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Global gas demand is projected to rise by more than 2.5 per cent in 2024, with a similar growth expected in 2025, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency (IEA’s) annual Global Gas Security Review. Natural gas reserves in Africa totaled over 17.89 trillion standard cubic meters …

The OPEC oil cartel and the IEA, the International Energy Agency created in response to the Arab oil embargo in the 1970s, have grown so far apart in their forecasts of global oil demand and energy system needs that their nearest-term and long-term demand projections are a world apart. OPEC …

A group of 50 organizations including the International Energy Agency and the Climate Bonds Initiative has set up a scheme to fund oil and gas companies committing to methane emission reduction, Bloomberg reported, noting the funding will take the form of so-called transition bonds. The group will release its recommendations …

The world is rapidly ramping up its renewable energy capacity in line with ambitious climate pledges. While this is great for the planet, the accelerated transition to green brings new challenges. Many sectoral experts are now concerned about what the rise in electricity use from renewable sources could mean for …

Global coal demand is set to remain broadly flat over the next two years, as surging electricity demand in a number of major economies offsets the ongoing rapid expansion of solar and wind capacity worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). After global coal use soared 2.6 per cent …

Oil prices continued to be weighed down in Asian trade on Wednesday by growing concerns about China’s economic growth and oil demand which were offsetting an estimated drop in U.S. crude oil inventories. In Asian trade, both benchmarks were dropping by around 0.2%, with the U.S. WTI Crude benchmark clawing …

India is set to launch its tenth bidding round for oil and gas blocks in August or September, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has said. The latest round will include 25 blocks across 13 sedimentary basins, which are essential for exploration and production activities. The areas on offer range …

The International Energy Agency is looking to set up mechanisms to stabilize natural gas prices and facilitate the sale of excess supplies to countries in need as the protracted war in Ukraine continues to squeeze the global market. The LNG market is smaller than that for crude oil, with much …

The world is still off track to reach a key goal set at the COP28 climate summit last year—tripling renewables capacity by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Tuesday. At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai at the end of 2023, nearly 200 countries made …

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 …