The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EV) around the world will probably cause global oil demand to peak two years earlier than previously expected, Norway’s biggest independent energy consultancy Rystad said on Wednesday. World demand is now seen peaking at 101.6 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in 2026, …
Read More »Russia’s Novak: OPEC+ may Confirm or Tweak Its Plans
OPEC+ is heading for a largely technical meeting next week where major changes to policy are unlikely, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and OPEC+ sources said. Alexander Novak said on Wednesday the group may confirm or tweak output plans following its decision to ease production curbs. “We met a month ago, …
Read More »Chinese Company to Develop Iraq’s Mansuriyah Gas Field
The Chinese company Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) has won a contract to develop the Mansuriyah gas field in Diyala. The field, near the Iranian border, is expected to produce 300 million standard cubic feet (Mmscf) per day of gas, which will be used for electricity generation. In 2010, …
Read More »OPEC+ Oil Cut Compliance at 113% in March
OPEC+ achieved a compliance level with its agreed oil production cuts of 113 per cent in March, unchanged from levels in February, two sources from the producer group told Reuters on Tuesday. Compliance from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached 124 per cent, while non-OPEC …
Read More »China Interested in more Gas Supplies from Russia
The Chinese economy largely needs an increase in natural gas supplies from Russia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Viktor Zubkov told TASS on Wednesday, adding that the Russian gas producer is ready to satisfy that ever-growing demand. “Consumption on the Chinese gas market increases every two years …
Read More »CO2 Increase for 2021 Predicted to be Largest in over a Decade
Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly 5% this year, suggesting the economic rebound from Covid-19 could be “anything but sustainable” for the climate, the International Energy Agency says. The IEA’s Global Energy Review 2021 predicted carbon dioxide emissions would rise to 33 billion tonnes this year, up …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise to Over One-Month Highs on Weak Dollar
Oil prices rose to over one-month highs on Tuesday as a weaker U.S. dollar supported commodities and on expectations that crude inventories fell in the United States, the world’s biggest oil user, though rising coronavirus cases in Asia capped gains. Brent crude futures for June delivery had risen by 66 …
Read More »Exxon Mobil Makes a Pitch for Capturing Emissions and a Carbon Price
Under growing pressure from investors to address climate change, Exxon Mobil on Monday proposed a $100 billion project to capture the carbon emissions of big industrial plants in the Houston area and bury them deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico. Exxon, the largest U.S. oil company, wants to create a …
Read More »OPEC+ Ministers can Shorten Meeting in Late April
Ministers of countries participating in the OPEC+ oil production limiting agreement are discussing a shorter format of talks in late April. They can abandon the ministerial meeting and leave the meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), a source in OPEC told TASS on Monday. “Such an idea is …
Read More »Turkey Holds 75 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Energy Potential
Turkey’s total offshore wind power potential stands at 75 gigawatts (GW), Offshore Wind Energy Association (DÜRED) Chairperson Murat Durak said Monday, noting that they have reached a certain stage in works at some ports in the Marmara and Aegean regions and that they can now carry out offshore wind power …
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