World oil demand continues to exceed expectations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated in its latest oil market report (OMR), which was released recently. “We have slightly revised up our 2023 growth forecast to 2.4 million barrels per day, as U.S. deliveries proved more resilient than indicated by preliminary data …
Read More »TotalEnergies Signs Offtake Deal for Oil from Energy Transfer
TotalEnergies SE has signed up for the supply of four million barrels of oil per month from a pending project of Energy Transfer LP in the United States Gulf of Mexico. Energy Transfer has yet to make a final investment decision on the Blue Marlin Offshore Port project, a deepwater …
Read More »Oil Extends Gains on Expectations of Further OPEC+ Supply Cuts
Oil futures edged higher on Monday, extending gains on expectations of OPEC+ deepening supply cuts to shore up prices, which have fallen for four weeks on easing concern of Middle East supply disruption amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Brent crude futures climbed 66 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $81.27 a …
Read More »Japan Completes Third Round of Fukushima Treated Water Discharge
The third round of discharging treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea concluded Monday, the plant operator said, with the utility planning another round in the current fiscal year. As in the previous rounds, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) released about …
Read More »Chinese Utility Plans One of World’s Largest Renewable Projects
A Chinese firm has announced it will build a renewable energy project with more generating capacity than New Zealand in a vast inland desert province. China Energy Investment Corp. and its listed unit, China Longyuan Power Group Corp., are forming a joint venture to build the Badain Jaran in Gansu …
Read More »Tehran, Islamabad Agree to Advance IP Gas Deal Project
Iranian and Pakistani energy ministers vowed to take effective steps in advancing the previously-inked Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas project deal. Following his visit to Iran to participate in the 23rd edition of the Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE), Pakistan Minister of Energy Muhammad Ali promised to fulfill the commitment of his …
Read More »Asian LNG Buyers Pay Panama Canal Premium for 2024
The gap between liquefied natural gas prices in Asia and Europe is increasing as tighter restrictions at the drought-stricken Panama Canal threaten to make journeys costlier from mainly US suppliers. The Asian gas price premium to Europe for summer 2024 has more than doubled since Oct. 30, when the Panama …
Read More »Breakthrough Research Unveils True Cause of Battery Degradation
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have upended what’s known about how rechargeable batteries function. Rechargeable battery performance could be improved by a new understanding of how they work at the molecular level. For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver …
Read More »Turkmenistan Joins International Nuclear Safety Conventions
Turkmenistan officially joined international conventions on nuclear safety during a ceremony held at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on November 14. The Turkmen Ambassador to Austria, Hemra Amannazarov, presented documents to IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi, signifying Turkmenistan’s accession to the Convention on Early Notification of …
Read More »Oil Gains over 4% Likely on Profit-Taking, Short Covering
While fundamentals took over from the war-risk premium this week, pummeling oil prices, Brent crude was gaining over 4% by midday Friday, but analysts told Bloomberg that there is little chance for oil to top $90 in the current market atmosphere. At 1:49 p.m. ET on Friday, Brent crude was …
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