Spanish sets capacity record on PV, wind surge
Spanish installed capacity stood at 110.1 GW as of end-2019, up 6% year on year following additions of 4 GW of solar PV and 2.3 GW of wind capacity, new Continue Reading
Bernard Looney, a polished oilman at BP
Bernard Looney, the incoming chief executive of BP, has spent the past few months letting critics tell him how terrible his company is. Concerned that the energy major had become too Continue Reading
Oil Prices Head Lower Despite Small Crude Draw
Crude oil prices were stubbornly down following the Energy Information Administration reported a modest crude oil inventory draw of 400,000 barrels for the week to January 17. This compared with Continue Reading
Oil falls 2% as specter of China virus threatens fuel demand
Oil prices fell 2% on Thursday on concern that the spread of a virus from China could lower fuel demand if it stunts economic growth, but losses were limited by Continue Reading
Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate and nuclear fears
The symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close our planet is to complete annihilation, is now only 100 seconds away from midnight. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) said Continue Reading
The End Of A Dark Decade For Energy Commodities
Beaten-down commodity markets may be tempting investors to start adding the asset class to their portfolios as they seek to diversify even as the epic stock market bull run continues Continue Reading
Business must make 2020 the year of the energy shift
Governments and politicians may not have agreed on a way forward at the recent COP25 climate talks in Madrid, but it doesn’t mean business leaders can afford to stop and Continue Reading
Ignore the Fake Climate Debate
Beyond the headlines and social media, where Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump and the online armies of climate “alarmists” and “deniers” do battle, there is a real climate debate bubbling along Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Hints At Further Oil Production Cuts
All options are on the table for the next summit of the OPEC+ coalition in March, including further cuts in oil production, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Continue Reading
Promising signs for Yemen’s oil industry, but civil war rages
Nearly five years into a devastating civil war that has spiraled into a humanitarian crisis, Yemen continues to pump a trickle of oil. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & Continue Reading