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• Is Libya’s Oil Output Set For A Steep Drop?

  Published 03 October 2019 | viewed 12,820 times

  Libya’s National Oil Corporation has warned that the country’s crude oil production could drop sharply over the next nine months if the government in Tripoli…

• Oil Sands CEO Slams Government For Lack Of Leadership In Climate Debate

  Published 03 October 2019 | viewed 13,242 times

  The growing polarization in the climate change debate reveals an “extreme” lack of leadership among Canada’s politicians, MEG Energy’s chief executive Derek Evans said at…

• Bearish Inventory Report Sends Oil Prices Lower

  Published 02 October 2019 | viewed 24,196 times

  Crude oil prices fell further today after the Energy Information Administration reported an inventory build of 3.1 million barrels for the week to September 27.…

• Norway To Divest Just $6 Bln In Oil Stocks

  Published 02 October 2019 | viewed 9,448 times

  After it rattled oil markets by announcing an intention to divest all its holdings in oil companies, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has been greenlit to…

• Shipping U.S. Oil To Asia Just Got A Lot More Expensive

  Published 02 October 2019 | viewed 9,353 times

  Shipping rates for oil tankers leaving the United States bound for Asia jumped to three-year highs after Washington sanctioned several Chinese tanker operators for alleged…

• Poland: Zero Emissions Is A Trillion-Dollar Fantasy

  Published 01 October 2019 | viewed 12,010 times

  Reducing emissions in Poland to zero will cost the country between $760 and $980 billion (700-900 billion euro), said Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski, as quoted…

• Oil Pirates: The Gulf Of Mexico’s Billion Dollar Problem

  Published 01 October 2019 | viewed 51,505 times

  Pirate activity in the Gulf of Mexico is on the rise and so is oil theft from platforms operating in the area, Fox News reports,…

• Pemex Looking To Take Over 2 Billion Barrel Talos Field

  Published 01 October 2019 | viewed 10,175 times

  Pemex is reportedly seeking a way to take over an offshore oil exploration project in the Gulf of Mexico that is currently developed jointly by…

• $300 Oil: What If The Attacks In Saudi Arabia Had Destroyed Production?

  Published 30 September 2019 | viewed 86,083 times

  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBC) has told CBS that oil could reach “unimaginably high numbers” if a war with Iran were to…

• Saudi Arabia Sets Up New $320 Million Renewables Fund

  Published 30 September 2019 | viewed 10,273 times

  Saudi Arabia has set up a $320-million (1.2 billion riyals) fund that will provide debt financing for renewable energy projects, including the manufacturing of renewable…

• Chinese Oil Giant Significantly Boosts Shale Reserves

  Published 30 September 2019 | viewed 27,962 times

  State energy giant PetroChina has announced new additions of almost 741 billion cubic meters to its shale gas reserves in the Sichuan province as well…

• Tanker Blast Injures 18 At South Korean Port

  Published 30 September 2019 | viewed 8,227 times

  An oil tanker explosion in the South Korean port of Ulsan has injured 18, including crew members and rescue workers, AFP reports, citing Korea’s news…

• China’s Renewable Boom Hits The Wall

  Published 29 September 2019 | viewed 57,029 times

  When earlier this year China announced subsidies for 22.79 GW of new solar power capacity, those following the country’s renewable energy story must have started…

• Canadian Oil Prices Under Pressure As Alberta Eases Production Cuts

  Published 27 September 2019 | viewed 14,530 times

  Alberta’s government will allow oil producers to pump 3.8 million bpd of crude in November and 3.81 million bpd in December, Reuters reports. That’s up…

• PDVSA Considers Using Bitcoin To Pay Suppliers

  Published 27 September 2019 | viewed 8,025 times

  Venezuela’s oil company, PDVSA, is considering switching from hard cash to bitcoin and ether as payment means for its suppliers, Bloomberg reports, citing people in…

• Oil Plunges After Saudi Arabia Announces Yemen Ceasefire

  Published 27 September 2019 | viewed 93,189 times

  Oil prices fell sharply today after Saudi Arabia agreed to a partial ceasefire in Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with…

• Is This The Next Big Thing In Solar?

  Published 26 September 2019 | viewed 44,692 times

  Solar power installations out in the open are a common sight in many parts of the world, but how about household solar generators? A team…

• Truck Hauling Tesla’s Catches Fire

  Published 26 September 2019 | viewed 18,189 times

  A truck carrying Teslas reportedly caught fire on a Nevada highway, a local daily, Elko Daily Free Press, wrote. According to the report, the fire…

• Unlit Gas Flares Cause Worst Methane Leaks

  Published 26 September 2019 | viewed 9,527 times

  Unlit gas flares are the cause of the worst methane leaks produced by the energy industry, data from a Canadian methane monitoring company GHGSat Inc…

• LNG Investments Hit Record In 2019

  Published 26 September 2019 | viewed 20,651 times

  Investments in liquefied natural gas since the start of the year have hit an all-time high of $50 billion, the International Energy Agency’s head, Fatih…