A global goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will not be met without a huge acceleration in clean energy innovation, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. The 2015 Paris Agreement set a target to curb global warming and reach net zero emissions in the second …

America’s biggest oil companies are coming under increasing pressure from climate-conscious investors to disclose their long-term forecasts for crude prices as the Covid-19 pandemic injects fresh uncertainty into the demand outlook for fossil fuels. Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. don’t publish such estimates, meaning that shareholders are less able …

Oil prices dipped on Thursday after the United States recorded its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases and California reimposed some lockdown measures, stoking worries a resurgence in COVID-19 cases will stall a recovery in fuel demand. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 10 cents, or 0.3%, to …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday on a string of positive manufacturing data and a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, both indicating an economic recovery and rise in energy demand despite surging coronavirus infections around the world. Brent crude LCOc1 was up $1.19, or 2.9%, to $42.46 a barrel at 0900 …

Brooge Energy Ltd. expects new tanks at its oil-storage terminal in the United Arab Emirates to be fully operational by the end of the year, with a single customer booked to lease all the additional capacity. The US-listed storage operator is adding eight tanks at the site in the UAE …

Digitally connected service delivers real-time operational data and insights for improved performance Schlumberger introduced, on June 29, Performance Live digitally connected service that optimizes remote wellsite operations control while improving safety, efficiency and footprint. The service includes technology and domain expertise within a digital ecosystem, leveraging cloud-based applications and automated …

The Gulf states’ economies could contract by 7.6% this year in their deepest decline in decades, as the coronavirus and low oil prices take their toll, a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday, June 30. The new projection for the 6-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is dramatically …

China and Russian will begin to transport crude oil via a bilateral freight train service from July, an executive of JSC Russian Railways said at an industry seminar on the future of railway freight train service between China and the Europe on Tuesday. The new form of energy transport is …

BP has agreed to sell its petrochemicals business to Ineos for $5 billion, the latest in a series of asset sales by the UK oil company as it tries to refocus on cleaner energy. Ineos will pay an initial deposit of $400 million, BP said in a statement Monday. The …

India, the third-biggest oil consumer, expects fuel demand to return to normal earlier than projections by the International Energy Agency and OPEC. “If you look at the trend of the past few weeks, I’m confident that by the end of second quarter, demand will be as usual,” India’s Oil Minister …