This year will see the highest amount of new oil supply in a decade, according to data analyzed by Raymond James that showed projected global additions of nearly 3 million barrels daily. But only if the price is right. Bloomberg reported the Raymond James figures, noting projects such as the …
Read More »Sinopec Books Lower Profit for 2024 on Oil Price Slide
China’s state oil major Sinopec reported a net profit of almost $7 billion for 2024, which represented a 16.8% decline on the year, attributed to lower oil prices and electric cars. “In 2024, international crude oil prices fluctuated downward, the domestic transportation industry accelerated the replacement of new energy … …
Read More »U.S. Firm Backed by Gates and Bezos Seeks Congo Lithium Exploration
U.S. firm KoBold Metals, whose backers include billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is seeking to develop a huge hard rock lithium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the African country, which also has large cobalt, gold, and cobalt resources, is seeking a minerals partnership with the United …
Read More »India’s Oil Import Dependence Hits all-Time High
India’s dependence on crude oil imports is on track to set a record high in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, as Indian fuel demand continues to grow while domestic crude production remains flat. India imported 88.2% of the crude it consumed in the April 2024-February 2025 period, according …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s Oil Output Hits Record High
Kazakhstan’s oil production reached an all-time high in March despite the country’s continued pledges to start complying with its OPEC+ quota that it has been exceeding for years. As international supermajors are expanding oilfields in Kazakhstan, the non-OPEC producer part of the OPEC+ pact pumped as much as 2.16 million …
Read More »China Stops Buying U.S. LNG
China has not received a single cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas in 40 days and there are currently no LNG tankers en route to the country, Bloomberg has reported, citing data it compiled from ship-tracking information providers and energy analytics provider Kpler. The purchase freeze was the result of …
Read More »Renewable Energy Stocks Drop to Five-Year Lows
Investors are increasingly bearish on renewable energy stocks with green indexes down to five-year lows, as the Trump Administration’s energy policy is chilling the low-carbon energy markets. Although it was up by 2% year to date as of Monday morning, the S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index has lost 13.5% …
Read More »German Energy Minister: Europe shouldn’t Revive Nord Stream Gas Pipelines
Ideas to resurrect the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Germany are the “wrong direction of discussion”, Germany’s outgoing economy and energy minister Robert Habeck said on Monday. “The Ukrainians are still under the aggression of Russia. So I think talking about the potential of Nord Stream 2 or …
Read More »Wave Energy Poised for Major Breakthrough
Wave energy could be primed for a swell of progress thanks to open data sharing. While advancements in wave energy have been piecemeal to date, an Australian startup believes that open-sharing principles can revolutionize research and development in the sector, with potentially huge ramifications for decarbonizing global energy grids. Waves …
Read More »India Strives for 500 GW Non-Fossil Power by 2030
India has been courting foreign and domestic investment in its clean energy industry in an effort to shore up energy security and meet the nation’s lofty decarbonization goals. But a new report reveals that while India has offered up record-breaking clean energy tenders, they have been met with weak demand, …
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