Why isn’t wind power going gangbusters? In Europe, the energy crisis is causing solar power growth to break record after record. In the United States, the Inflation Reduction Act has provided major incentives to the renewable energy sector. For the last two weeks, the world’s preeminent energy and environmental experts …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall on Demand Worries, Record 3rd Straight Weekly Losses
Oil prices fell on Nov. 26, recording their third straight weekly losses, amid anticipation of talks about ceiling Russia’s oil prices. The European Union decided to postpone talks on setting a ceil for Russia’s oil prices, due to disagreements between member states, Bloomberg reported. Some European countries, such as Poland, …
Read More »Iran’s Q1-3 Trade with EU Rises 18% YOY to €3.9 bn
Iran and the European Union’s 27 member states traded €3.98 billion worth of goods during the first three quarters of 2022, registering an 18.35% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period. New data released by Eurostat show Germany was the top trading partner of Iran in the EU region during …
Read More »World’s Biggest Artificial Sun Edges Closer to Reality
A key component of what will be the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment has been manufactured in China, marking a breakthrough in an international project that’s edging ever closer to completion. The fusion reactor in question, known as ITER (Latin for “the way”), is under construction in France and will …
Read More »Germany Warns of Rationing this Winter if Gas Storage Dips below 40%
Germany may have to take drastic measures such as gas rationing if levels of gas in storage drop below 40% by February 1st next year, according to the German Federal Network Agency, which will enact such measures if necessary. Germany’s gas storage sites were 99% full at the start of …
Read More »Saudi Arabia and Iraq Reiterate their Support for a Production Cut
Following a bilateral meeting on Thursday, the energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq reiterated their support for the oil production cut agreed upon last month. At the same meeting, they emphasized the importance of sticking to the agreement until the end of 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz bin Salman said …
Read More »More Bad News for Oil Demand as China’s Covid Cases Soar
Another spike in Covid infections in China is threatening more downward pressure for oil prices, as Chinese authorities reported a new daily record in new infections on Thursday. According to Reuters, China recorded close to 32,700 new infections on Thursday, of which only around 3,000 were symptomatic but this does …
Read More »The U.S. Shale Boom is Officially over
The days of explosive growth in U.S. shale oil production are over. American oil production is rising, but at a much slower pace than it did before the 2020 crash, and at lower rates than expected a few months ago. The new priorities of the shale patch – capital discipline …
Read More »IEA Chief Sees Energy Crunch for Europe next Winter
Europe should be able to cope with the natural gas supply crunch in the coming months thanks to considerable reserves although the continent could face a bigger energy crisis next winter, the head of the International Energy Agency has said. Fatih Birol said that, barring unforeseen events, “Europe will go …
Read More »IEA Chief Sees Energy Crunch for Europe next Winter
Europe should be able to cope with the natural gas supply crunch in the coming months thanks to considerable reserves although the continent could face a bigger energy crisis next winter, the head of the International Energy Agency has said. Fatih Birol said that, barring unforeseen events, “Europe will go …
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