The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted GE Research access to a supercomputer for research aimed at accelerating new advancements in offshore wind. GE engineers have been granted access to the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, through DOE’s competitive ALCC (Advanced Scientific Computing Research …
Read More »After Nearly 20 Years, India’s Oil Demand Seen Slipping into the Red
Hopes that India’s oil demand will recover in the second half of the year is fading fast as some provinces implement partial lockdowns to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting refiners to start planning for lower crude runs in order to prevent a problem of plenty at home. India, one of …
Read More »US Crude Oil Inventories Post Sharp Fall
US commercial crude oil inventories decreased last week in line with the market expectation, according to data released by the country’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. Commercial crude oil inventories in the US fell by 7.4 million barrels, or 1.4%, to 518.6 million barrels for the week ending July …
Read More »Headache for OPEC as Market Signals Return of Crude Glut
Rising OPEC and US oil supply, coupled with stalled economic and crude demand recovery, have pushed the futures market structure back to indicating a surplus, last observed during oil’s collapse in April and May amid the coronavirus pandemic. The development is a headache for OPEC, which had been hoping demand …
Read More »Iraq to Be Forced to 100% OPEC+ Compliance
Iraq will be forced into 100% compliance with the OPEC+ deal in August and September as the producer group loses patience with the laggard, the country’s oil minister said on Thursday. “This tolerance from OPEC won’t last long. We will be forced this month and next month to 100% compliance,” …
Read More »BP Plans to Cut Oil Production 40 Percent by 2030
In February, BP announced a pledge to (mostly) reach net-zero CO¬2¬ emissions by 2050, a noteworthy change of course steered by new CEO Bernard Looney. BP had long dabbled in promoting an interest in greener pursuits, but these promises pointed toward a more serious shift. On Monday, the company released …
Read More »BP Walks Away From the Oil Supermajor Model It Helped Create
In the late 1990s, BP Plc boss John Browne used an oil-price slump to usher in the age of the supermajor, buying U.S. rivals Amoco and Arco to create a transatlantic giant. He kicked off a round of mergers that saw his company and four others dominate the industry — …
Read More »China Poised to Power Huge Growth in Global Offshore Wind Energy
The world’s offshore wind farm capacity could grow eight fold by the end of the decade powered by a clean energy surge led by China, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). A new industry report has revealed stronger than expected growth for the offshore wind industry, which could …
Read More »The Covid-19 Pandemic Can’t Stop the Solar Boom
Energy demand has fallen around the world since Covid-19 began to spread, and that has hurt the performance of companies delivering all sorts of power. The solar industry is no exception. One U.S. industry association projected that the pandemic will erase five years’ worth of job growth. But solar stocks …
Read More »OPEC Raised Supply Last Month as Gulf Nations Ended Extra Cuts
OPEC’s crude production rose last month as Gulf members phased out extra supply cutbacks, but the cartel largely persevered with its strategy to revive the global oil industry. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait restored the additional output taken offline in June, when they had amplified efforts to …
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