India’s steel industry currently finds itself in a stressful predicament. Already reeling from cheap steel imports, the country is now even more worried about a surge of Chinese imports following the imposition of fresh tariffs on Chinese steel by U.S. President Joe Biden. Alongside the U.S., India and many other …
Read More »Kenya’s Ambitious Plan to become a Clean Tech Hub
For years, Kenya has been a leader in Africa in renewable energy’s share of its power mix. It now looks to capitalize on the booming clean technology industry and become a supply-chain partner of major economies, including the United States. Africa has abundant key energy transition minerals. It also has …
Read More »EU Tariff could Cost China nearly $4 Billion in EV Sales
A potential EU tariff of 20% on China-made electric vehicles would cost China $3.8 billion worth of EV exports to the bloc, but it would also cost EU end-consumers “noticeably higher prices,” Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy said in an analysis on Friday. The EU launched in October …
Read More »OPEC+ Expected to Extend Oil Production Cuts
The OPEC+ group is likely to roll over their current production cuts into the second half of 2024 when producers meet online this weekend, according to analysts and market expectations. The alliance is likely to extend the current 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) production cuts, four anonymous OPEC+ delegates …
Read More »Russia’s Largest Oil Company Reports Doubling in Q1 Net Profit
Russia’s Rosneft, the largest crude oil producer in the country, reported a 92.8% quarterly increase in its net profit for the first quarter of the year. Rosneft also said its average daily production had stood at 5.43 million barrels of oil equivalent daily during the reporting period, of which 3.85 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia may Cut July Oil Prices to Asia for First Time in 5 Months
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, may cut prices for most crude grades it sells to Asia in July, the first cut in five months, as Middle East benchmarks and margins for Asian refiners have weakened, refining sources said. The July official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab Light …
Read More »Iran can Fully Restore Production from Old Oil Wells with Artificial Lift Pumps
It is possible to resume production from the wells through the production of artificial lift pumps in Iran throughout the country and installing them on old wells, the production of which has been reduced, Iran’s Persia Oil and Gas Development Company Jaafar Hejazi said, Trend reports. According to him, these …
Read More »OPEC Remains Optimistic about Global Oil Demand
The global economy has been relatively resilient in recent months, which has led OPEC to continue to anticipate robust oil demand growth this year and next, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Monday. “For 2024, oil demand growth is at 2.2 mb/d, with total global demand anticipated to …
Read More »Active Coal Mines might be Key to the Renewable Revolution
Huge upticks in renewable energy capacity installations around the world are causing demand for key rare earth elements to skyrocket. While these materials aren’t as geologically rare as their name might suggest, their production is limited as a finite number of already developed supply chains struggle to keep up with …
Read More »Soaring Solar Power is Creating Challenges for the U.S. Energy Grid
No other energy source has seen more rapid growth in the United States over the past half a decade than solar power. But soaring solar installations have begun to distort the power distribution and transmission systems in the top solar-producing states such as California, creating challenges for utilities and the …
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