Felicity Bradstock

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• Kuwait Looks At Huge Wealth Fund To Move Beyond Oil

  Published 14 July 2021 | viewed 3,664 times

  Kuwait’s life-after-oil fund may have become one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds thanks to the country’s healthy oil industry, as it continues to…

• Alaska’s Most Important Pipeline Faces An Existential Threat

  Published 13 July 2021 | viewed 2,461 times

  An area of thawing permafrost is threatening a stretch of a major Alaskan pipeline as the structure experiences damages from the changing weather.An 810-foot section…

• New Coal Plants Are Popping Up All Over Asia

  Published 08 July 2021 | viewed 6,078 times

  Just five Asian countries are now producing the vast majority of the region’s coal, with little intention of reining in production as several companies invest…

• China’s Oil Industry Is Undergoing A Serious Makeover

  Published 07 July 2021 | viewed 4,457 times

  China’s establishment of a national pipeline network, PipeChina, last October is creating a shift in China’s oil and gas industry, which aims to create greater…

• Is There Still Hope For Argentina’s Struggling Shale Patch?

  Published 06 July 2021 | viewed 1,749 times

  Argentina is working to boost its oil production as well as investing in shale as the Latin American oil and gas giant continues to focus…

• Saudi Arabia Aims To Dominate The Global Hydrogen Market

  Published 04 July 2021 | viewed 12,542 times

  While Saudi Arabia continues to develop its oil industry, it is not shying away from alternative energy options, with state-owned Aramco now heavily investing in…

• Could Guyana Replace Venezuela As A Regional Oil Giant?

  Published 04 July 2021 | viewed 7,066 times

  Guyana is continuing to build its reputation as the new oil hub of the Americas, with more oil firms seeking a stake in the country’s…

• Can Mexico Regain Its Oil Reputation?

  Published 03 July 2021 | viewed 3,214 times

  Operations in Mexico’s long awaited Zama field fail to take off as Pemex once again holds up development of the oil region by halting the…

• Norway Is Going Full Steam Ahead On Its Oil Ventures

  Published 01 July 2021 | viewed 7,673 times

  Despite announcements last year that it is striving for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Norway has now said it will go full steam ahead in…

• India’s Oil Demand Expected To Return To Normal By End Of Year

  Published 01 July 2021 | viewed 2,459 times

  India’s oil demand is expected to get back to normal by the end of the year, following months of uncertainty in the face of a…

• Why Did Iraq Pull The Plug On Its $2 Billion Oil Deal With China?

  Published 27 June 2021 | viewed 9,588 times

  Just when it looked like Iraq was becoming a regional leader it decided to halt a $2 billion pre-paid oil supply deal with China's state-owned…

• The EV Boom Is Coming Much Earlier Than Expected

  Published 26 June 2021 | viewed 25,362 times

  The electric vehicle (EV) boom is now expected to come five years earlier than originally anticipated, in 2033, according to new research. Based on new…

• The UK Remains Committed To North Sea Oil Ambitions Despite Climate Goals

  Published 26 June 2021 | viewed 3,071 times

  The U.K. continues to stand by its oil and gas commitments even following this month’s G7 climate change conference in Cornwall, international pressure to move…

• Nigeria’s Oil Industry Is Struggling To Win Back Investors

  Published 20 June 2021 | viewed 3,254 times

  Long overdue government legislation must come into place in Nigeria if the country hopes to reform its oil industry to make it more accessible for…

• The Unmistakable Impact Of The IEA’s ‘Fantasy’ Report

  Published 19 June 2021 | viewed 20,230 times

  In an effort to adapt to Trudeau’s recent green policies and owing to pressure from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Canadian oil sand producers have…

• The Worst Setback For The Solar Boom In A Decade

  Published 15 June 2021 | viewed 10,052 times

  As the International Energy Agency (IEA) pushes countries and energy firms away from traditional energy and towards renewables, solar energy production has hit a major…

• Not All Electric Vehicle Companies Are Created Equal

  Published 14 June 2021 | viewed 2,705 times

  Shares of 19 EV and EV-adjacent companies that have gone public via SPACs have seen their share prices fall about 50% from their highs. Meanwhile,…

• The UAE Is Poised To Become The Next Middle East Energy Giant

  Published 14 June 2021 | viewed 4,369 times

  Saudi Arabia is synonymous with oil, the EU is obsessed with renewable energy, and the U.S. is the world's leading natural gas producer, but there…

• Carbon Capture Investment Soars As CO2 Levels Hit Record High

  Published 08 June 2021 | viewed 7,142 times

  With carbon capture having hit record levels, government investment in new projects is soaring, even Elon Musk is backing it. Here’s what’s happening in the…

• Buffett And Gates Are Building A Nuclear Plant In Coal Country

  Published 05 June 2021 | viewed 49,456 times

  Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have chosen a top U.S. coal-producing state as the location for a new kind of nuclear reactor, using Natrium as…