Oil dipped for a third day as investors turned their focus to an OPEC+ meeting on production policy after US crude stockpiles expanded. Futures in New York edged toward US$80 a barrel after losing almost 4 per cent over the past two sessions. OPEC+ is gathering later Thursday (Nov 4) …
Read More »Saudi Net-Zero Emissions Target may Go beyond 2060, Depending on Circumstances
Saudi Arabia’s 2060 net-zero emission target may be derailed by “unforeseen circumstances” because achieving the target depends on a number of factors, including evolution of technology, the country’s energy minister said Nov. 3. “Depending on what happens, we could bring that [2060] date much earlier and I hope much earlier, …
Read More »Europe’s Dependence on One Energy Source is Major Problem
Europe’s large dependence on one single natural gas supplier has contributed to the current energy crisis, according to the head of the LNG department at Swiss-based energy company Axpo. Axpo head Antonio Canseco, in his speech during Europe’s largest and most influential meeting place for the global gas industry, the …
Read More »Biden Blames Higher Oil and Gas Prices on OPEC
U.S. President Joe Biden blamed a surge in oil and gas prices on a refusal by OPEC nations to pump more crude. Speaking at a climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Biden also attributed higher inflation to the coronavirus slowing down the supply chain.
Read More »Nord Stream 2 is still Months from Easing Europe’s Gas Woes
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 may need a few more months to clear remaining red tape before the controversial pipeline begins pumping natural gas to Germany to help ease Europe’s energy crunch. The Baltic Sea project, which has raised concerns over the Kremlin’s control of energy supplies to the continent, is …
Read More »China Discovers 485 Million Tons of Shale Oil in Shandong Province
The Shengli Oilfield affiliated to Sinopec in Dongying, east China’s Shandong Province, reported a discovery 485 million tons of shale oil, and a shale oil reserve of more than 4 billion tons after pilot exploration, the state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. The maximum daily shale oil output of a …
Read More »Iran Denies It has Given up Caspian Sea Gas Rights to Russia
Iran’s envoy to Russia denies reports suggesting Moscow controls rights for drilling gas in Caspian Sea. A Tuesday statement by Khazar Exploration and Production Company (KEPCO), the Iranian firm which controls petroleum operations in the Caspian Sea, also denied the claims by Dadras, saying they were utterly baseless and constituted …
Read More »BP Says Global Oil Demand has Passed 100 Million Barrels per Day
As world leaders discuss the fight against climate change, global oil demand has bounced back above the key level of 100 million barrels a day last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to BP Plc. Fossil fuel consumption is recovering despite growing urgency in the effort to curb emissions of …
Read More »Korea Needs Massive Renewable Growth to Reach New Climate Target
South Korea’s aggressive new climate target will require the country to significantly ramp up its renewable energy generation, particularly in the wind sector. President Moon Jae-in pledged to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2018 levels by 2030 in his speech at the annual U.N. climate conference …
Read More »Turkey Discovered 60 mln Barrels of Oil Equivalent Reserves so far in 2021
Turkey discovered an additional 60 million barrels of oil equivalent reserves with 26 new onshore explorations this year, Fatih Dönmez, the minister of energy and natural resources, announced on Nov. 1. Speaking in parliament, Dönmez summarized the achievements that Turkey made with its own vessels on the completion of 15 …
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