According to the most recent UN estimates (United Nations 2017), almost one half of the world’s population lives in countries with below replacement fertility (BRF), i.e. with a total fertility Continue Reading
Oil prices rose to their highest levels in 2½ years Tuesday following a pipeline explosion in Libya, the latest disruption to supplies in an already tightening market. U.S. crude futures Continue Reading
Oil prices on Wednesday remained near two-and-a-half-year highs from the previous session as the market outlook for 2018 is relatively tight, although the gradual resumption of flows through a major Continue Reading
Libya’s output seen declining up to 100,000 b/d on explosion Saudis are said to see $75 prices boosting revenue 80% by 2023 A pipeline blast in Libya and a bullish Continue Reading
Last week AXA announced its sell off of €700m of tar sands investments from its balance sheets, covering 25 tar sands companies and 3 major pipelines projects. Thomas Buberl, the Continue Reading
With what has now become habitual optimism, the Iraqi oil minister, Jabar al Luaibi, said he expected the global oil market to rebalance by the end of the first quarter Continue Reading
Two and a half years ago, analysts asked when Italy’s Eni would be able to start producing gas from the giant Zohr field offshore Egypt. The overwhelming majority said this Continue Reading
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the persistent fuel scarcity in the country and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign for failing to ending the crisis. Continue Reading
Venezuelan authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested 28 people in southern Bolivar state for looting and disorder over Christmas in the latest unrest during a severe economic crisis. There Continue Reading
India is set to surpass China as the biggest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) this month as a drive to replace wood and animal dung fires for cooking boosts Continue Reading
