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Month: November 2017

Category:
  • Asia

Market Movers Asia, Nov 27-Dec 1: All eyes on OPEC, non-OPEC meet on Thursday

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is set to have a significant impact on energy and commodities in the coming decades, as the region’s demand climbs due to favorable geography Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Samsung’s Graphene-Based Battery Charges In 12 Minutes

The Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) created “graphene balls” to increase battery capacity by 45 percent and charge up to five times more quickly. The company says the innovation Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

U.S. shale producers renew challenge to OPEC: Kemp

 U.S. shale producers have started adding more drilling rigs in response to rising oil prices and improving confidence about the outlook for 2018. Experience shows changes in the number of Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

TransCanada: 20 percent of spilled Keystone oil recovered

 During the long U.S. holiday weekend, pipeline company TransCanada said it recovered about 20 percent of what spilled from its Keystone pipeline. The company closed down much of the network Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Tesla truck will need energy of 4,000 homes to recharge, research claims

One of Europe’s leading energy consultancies has estimated that Tesla’s electric haulage truck will require the same energy as up to 4,000 homes to recharge, calculations that raise questions about the Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Planes

When Will Electric Planes Be Clear For Takeoff?

With so much talk of electric cars, it’s easy to overlook another segment of the transport industry that is seeing an influx of electric projects: aircraft. There are probably a Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

SolidPower: The Solid State Breakthrough EVs Are Looking For

SolidPower researchers in Colorado developing solid state lithium batteries The current generation of lithium-ion batteries have given us day-long cellphones, hours-long laptops and 200+ mile electric cars. Now solid-state batteries Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Pressured for profit, oil majors bet big on shale technology

Part of a team working to cut the cost of drilling a new shale well by a third, Portillo works from a Royal Dutch Shell Plc office in suburban Houston, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

TransCanada to restart Keystone pipeline on Tuesday

The Keystone crude oil pipeline will restart at reduced pressure on Tuesday, TransCanada Corp ( TRP.TO ) said, nearly two weeks after closing the line after it leaked 5,000 barrels Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Driverless cars may kill off the world’s deadliest invention

We often make lists of the best inventions of all time. But which are the worst? The nuclear bomb would be up there. The AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifle also has Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Exclusive: Rising Russian Sakhalin-1 oil output may threaten OPEC deal compliance

Oil output from Russia’s Sakhalin-1 project is set to rise by about a quarter to 250,000-260,000 barrels per day (bpd) from January, sources with knowledge of the plan said, signaling Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites

IONITY , the joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen with Audi and Porsche that is developing and implementing a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for EVs across Europe ( Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Norway

Statoil to drill 5-6 wells in Arctic Barents Sea in 2018

Norway’s Statoil will continue to drill for oil in the Arctic Barents Sea next year even though its 2017 campaign was mostly disappointing, the company’s head of exploration told Reuters Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil slips on U.S. drilling but OPEC cuts support market

Oil prices slipped on Monday, with U.S. crude easing from two-year highs on prospects for increased output. FILE Losses were limited though as expectations that OPEC and other key exporters Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Citi: Prepare For An OPEC Disappointment

A week out from the OPEC meeting, everyone is assuming a rollover of the production cuts for an additional nine months will be a simple formality, putting the limits in Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Oil Investors’ Surprise New Worry: An Over-Achieving OPEC

Journalists listened to OPEC ministers attending a meeting in Vienna on Wednesday, where members reviewed progress on their 2016 agreement to curb oil output. After years of doing too little, Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco, SABIC plan to build $20 bln oil-to-chemicals complex

State oil giant Saudi Aramco [IPO-ARMO.SE] and petrochemical producer Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) signed a preliminary deal on Sunday to build a $20 billion complex to convert crude oil Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Iraq plans new pipeline exporting Kirkuk oil to Turkey: oil ministry

 Iraq plans to build a new pipeline that will ship oil from Kirkuk’s oilfields to the Ceyhan port in Turkey, the oil ministry said on Sunday. The new pipeline will Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia detentions: Living inside ‘five-star prison’

 The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh is holding about 200 members of the Saudi elite A peak inside the Ritz-Carlton as it hosts those suspected of corruption Riyadh’s palatial Ritz-Carlton hotel, branded Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Egypt
  • Israel

Israel, Egypt Said to Discuss Gas Exports

Egypt clarified that option to import Israeli gas still open Previous arbitration ruling remains an obstacle to deals A natural gas production platform west of the Ashkelon shore in Israel. Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Iraq invites foreign bids for oil, gas blocks in new areas

Iraq on Monday invited foreign companies to bid for contracts to explore and develop oil and natural gas reserves in nine new blocks as the OPEC nation seeks to boost Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan hopes for Karachaganak gas field deal by year-end

Kazakhstan hopes to settle a dispute with global energy companies developing the Karachaganak gas condensate field in the coming weeks, Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev told reporters on Monday. “I hope Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Maduro says taps military officer to ‘clean up’ oil company PDVSA

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tapped a FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of the state oil company National Guard major general to lead state oil company PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] and Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuelan General With No Oil-Industry Experience to Lead State Sector

President Nicolás Maduro named an active general to lead the state oil industry, the nation’s last major economic sector that had been outside the military’s control. National Guard Maj. Gen. Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuela Could Lose A Lot More Oil Production

PDVSA reportedly told employees that they needed to carry out an austerity campaign, looking for ways to cut costs by 50 percent. The internal memo said that savings needed to Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Crude oil output, exports at Mexico’s Pemex rise in October

