China will greatly increase domestic energy supply capacity and its reserve capacity for key commodities, government officials said on Monday, reiterating a policy of ensuring supplies and stabilising prices of raw materials. The world’s top energy consumer will enhance a “diversified domestic supply base” centred on coal while accelerating development …
Read More »Methane Emissions: the Equivalent of a Nord Stream Leak Every Two Days
When the final estimates are determined, gas escaping from the Nord Stream pipeline disaster will likely be the largest recorded release of methane from the oil and gas industry. But remarkably, those catastrophic emissions represent about the same amount of methane the industry releases worldwide every few days. According to …
Read More »Carbon Capture Projects Hit Record, but would Mitigate Less than 1% of Emissions
The number of carbon capture and storage projects in development grew to record levels this year on the back of rising carbon prices and government incentives, but would still only mitigate less than 1% of annual emissions, a new report finds. There are now 153 CCS projects in the planning …
Read More »World’s Largest LNG Plant to be Built at the Port of Amsterdam
Dutch Fuel Supplier “Titan” intends to make the world’s largest bio LNG liquefaction plant near its berth in the Port of Amsterdam. When completed, the facility will have the capacity to produce 200,000 tons of bio-LNG annually. According to Titan’s plans, the facility will begin production in 2025. Contracts have …
Read More »Oil Market Flashing Weakness as China Weighs on Demand Outlook
Key oil market indicators are flashing signs of weakness in Asia as China’s Covid Zero policy continues to weigh on the demand outlook. The discount of Dubai swaps to global benchmark Brent has widened since the start of the month, while the prompt Dubai time spread recently narrowed to the …
Read More »About 40% of German Firms Left Markets due to Energy Crisis
Half of German companies have recently been unable to realize their investment plans, which they intended to do, due to the energy crisis, and 39% of them were forced to completely withdraw from some markets. According to the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, these figures were revealed as a result of …
Read More »Iran-Russia Joint Economic Committee Meeting to Kick off in Russia on Oct. 29
The 16th meeting of Iran-Russia Joint Economic Committee will be held in Russia during October 29-November 1. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak will co-chair the meeting. Under the joint economic committee meeting, 19 working groups have been defined, which include a diverse range …
Read More »China won’t Rush its Clean Energy Transformation
President Xi Jinping has promised a slow and steady end to the growth of planet-warming emissions in China, with energy security taking top priority as the country contends with a flagging economy and tumult on global fuel markets. In a two-hour speech to kick off the weeklong Communist Party Congress, …
Read More »India will Produce 25pc of Its Oil Demand by 2030
Union Petroleum and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep S Puri on Friday assured that the Indian petroleum industry was at the cusp of opportunity and will be able to produce 25 per cent of its crude oil demand by 2030. Interacting with the media at the inaugural event of the South …
Read More »EU Gas Price Measures must Avoid Demand Boost
The European Union’s planned package to curb surging natural-gas prices must avert an increase in the use of the fuel amid an unprecedented supply crunch, EU energy chief Kadri Simson said. The European Commission is due to propose a set of measures Tuesday to alleviate the impact of Russia’s cuts …
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