Oil prices extended declines on Monday amid signs of weak fuel demand and as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials dampened hopes of interest rate cuts, which could slow growth and crimp fuel demand in the world’s biggest economy. Brent crude futures slid 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.54 a …
Read More »Brazil’s Petrobras to Offer Price Reduction Mechanism for Natgas Distributors
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras approved new commercial arrangements for natural gas sales that could reduce its price to distributors by up to 10%, it said on Friday. In a statement released on its website, the oil giant said it will offer a “price reduction mechanism” for current natural gas …
Read More »Fuel Demand Slowdown and Interest Rate Pessimism Weigh on Oil Prices
Crude oil prices began the week with a decline on signs of slowing fuel demand and yet more indications from the Fed that rate cuts are not coming soon. Brent was trading below $83 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate was a little above $78 a barrel earlier today after …
Read More »IEA Warns OPEC+ to Keep Lid on Oil Price to Avoid Higher Inflation
OPEC+ producers shouldn’t take actions that would push oil prices up and thus boost inflation when they meet next to decide on their oil production cuts, said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency. “It’s up to them to decide what they’re going to do, but at this …
Read More »Turkey Inks Major LNG Deal with ExxonMobil
The Turkey state pipeline company BOTAS and the American corporation ExxonMobil signed an agreement on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Turkey on May 9 in Washington, Azernews reports. Bayraktar said that the signed agreement is designed for a long-term period and allows Turkey to take another step …
Read More »Why Germany is Choosing Natural Gas over Nuclear Power
The world is experiencing a nuclear renaissance. Uranium prices are soaring as the world snaps up nuclear fuel, public favor for nuclear power is at a 10-year high in the United States, Russia is busily expanding its own nuclear energy empire in emerging economies in Africa, and even Japan is …
Read More »Steel Industry Collaboration Ushers in a New Era of Eco-Friendly Manufacturing
ThyssenKrupp recently announced plans to create a 50/50 joint steel manufacturing venture with the Czech Republic’s EP Corporate Group and ThyssenKrupp Steel (TKS). According to the German group, talks are now ongoing between the two parties for the sale of an additional 30% stake in the steelmaker, following an April …
Read More »Renewable Energy Generated a Record 30% of the World’s Electricity in 2023
Renewable energy accounted for a record 30% share of electricity generation globally last year, driven by growth in solar and wind power, clean energy think tank Ember said in a report on Wednesday. “With record construction of solar and wind in 2023, a new era of falling fossil generation is …
Read More »CNOOC Starts Production at New Gas Development in China’s Bohai Sea
CNOOC Ltd., majority held by state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), said Tuesday it has put onstream a new gas project in the Bohai Sea in northern China, expecting to achieve a peak rate of 5,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). CNOOC Ltd. plans 10 development wells …
Read More »Oil Prices Down after US Stockpile Build Signals Weak Demand
Oil prices fell on Wednesday following data indicating an increase in crude inventories in the US, the world’s biggest oil consumer. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $82.64 per barrel at 09.31 a.m. local time (0631 GMT), a decrease of 0.62% from the closing price of $83.16 per barrel in …
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