As if the EV boom needed another nail its in coffin, the UK has now produced figures showing that driving and electric vehicle is “up to twice as expensive” as driving a regular gas powered car. Data from the app ZapMap has confirmed that operating an electric vehicle (EV) can …
Read More »TAPI Pipeline Revival: A Turning Point in Central Asian Dynamics?
Central Asian countries are taking steps to broaden relations with their southern neighbor, the Taliban-led Afghanistan, despite the hard-line group’s increasingly restrictive policies, particularly toward women. Kyrgyzstan removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations earlier this month, Turkmenistan resumed work with Afghanistan on a major gas-pipeline project, and …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Looks to Raise $3 Billion from New Bond Issue
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is looking to raise up to $3 billion from U.S.-dollar denominated Islamic bonds, Reuters reported on Tuesday, quoting sources with direct knowledge of the plans. Aramco, which is also the world’s single biggest crude oil exporter, plans to issue Islamic bonds, the so-called …
Read More »Libya’s Oil Exports Crash to 400,000 Bpd as Political Row Stalls Output
Crude oil exports from Libya have crumbled to around 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) this month from 1 million bpd in August as the political standoff in OPEC’s North African producer continues, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing data from ports and ship-tracking services. Most of Libya’s oil exports this month …
Read More »The U.S. Is the World’s Top Gasoline Exporter
The United States is exporting gasoline more than any other nation in the world, supplying more than 16% of all exports of the fuel globally, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in an analysis on Tuesday. Last year, U.S. motor gasoline exports (finished gasoline plus gasoline blending components) averaged …
Read More »OPEC Says Phasing out Oil is just a Fantasy
OPEC’s latest World Oil Outlook (WOO) 2024 makes it clear: peak oil demand is not on the horizon. Despite ongoing discussions around transitioning to renewable energy, OPEC forecasts global oil demand to grow significantly, reaching over 120 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2050. This projection is driven by strong …
Read More »U.S. LNG Permit Freeze Sparks Export Boom in Canada and Mexico
Canada and Mexico are rushing to fill the natural gas vacuum left by the United States’ ongoing moratorium on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits introduced by the Biden Administration in January of this year. The country’s neighbors to the north and south are speeding up their own export …
Read More »Trouble Deepens for North Sea Oil and Gas
When the Labour Party came into power, it vowed to tax the oil and gas industry more. Warnings this might backfire fell on deaf years. Now, banks are refusing to lend to North Sea operators. It may well end with energy shortages. “To deliver our clean power mission, Labour will …
Read More »Shell Abandons Norway’s Hydrogen Projects due to Lack of Demand
Shell Plc has ditched plans to build a low-carbon hydrogen plant on Norway’s west coast due to a lack of demand, Reuters reported on Monday. “We haven’t seen the market for blue hydrogen materialize and decided not to progress the project,” a Shell spokesperson has told Reuters. Shell’s announcement comes …
Read More »China’s Russian Oil Imports Jump 25% as Beijing Seeks Cheap Crude
China’s crude oil imports from Russia jumped by 25.6% month-on-month in August as Beijing last month welcomed the highest monthly crude arrivals so far this year, taking advantage of cheaper supplies. China imported 2.21 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude from Russia in August, according to data from the …
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