Chevron has shut in its Blind Faith platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and evacuated all personnel from the facility in preparation for Hurricane Milton, the supermajor said on Monday. “Production from our other Chevron-operated Gulf of Mexico assets remains at normal levels,” Chevron said in a media update …
Read More »The Climate Cost of War
There are great humanitarian implications for any war, but the environmental consequences of conflict can often be overlooked. Conflicts, both big and small, have an extremely detrimental effect on the environment due to the use of munition. More than 5 percent of global emissions are caused by conflict or militaries, …
Read More »Markets Brace for Middle East Oil Supply Shock
The oil market is on edge after tensions between Israel and Iran flared up this week. Fears of an all-out war and an actual disruption to oil supply from the Middle East intensified, pushing oil prices higher. As the world awaits the Israeli response to the Iranian missile attack on …
Read More »Solar and Wind Energy Prices Plummet to Record Lows
Europe has experienced negative energy prices several times this year, as the rapid pace of development of solar and wind energy outpaces the region’s ability to cope with excess supply. Electricity prices dropped into negative figures for 7,841 hours during the first eight months of 2024, sometimes to as much …
Read More »Libya Looks to Diversify Its Energy Mix
After facing huge hurdles in oil and gas production, Libya is now striving to develop its renewable energy capacity and diversify its energy mix to establish greater energy security. Over the last decade, Libya has worked hard to get its oil industry back on track in the face of major …
Read More »Exxon Warns of Oil Price Impact on Q3 Earnings
Exxon has warned that its third-quarter earnings would likely be affected by lower oil prices, with the impact in the range of $600 million to $1 billion. In an SEC filing, the supermajor also estimated the effect of lower refining margins on its third-quarter earnings at up to $1 billion. …
Read More »Oil Prices Set for a Strong Weekly Gain as Middle East Conflict Escalates
Crude oil prices were set to end the week with substantial gains pushed higher by the latest events in the Middle East. Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate were about 8% higher on Friday morning in Asian trade than they were at the start of the week. The jump …
Read More »Germany Undecided on Whether to Support EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs
Germany hasn’t decided yet if it would support the EU’s plans to officially introduce tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China, the chief economic adviser of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday. The EU earlier this year imposed provisional tariffs of up to 36% on EVs imported …
Read More »Nigeria Set to Approve Exxon’s $1.3-Billion Shallow Water Asset Sale
Nigeria’s government is set to approve within days the proposed $1.3-billion sale of ExxonMobil’s shallow water assets to local firm Seplat, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday. The U.S. supermajor announced two years ago its intention to sell its shallow water business in Nigeria to Seplat, the biggest Nigerian …
Read More »UAE’s Oil Giant ADNOC to Buy Chemicals Firm Covestro in $16-Billion Deal
Following a year of negotiations, Abu Dhabi’s oil company ADNOC has agreed to buy Germany’s chemicals giant Covestro in a deal worth $16.3 billion (14.7 billion euros) including debt, the German group said on Tuesday. ADNOC will make a takeover offer at $68.86 (62.00 euros) per Covestro share, which is …
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