Goldman Sachs analysts predict Brent crude prices could temporarily surge to $93 per barrel if sanctions successfully curb oil exports from Iran and Russia by a combined 1 million barrels per day (bpd). In a note shared by Zerohedge on X, the bank outlined a scenario where Iran faces persistent …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Nuclear Energy Plans Face Public Scrutiny
Following up on last year’s referendum that endorsed the pursuit of nuclear energy in Kazakhstan, the government is moving quickly to lay the groundwork for at least two reactors. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed a desire to eventually construct a “nuclear cluster” in the country to power economic growth. The …
Read More »The Beginning of Drill Baby Drill? US Oil Drillers See Uptick in Activity
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 4-rig drop in each of the two weeks prior. The total rig count rose by six rigs, to 582, according …
Read More »BP’s High-Stakes Return to Kirkuk
The history of the British Petroleum Company (bp) in Kirkuk and Iraq can be traced back to the 1920s, when the company—later named BP—spearheaded the operations of locating, exploring, producing, and exporting crude oil from Baba Gurgur in Kirkuk, which was considered the world’s largest oilfield at the time. The …
Read More »EU won’t Ban Russian LNG until Alternative Sources Secured, Diplomats Say
The European Commission did not propose a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas in its latest package of sanctions because member states raised concerns about first securing alternatives including from the United States, EU diplomats said. “First you have to have a deal because otherwise you will be left without …
Read More »Chinese Companies Set New Records in Overseas Renewable Deployment
China installed a record amount of wind and solar capacity at home last year, data showed earlier this month. Yet, the country did not stop there. Chinese companies also installed record power generation capacity abroad as well—and half of it was neither wind nor solar. Wood Mackenzie reported this week …
Read More »Russia Tests Sanctions with Oil Shipments to India
Russia seems to be having little difficulty skirting US Treasury sanctions when it comes to its oil industry, with the country managing to send shipments of sanctioned oil aboard sanctioned tankers to India. The U.S. Treasury’s January crackdown on Russian crude exports doesn’t appear to be a problem for Moscow, …
Read More »U.S. Grid Investments Jump as AI Leads Power Demand Surge
A number of grid operators and utilities in the United States are planning billions of U.S. dollars worth of investments in power transmission lines and networks as American electricity demand rises after two decades of stagnation. The advancements in AI and the surge in electricity demand for powering and cooling …
Read More »China Appears to Build Giant Nuclear Fusion Research Site
China is believed to be constructing a huge fusion research site in its southwest, which could help it with both nuclear fusion efforts and nuclear weapons design, analysts and researchers have told Reuters, analyzing satellite images. The southwestern city of Mianyang is likely the new site of the fusion research …
Read More »Soaring Tanker Costs Stall Russian Oil Trade in Asia after US Sanctions
Trade in Russian crude loading for Asia in March has come to a screeching halt as tanker rates are soaring and shippers are scrambling for non-sanctioned vessels following the latest U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil supply, Reuters reports, citing shipping data and trade sources. The Biden Administration’s farewell sanctions on …
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