A truce in Libya has busted open a renewed source of oil supply, further threatening the commodity’s faltering recovery from its historic drop earlier this year. Libya’s main warring factions signed a purportedly permanent truce last week, roughly one month after a blockade on the country’s oil exports by one …
Read More »Norway’s Scatec Solar Announces $1.1bn Acquisition of Hydropower Firm
The combined company will boast power plants in 14 countries with an estimated annual production of 4.1TWh.
Read More »EU Bank Supports four Wind Farms in Poland with €42m Loan
They will have a total installed capacity of 102.5MW and generate enough electricity to power more than 60,000 households at peak times.
Read More »Solar Module Costs Continue Decline Thanks to Tech Innovation and Lower Capex
A new report released by Wood Mackenzie states that solar module costs will continue to fall in the 2020s owing to technology innovation and lower CAPEX. Improvement in module efficiency and power class is expected to propel the declining capex trend forward and ultimately lower the solar levelised cost of …
Read More »Oil Falls as COVID-19 Case Surge Stokes Demand Concerns
Oil extended last week’s losses on Monday, falling nearly 2% as a surge in COVID-19 infections in the United States and Europe prompted concern over crude demand, while the prospect of increased supply also hit sentiment. Brent crude was down 70 cents, or 1.7%, at $41.07 by 0353 GMT. U.S. …
Read More »Oil Falls after Report Points to Surprise Crude Stockpile Gain
Oil dropped toward $41 a barrel in New York after an industry report pointed to a surprise increase in American crude stockpiles, countering optimism over a potential U.S. stimulus agreement. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude inventories climbed by almost 600,000 barrels, according to people familiar with the data. That …
Read More »Climate Change Impacts on Wind Power Generation
Wind energy is a virtually carbon-free and pollution-free electricity source, with global wind resources greatly exceeding electricity demand. Accordingly, the installed capacity of wind turbines grew at an annualized rate of >20% from 2000 to 2019 and is projected to increase by a further 50% by the end of 2023. …
Read More »Global Oil Market to Rely more on Middle East as U.S. Output Falls
Global oil market will rely more on the Middle East as U.S. shale oil production is expected to continue to fall, said Chris Midgley, global head of analytics with S&P Global Platts, on Friday. U.S. shale oil production will fall by 900,000 barrels per day in 2020 and drop another …
Read More »OPEC+ Fears Second Virus Wave could Lead to Oil Surplus in 2021
OPEC and its allies fear a prolonged second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a jump in Libyan output could push the oil market into surplus next year, according to a confidential document seen by Reuters, a gloomier outlook than just a month ago. A panel of officials from OPEC+ …
Read More »OPEC+ Says It will Ensure Oil Prices Do not Plunge Again
The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC’s secretary general said on Thursday, adding that demand has been recovering more slowly than expected. “I want to assure you that the OPEC, non-OPEC partnership will …
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