Turkmenistan and the EU discussed the diversification of gas supply routes, Trend reports. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, this topic was discussed in Brussels during the participation of the Turkmen delegation headed by Myrat Archayev, Deputy Chairman of the Turkmengaz State Concern, in a meeting of …
Read More »EU Gas Storage Nearly 60 Percent Full at End of Heating Season
Natural gas storage facilities in the European Union region were stocked to over 58 percent of capacity as of March 31, when the winter heating season ended, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson has said. “This is the highest level on record at this time of year”, Kadri said in a …
Read More »Record Surge in Global Coal Capacity Led by China
Continued expansion in China’s coal fleet and a slowdown in plant retirements in the United States and Europe in 2023 resulted in the highest net increase in global operating coal capacity since 2016, research group Global Energy Monitor said in its annual survey. While the slower retirements outside China are …
Read More »IEA Lowers Global Oil Demand Forecasts on Weak OECD Consumption
The International Energy Agency has revised down its prediction for oil demand growth this year, due to lower-than-expected consumption and a decline in industrial activity in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries. Demand for 2024 was adjusted lower to 1.2 million barrels per day, about 100,000 bpd lower …
Read More »Repsol Unveils 637-MW Solar Farm in Texas
Spanish multi-energy group Repsol SA has wrapped up construction of the 637-MW Frye Solar plant in the US state of Texas, it said on Thursday, hailing it as the largest solar photovoltaic project it has built to date. Frye Solar is equipped with close to one million solar panels installed …
Read More »OPEC+ Rules in an Increasingly Tight Oil Market
The OPEC+ group is firmly back in control of the oil market and has the power to have it extremely tight in the second half of the year should it choose to do so, industry executives and hedge fund managers say. The market is growing increasingly bullish on oil, expecting …
Read More »The AI Revolution has a Problem: Energy
Artificial intelligence is helping the oil and gas industry boost output by accelerating drilling and boosting efficiency. It offers similar gains to other industries as well and online platforms and websites with AI-powered chatbots are multiplying fast. But there is a problem. AI consumes massive amounts of electricity. A New …
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The World’s Coal Capacity Hit an all-Time High in 2023
Global coal power capacity hit a record last year driven by China, which built the most new capacity, but also helped by a slowdown in coal power plant retirements across the world. This is according to data from Global Energy Monitor, a transition outlet that tracks energy trends. The data …
Read More »U.S. Power Plant Proposals Surge by 90% as Electricity Demand Rises
Proposals for new power generation capacity in the United States have increased by an impressive 90% over the last three years, Bloomberg has reported, in anticipation of a surge in demand for electricity. Notably, some 80% of the proposed capacity is solar plus batteries, with only 3% of proposed power …
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