The dramatic reductions in asset valuations and decline in output show the depth of the pain in the second quarter. Fuel demand at one point was down by more than 30% worldwide, and still remains below pre-pandemic levels. Several executives said they took massive writedowns because they expect demand to …
Read More »Headache for OPEC as Market Signals Return of Crude Glut
Rising OPEC and US oil supply, coupled with stalled economic and crude demand recovery, have pushed the futures market structure back to indicating a surplus, last observed during oil’s collapse in April and May amid the coronavirus pandemic. The development is a headache for OPEC, which had been hoping demand …
Read More »The Covid-19 Pandemic Can’t Stop the Solar Boom
Energy demand has fallen around the world since Covid-19 began to spread, and that has hurt the performance of companies delivering all sorts of power. The solar industry is no exception. One U.S. industry association projected that the pandemic will erase five years’ worth of job growth. But solar stocks …
Read More »OPEC Raised Supply Last Month as Gulf Nations Ended Extra Cuts
OPEC’s crude production rose last month as Gulf members phased out extra supply cutbacks, but the cartel largely persevered with its strategy to revive the global oil industry. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait restored the additional output taken offline in June, when they had amplified efforts to …
Read More »Global Oil Demand Outlook Is Improving but Downside Risks Persist
With the pandemic raging in large parts of the southern hemisphere and persisting in heavy oil consuming economies in the northern hemisphere, downside risks to the oil demand outlook are sizeable, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has said in an economic update. The spike in coronavirus infections in economies newly …
Read More »Oil Dips Near $40 with OPEC+ Starting to Unwind Output Cuts
OPEC+ will pump about 1.5 million barrels more this month than in July as it starts to unwind its historic virus-driven output curbs, with Russia already having lifted its output slightly last month. The increase in supply comes as virus cases accelerated in California, a lockdown is being reimposed in …
Read More »OPEC Struggles To Manage “Permanent Demand Destruction”
The oil industry has been hit hard by a number of things this year that have led to a decrease in demand. The biggest one, of course, is the coronavirus pandemic. People aren’t driving as much these days as they stay close to home. The airline and cruise ship industries …
Read More »Got an Idea to Tackle Air Pollution in the UK
Proposals are being sought to address issues related to changing emissions and exposure patterns and health impacts on groups of people most at risk.
Read More »Coronavirus Cuts €93m Off Siemens Gamesa’s Profit in the Third Quarter of the Year
The pandemic is also expected to cut €1bn from the sales revenue of the wind turbine manufacturer in the full year.
Read More »OPEC July Oil Output Surges as Gulf Voluntary Cuts End
OPEC oil output has risen by more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in July as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf members ended their voluntary extra supply curbs on top of an OPEC-led deal, and other members made limited progress on compliance. The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
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