Brazil is expected to contribute about 48% (1.35 MMb/d) of the Americas crude and condensate production in 2025 from upcoming projects (excluding the US L48), according to GlobalData. The company’s latest report, ‘Americas Upstream Development Outlook, 2021–2025’, reveals that 1.164 MMb/d of crude and condensate production in Brazil in 2025 …
Read More »OPEC Expects Delta Variant to Delay Oil Demand Growth
OPEC trimmed its world oil demand forecast for the last quarter of 2021 due to the Delta coronavirus variant on Sept. 13, saying a further recovery would be delayed until next year when consumption will exceed pre-pandemic rates. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in a monthly …
Read More »Gas Prices in Europe Approach $730 per 1,000 Cubic Meters
The price of gas in Europe approached $730 per 1,000 cubic meters on Monday, according to the ICE exchange. Thus, the price of the October futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands on Monday reached $727 per 1,000 cubic meters, or 59.585 euro per MWh. At the end of …
Read More »U.S. Downsized Crude Imports from Iraq Last Week
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 106,000 barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday, amid a drop in its appetite during the same period. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA Said that the U.S. imports averaged million 4.985 …
Read More »Brazil Looks to Become a Top-5 Oil Producer
Brazil’s oil industry has absolutely exploded in recent years, and now the Latin American country could even be on track to becoming a global top 5 producer. In a little over a decade Latin America’s largest economy Brazil has become a leading global oil producer. At the end of 2020, …
Read More »Big Oil Needs to Cut Production by 50% to Hit Climate Targets
The world’s largest listed oil companies will have to cut production by at least 50 per cent over the next decade if the world is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees as per the Paris climate accord, influential climate think tank Carbon Tracker has warned. In a new report, …
Read More »Moscow Vies for Arctic Clout with Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet
As Arctic ice cover recedes with climate change, Russia is pinning its hopes for supremacy in the warming region on a fleet of giant nuclear-powered icebreakers. Moscow sees the development of the Arctic as a historic mission and already has huge projects to exploit its natural resources. Its next big …
Read More »Europe’s High Energy Prices are Just the Beginning
European energy prices might be at record levels, but there is still room for prices to run, according to a Bloomberg analysis. Of course, natural gas prices are soaring everywhere—not just in Europe. The US benchmark price for natural gas has nearly doubled over the last year, with front-month Henry …
Read More »Europe Faces Energy Price Shock with Gas and Power at Records
Europe is facing an energy price shock as the cost of natural gas and electricity surges to record levels. A gas supply crunch is boosting the cost of producing power from the U.K. to Germany just as businesses reopen and people return to the office, increasing demand. Rising prices are …
Read More »OPEC+ Raises Forecast for Oil Demands Next Year
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, including Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, has raised its forecast for oil demand next year, in a move that might help to build a case for raising output. Brent crude for November delivery gained 18 cents, or 0.3 per cent to …
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