a total processing capacity of 5 Bcm per year, or approximately 7% of Italy’s gas demand. The …
Read More »14,000 Inactive Oil & Gas Wells in U.S. Unplugged
A study published in Nature Energy on Monday has revealed that the U.S. Oil Patch is home to tens of thousands of inactive offshore oil and gas wells that remain unplugged, posing the risk of possible leaks into the ocean. The study estimates that whereas plugging and abandoning these wells …
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