The Asia Pacific (APAC) power generation sector could record investment of up to $1.5 trillion by 2030, largely driven by solar and wind projects, Kallanish Energy reports. A new report from Wood Mackenzie found that solar and wind represent $1 trillion, or two-thirds of investment opportunities in APAC throughout the …
Read More »Turkey Nets Largest-Ever Find with Tuna-1 Gas Discovery
A gas discovery of the scale of the Tuna-1 find in the Black Sea, if developed, would be transformational for Turkey, given its overwhelming reliance on imports and crippling energy import bill. Turkey is chiefly reliant on piped gas from Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran but the share of liquefied natural …
Read More »Japan to Exceed 2030 Renewables Target Supported by US$100 Billion Investments
Over US$100 billion of investment in wind and solar power plants are expected to push the renewables share to 27% of Japan’s generation mix by 2030, exceeding the country’s target, says Wood Mackenzie. Outlined in the 5th Strategic Energy Plan, Japan had aimed for between 22% and 24% of the …
Read More »BP Walks Away From the Oil Supermajor Model It Helped Create
In the late 1990s, BP Plc boss John Browne used an oil-price slump to usher in the age of the supermajor, buying U.S. rivals Amoco and Arco to create a transatlantic giant. He kicked off a round of mergers that saw his company and four others dominate the industry — …
Read More »Asia Pacific’s Oil Demand to Fall in 2020 but could Rise 25% by 2040
According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, oil products demand in Asia Pacific is expected to fall by 1.8 million barrels per day (b/d) year-on-year in 2020. But oil demand growth in Asia has still a long way to run. By 2040, the region’s oil demand is expected to …
Read More »Russia and Saudi Arabia Fight over Oil Market Share
China imported 31 percent more oil from Russia last month while its intake of Saudi crude slipped by 1.8 percent compared to March 2019, Reuters reported, citing calculations based on official customs data. Overall crude oil imports rose by 4.5 percent on the year to 9.68 million bpd. Of the …
Read More »The Shale Industry Suffers from Dried Demand
A few weeks before the summer driving season begins, U.S. gasoline consumption has plummeted to levels last seen in the late 1960s, due to the lockdowns to contain the spreading of the coronavirus. With demand for motor fuel plunging, refiners are cutting crude processing, and crude oil storage capacity in …
Read More »Russia’s Move in European Gas Markets
Russia sees a silver lining in the oil price collapse—it now believes that the oil price war will help it win the war for natural gas market share in Europe. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom, the single largest supplier of natural gas to Europe, has watched with apprehension the growing volumes …
Read More »China’s Crude Reserves to Reach 1.15 Billion Barrels in 2020
Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis reveals that China’s crude stock (including strategic and commercial petroleum reserves) could reach 1.15 billion barrels in 2020, equivalent to 83 days of oil demand. Wood Mackenzie senior consultant Lei Sun said: “Major crude oil importers such as China have been known to build their strategic …
Read More »The Impact of Coronavirus on Solar Sector
In the solar industry. factory shutdowns and production disruptions across China have delayed exports of solar panels and other components.
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