The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday the OPEC+ should consider quicker, deeper production cuts to ease the turmoil in oil markets, Kallanish Energy reports. Executive director Fatih Birol said the initial 9.7 million barrels per day (Mmbpd) production cut in May and June “is a solid start but …
Read More »G20 Has Little to Gain from OPEC+ Oil Cuts Deal
G20 energy ministers have agreed to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss global collaboration with OPEC+ oil production cuts. Boosting the price of crude is an economic imperative for members such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, but the majority of the group of major economies arguably have more …
Read More »Global Oil Demand could Drop by 20% Due to Virus
The global oil demand which is 100 million barrels per day (bpd) could fall by 20 million bpd as 3 billion people in the world are under lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic, said the executive director of International Energy Agency on late Thursday. During a virtual fireside chat — titled …
Read More »Global Oil Demand Could Drop 20% as 3 Billion People in Lockdown
Global oil demand could dive by 20% as 3 billion people are in a lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said March 26 as he called on OPEC leader Saudi Arabia to help stabilize oil markets. “Today, 3 billion people in the …
Read More »World’s Wind Power Capacity up by Fifth after Record Year
The Global Wind Energy Council found that wind power capacity grew by 60.4 gigawatts, or 19%, compared with 2018, in one of the strongest years on record for the global wind power industry. The growth was powered by a record year for offshore wind, which grew by 6.1GW to make …
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 »Coronavirus Crisis an ‘Excellent Opportunity’ to Speed Global Energy Transition
The Coronavirus economic stimulus packages being drawn up by governments around the world should build-in “large scale” spending on clean energy technologies including wind, solar, green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS), says Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Investment in renewables, said Birol, in …
Read More »IEA’s Fatih Birol Denounces Producers Playing ‘Russian Roulette’ with Oil Markets
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol on Monday denounced oil producer countries he said were playing “Russian roulette” with markets, adding that an apparent price war was an attempt to “kill” the US shale sector, but was unlikely to succeed and could have “grave consequences” around the world, Platts …
Read More »Hydrogen. The Cleaner. Greener Fuel for Future
The rise and ever-declining costs of wind and solar have given hydrogen a new lift.
Read More »IEA works on Global Roadmap to Cut Emissions by 2030
The IEA is set to host a clean energy transition event in Paris on July 9.
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