How long can the vicious oil-price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia last? If history is any guide, the battle will be a long one. Riyadh has waged four price wars, including the current one, over the last 35 years. All of them lasted at least a year, and prices …
Read More »Europe Warned about Virus Impact on Clean Tech
Governments across Europe should keep clean energy top of mind as they consider measures to protect their economies against a likely recession caused by the coronavirus, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The European Commission is paying close attention to the economic impact of the coronavirus, saying border shutdowns …
Read More »Russia Keeps Saudis at Arm’s Length, as Oil Price Fall Continues
Russia, the world’s largest energy exporter, said the current oil-price slump was expected and it doesn’t plan talks with Saudi Arabia for the time being. The decision to keep the Saudis at arm’s length comes as oil tumbles to a four-year low, continuing its slide after the collapse of OPEC+ …
Read More »Russia Sees No Need for Talks with Saudis Even as Oil Tumbles
Russia, the world’s largest energy exporter, said the current oil-price slump was expected and it doesn’t plan talks with Saudi Arabia for the time being. The decision to keep the Saudis at arm’s length comes as oil tumbles to a four-year low, continuing its slide after the collapse of OPEC+ …
Read More »World Is Heading for Biggest Ever Oil Surplus
After a dizzying drop in demand and an about-face in Saudi Arabian production policy, global oil markets face the possibility of the biggest crude surplus ever recorded, according to IHS Markit.Should the price war between the kingdom and Russia persist and the world tip into recession due to the coronavirus, …
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The impact of coronavirus on global renewables markets could make 2020 the first “down year” for solar power capacity addition since the 1980s. This according to BloombergNEF, which has revised down its February global solar photovoltaic demand outlook for the year from between 121 gigawatts (GW) and 152GW to between …
Read More »Saudis Pledge Huge Oil Supply Increases to European Refiners
Saudi Arabia is unleashing a wave of crude toward Europe, traditionally the backyard for Russian oil sales, pledging to supply regional refineries with as much as triple their usual intake from the kingdom. The Saudi shipments, coupled with unprecedented discounts, are turning the European oil market into the most bitterly …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Pledges to Expand Oil Output Capacity
Saudi Arabia ordered state-run oil producer Aramco to boost the kingdom’s output capacity by 1 million barrels a day, the latest escalation in a battle for control of the global petroleum market.
Read More »Abu Dhabi Plans Big Oil Output Boost to Join the Price War
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will boost crude supply to more than 4 million barrels a day next month as the United Arab Emirates joins a battle for market share triggered by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Read More »China Considers Boosting State Oil Reserves
Oil’s historic price crash is prompting the Chinese government to consider buying more crude for state reserves, say people with knowledge of the matter. Top planning officials are consulting with Chinese government agencies and state-owned energy companies about the possibility of bolstering the nation’s strategic stockpiles with cheap oil, the …
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