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Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals and the International Energy Agency (IEA) will organise a Ministerial Dialogue on September 9 to explore ways to leverage clean energy transitions to ensure broader economic resilience. The Ministerial Dialogue – which will be co-hosted by Oman’s Minister of Energy and Minerals Mohammed bin …

Strong government policies and financial support will see renewable energy account for nearly 40% of the world’s power mix by the end of this decade, according to research by GlobalData. In a new report, the data and analytics firm highlights how increasing investment in solar and wind plants, and new …

Crude oil prices increased on Wednesday after an anticipated fall in US crude inventories, coupled with euphoria over rising oil demand and recovery signs of the world’s largest economies. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $74.55 per barrel at 06.57 GMT for a 0.75% increase after closing Tuesday at …

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have concluded their landmark summit in Cornwall, UK committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 amid a series of other significant energy and climate pledges. They issued a communiqué in which they set out their net zero commitments and called on all …

Oil posted its third straight weekly rise on improving demand, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) saying that the market would need extra supply next year. Futures in New York rose this week, extending their rally to the highest settle since October 2018. The IEA said that OPEC and its …

Oil majors are under growing pressure to stop drilling for crude to help curb climate change, but companies say they will wean themselves off fossil fuels at their own pace. The demand for change is coming from many sides: lawsuits, shareholders and the International Energy Agency have all turned up …

National carbon prices and similar mechanisms are urgently needed as a part of countries’ concrete national net-zero policies, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol told the World Bank Group’s virtual climate action event Innovate4Climate on 26 May. The IEA recently released a report describing how a rapid rise …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stated that the scenario provided in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report could affect companies’ investments and demand for oil, Reuters reported. According to the report, investors should not fund new oil, gas, and coal supply projects if the world wants to …

OPEC has said that an IEA report suggesting that investors should not fund new oil projects to curb emissions could lead to oil-price volatility if it is acted on. The International Energy Agency on Tuesday said investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world …

In the IEA’s “net-zero emissions by 2050 scenario”, fossil fuels make up slightly more than one-fifth of total energy supply, down from almost four-fifths today. Supplies would become increasingly concentrated with a small number of low-cost producers. OPEC’s share of a much-reduced global oil supply grows from around 37% in …