Charles Kennedy

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• Japan’s Coal Imports Soar Amid Surging Natural Gas Prices

  Published 28 January 2022 | viewed 2,050 times

  Japan is set to import the highest quantity of coal in January in just over two years, as utilities scramble to get supplies for power…

• Aramco CEO: Energy Transition “Is Not Going Smoothly”

  Published 27 January 2022 | viewed 4,506 times

  The energy transition “is not going smoothly,” the chief executive of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, said on Thursday, calling for continued investment in oil and…

• Los Angeles City Council Votes To Ban Oil Drilling

  Published 27 January 2022 | viewed 4,747 times

  The city of Los Angeles voted to ban oil drilling in what many see as a historic decision. The L.A. Times wrote that the city…

• U.S. Oil Firms Urge Biden For Caution Over Possible Sanctions On Russia

  Published 26 January 2022 | viewed 6,646 times

  Some of the largest U.S. companies, including the biggest oil lobby, called on the Biden Administration and Congress this week to tread carefully with potential…

• Shell To Reduce Output At Europe’s Biggest Oil Refinery

  Published 26 January 2022 | viewed 7,171 times

  Shell will shut down a key processing unit at its Pernis refinery in Rotterdam as it prepares for seasonal maintenance at Europe’s biggest refinery. Bloomberg…

• Russia’s Flagship Seaborne Oil Exports Set To Slump

  Published 26 January 2022 | viewed 4,768 times

  Exports of Russia’s flagship crude grade from its ports on the Baltic Sea are set to drop in February to the lowest level in five…

• UAE's State Oil Firm Prepares For First Bond Issue

  Published 25 January 2022 | viewed 1,009 times

  Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has created a new entity that will sell the first bond of the United Arab Emirates' oil producer as…

• Oil, Corn Lobbies United Against Biden’s EV Plan

  Published 25 January 2022 | viewed 2,782 times

  The White House’s push to electrify America’s transport system has united two rivals for the favors of Congress: the oil lobby and the corn lobby.…

• Europe’s Top Copper Producer Wants Nuclear Energy Labeled As Green

  Published 24 January 2022 | viewed 3,365 times

  European industries could grow using clean energy only if the European Union (EU) decides to classify some nuclear power plant investments as sustainable, the head…

• Mexico’s Mega Refinery: Delayed And $3.6 Billion Over Budget

  Published 21 January 2022 | viewed 8,614 times

  The construction of Mexico’s Dos Bocas oil refinery is running $3.6 billion over budget and delays could mean that the flagship project of Mexican President…

• EU Debates Energy Prices And Net-Zero Goals

  Published 21 January 2022 | viewed 976 times

  The energy and environment ministers of the European Union (EU) member states are discussing at the end of this week the soaring energy prices in…

• U.S. Moves To Protect PDVSA-Owned Citgo For Another Year

  Published 21 January 2022 | viewed 4,483 times

  The Treasury Department extended a moratorium on transactions on a bond issued by the U.S. arm of Venezuela’s PDVSA, Citgo, for another year in the…

• BP, Rosneft Were Only Firms With Over 1 Billion Barrel Oil Finds In 2021

  Published 20 January 2022 | viewed 4,917 times

  BP and Rosneft were the only companies to have delivered over 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent in discoveries last year due to their exposure…

• New South American Energy Alliance Could Be A Gamechanger For Oil Markets

  Published 20 January 2022 | viewed 8,952 times

  The hottest oil countries in South America—Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil—are set to discuss later this week the setting up of a new energy alliance and…

• Buffett Eyes Largest Wind Power Project Ever In U.S.

  Published 20 January 2022 | viewed 7,256 times

  Warren Buffett’s investment firm Berkshire Hathaway has proposed a plan for a renewable energy project comprising wind and solar power that would cost $3.9 billion…

• Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Resumes Oil Flows After Explosion

  Published 19 January 2022 | viewed 1,817 times

  The 450,000-barrels-per-day Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline that carries crude from northern Iraq to Turkey’s Ceyhan port for export resumed oil flows on Wednesday after an explosion and…

• Regulator Wants EU Ban On Energy-Sucking Crypto Mining

  Published 19 January 2022 | viewed 2,438 times

  The European Union should consider banning the more energy-intensive method of cryptocurrency mining, as using a lot of energy undermines the bloc’s climate goals, the…

• ERCOT: Texas Is Ready For The Winter

  Published 19 January 2022 | viewed 2,203 times

  Texas is now ready for the winter, the state's Electric Reliability Council, ERCOT, reported to the Public Utilities Commission. Per a report by the Houston…

• China Sees 2022 As Crucial For Its EV Industry

  Published 18 January 2022 | viewed 3,658 times

  China considers this year as the crucial year for its new-energy vehicles industry to "go global," according to the Chinese industry ministry. In a meeting…

• Most U.S. States See Nuclear Power As Part Of Green Transition

  Published 18 January 2022 | viewed 1,979 times

  The majority of U.S. states and the District of Columbia see a future for nuclear power in their respective energy policies for a transition away…