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Energy / Energy-General

Japan To Release 6 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil From Private Reserves

Apr 15, 2022 at 13:39 | Julianne Geiger

Japan announced on Friday that it would release 6 million barrels of crude oil from its private reserves as part of the International Energy Agency’s plan to release 120 million…

OPEC Is Treading Lightly As Bearish News Mounts

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:52 | Irina Slav

This week saw some good news finally for oil consumers. Both OPEC and the International Energy Agency revised down their demand projections, suggesting that prices finally had some…

Mid-Cap Energy Stocks Are Outperforming Supermajors

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:46 | Alex Kimani

When it comes to long-term investing in the oil and gas sector, heavyweights such as ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP),…

Are Big Tech’s Climate Pledges Too Ambitious?

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:41 | Felicity Bradstock

Google aims to have carbon-free data centers by 2030, but are these grandiose corporate carbon-cutting policies by major corporations all they’re made out to be? With a long…

Russia’s Oil Industry Is Suffering As The West Shuns Its Crude

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:41 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Russia’s oil industry—a vital source of budget revenues—is already showing signs of slowdown as Western buyers shun Russian oil while Moscow struggles to replace lost sales in the…

“Invisible Energy Highways” Could Usher In A New Era Of Shared Power

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:37 | Felicity Bradstock

Undersea electricity cables could become increasingly common as governments drive their energy strategies towards renewables. As countries develop their wind and solar power industries, there will be a…

China’s New Gold Project Is A Double-Edged Sword For Tajikistan

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:36 | Eurasianet

Tajikistan’s president traveled to the northern Sughd region on April 14 to oversee the opening of a new gold processing plant built by…

China Is Building An Empire Of Influence In Central Asia

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:32 | RFE/RL staff

The release of Sinostan, a new book about China's growing influence in Central Asia, will mark the end of a sprawling journey that…

2 ETFs To Bet On Amid Wild Uncertainty And Volatility

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:32 | Josh Owens

Soaring inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, uncertainty over global economic contraction and a pandemic that still hasn’t disappeared have investors playing a dubious guessing game as to…

Chinese Demand Destruction Counters The Risk Of A Russian Oil Ban

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:06 | Tom Kool

While lockdowns in China are causing significant demand destruction and adding downward pressure to oil prices, the EU's threat to ban Russian oil imports has the potential to send prices…

U.S. Oil Rig Count Ticks Higher Amid Rebound In Oil Prices

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:05 | Julianne Geiger

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 4 this week, after a sizable increase of 16 rigs in the week prior, according to new…

EU Begins Drafting Embargo On Russian Oil

Apr 15, 2022 at 09:01 | Irina Slav

The European Union has started drafting its proposal for an embargo on Russian oil imports as its latest response to the war in Ukraine, the New York Times reported,…

Africa’s Most Controversial Oil Pipeline Is Hanging In The Balance

Apr 14, 2022 at 14:26 | Felicity Bradstock

After years in the works, the fight over the East Africa oil pipeline continues. Environmentalists and local communities have long been battling against the proposed construction of a…

Emerging Oil Producers Could Get A Boost As The West Pivots Away From Russia

Apr 14, 2022 at 13:58 | Felicity Bradstock

New oil regions that have attracted the attention of oil majors looking for greater longevity in their operations and cheap, low-carbon oil prospects could receive an additional boost…

Commodity Chaos Is Threatening The Global Economy

Apr 14, 2022 at 13:51 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Businesses and consumers are already feeling the impact of the rally in commodity prices of everything from crude oil to grains and metals. The year’s highly volatile commodity…

Demand Destruction May Kick In After Lithium Price Explosion

Apr 14, 2022 at 13:38 | Irina Slav

After skyrocketing by almost 500 percent over the past 12 months, lithium prices are beginning to slow their climb as current price levels begin to affect demand adversely.…

U.S. Natural Gas Prices To Spike As Exports Boom

Apr 14, 2022 at 13:32 | Irina Slav

Meet Europe, the newest and unlikeliest star on the LNG stage. Europe recently had to reconsider its emissions-cutting ambitions in light of the danger of an unprecedented energy…

Yergin: Europe Gears Up To Sanction Russian Energy Supplies

Apr 14, 2022 at 13:08 | Julianne Geiger

Europe could start to sanction Russian energy supplies, energy historian Daniel Yergin has told Bloomberg Television on Thursday. "I think we're going to start to see sanctions," Yergin said. The…

How Will China’s New Lockdowns Impact Commodity Prices?

Apr 14, 2022 at 13:01 | Metal Miner

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent shock waves throughout global metals markets. However, it’s important to remember that the most consistent longer-term driver of metal prices is Chinese…

China And The U.S. Are Battling For Influence Over Iraqi Oil

Apr 13, 2022 at 12:58 | Simon Watkins

Like the first sparrow of spring, Iraq’s reversal of all promises made to the U.S. in order to secure another waiver to import electricity and gas from still-sanctioned…

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