 Production and exports of crude oil at Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, increased in October, the firm said on Friday.Crude output rose by 9.9 percent from the Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • South Korea

Samsung moves toward graphene-based fast-charging battery

Samsung Electronics has developed core battery technology using graphene to make lithium-ion batteries last longer and charge more quickly, a potential industry milestone if mass produced. The South Korean conglomerate Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • USA

Automakers struggle with the future in Los Angeles

 Car manufacturers’ attempts to square what U.S. consumers want against the clean vehicles regulators and investors demand will be on display in Los Angeles this week at an auto show that Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • USA

U.S. Energy To See Huge Investments From China

During President Trump’s visit to China, the U.S. signed US$250 billion worth of potential trade and investment deals that would boost American exports to China and Chinese investment in the Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

A Low-Cost Alternative To Lithium-Ion Batteries

Forschungszentrum Juelich researchers with American Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have now successfully observed with nano-scale precision how deposits form at the iron electrode during operation. A deeper understanding of Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply
  • USA

The US Oil Situation

The price of oil is finally rising….it can go significantly higher The US Oil Situation reports from the EIA (US Energy Information Administration) routinely result in sharp shifts in energy Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

A BP North Sea field to test U.S. policy on Iran

 A small gas field on the edge of the British North Sea could become a litmus test for U.S. policy towards Iran. London-based BP this week agreed to sell to Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russia expects to keep oil output flat at 550 million T until 2035: minister

 Russia plans to keep its oil production broadly unchanged at around 550 million tonnes per year, or 11 million barrels per day, until 2035, Russian Energy Minister said in an Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Flurry Of Bullish News Boosts Oil Prices

Oil prices saw significant gains on Friday following a week of bullish news and though the OPEC meeting is still a week away, analysts are optimistic and the market is Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC, Russia Said To Announce Oil Pact Extension On Nov 30

Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed that OPEC and non-OPEC allies should announce an extension of the cuts at the highly-anticipated meeting in Vienna on November 30, Bloomberg reported on Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC Set To Move Fast On Cut Extension Decision

A draft agenda for next week’s meeting of OPEC’s energy ministers suggests the decision to extend the oil production cuts until the end of 2018 is all but made, at Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

Russia-OPEC Agree on Framework to Extend Oil Cuts

Kremlin said to be willing to announce end-2018 deal on Nov 30 Various options still on the table, says Energy Minister Novak OPEC and Russia have crafted the outline of Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC
  • Russia

Putin Crowns Himself OPEC King

For more than half a century, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister could move markets with a few choice words about what OPEC may decide at its next meeting, generating millions if Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • LNG
  • USA

Big gas exporter countries blast unilateral sanctions in dig at U.S

 Representatives from a group of major energy-exporting nations on Friday said they oppose the use of unilateral sanctions on any of their members – an apparent dig at the United Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Turkey
  • Wind

Turkey Targets $5B Investment In Wind Energy By End-2017

Turkey aims to have $5 billion in wind energy investments by the end of this year, with the awarding of additional wind capacity tenders, the president of the Turkish Wind Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nigeria

Nigeria Makes First Step Away From Oil

Nigeria’s state oil company is venturing into renewable fuels with a contract that will see a bioethanol plant built in the state of Kebbi, in northeastern Nigeria. The plant will Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuela’s PDVSA says making bond payments, urges trust

Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA said on Friday it was making last-minute payments on two bonds close to default, including one backed by shares in U.S.-based refiner Citgo, and called Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuela’s PDVSA To Cut Costs By 50%

Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has launched a cost-cutting drive aimed at slashing expenses by half as the company continues to struggle with declining oil production and unpaid debts. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China issues more 2017 oil import quotas to three independent refiners: sources

 China has issued crude oil import quotas for 2017 of 1.5 million tonnes to three independent refiners, three sources familiar with the situation said on Saturday, a sign Beijing is Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

As Money Tightens, an Oil Boom Town Fights for Its Share

Williston, N.D., built a $70 million recreation center, complete with an indoor water park, with the influx of wealth from the oil boom. When the oil boom came to Williston, Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Tar Sands

Oil Major: 70% Of Crude Can Be Left In The Ground | OilPrice.com

Canada’s oil sands are too dirty to be produced, and should probably stay in the ground. That has long been the sentiment of environmental groups, but it is also gaining acceptance Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Tesla’s Newest Promises Break the Laws of Batteries

Elon Musk knows how to make promises. Even by his own standards, the promises made last week while introducing two new Tesla vehicles—the heavy-duty Semi Truck and the speedy Roadster—are Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

TransCanada recovers 44,400 gallons of oil from Keystone pipeline spill site

TransCanada Corp said on Friday it has recovered 44,400 gallons, or 1,057 barrels, of oil from the Keystone pipeline spill site at Amherst, South Dakota.  The company had shut down Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Greece

Storm That Unleashed Deadly Floods in Greece Was a Rare ‘Medicane’

Tropical systems don’t usually form in Mediterranean Storm developed eye wall like a hurricane, NOAA says A “rare tropical-like storm” grew in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea last week Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC
  • Russia

Russia ready to support oil output deal as OPEC meeting looms

 Russia said on Friday it is ready to support extending a deal among oil producers on cutting output, less than a week before OPEC meets in Vienna to discuss policy, Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Nov 2017 Published By : Tom Whipple

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