Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Declined By 19,6% in Q4
Nigeria’s crude oil production declined by 19.6 per cent to an average of 1.52 million barrels per day (mbpd) in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with the 1.89 mbpd Continue Reading
Global wind additions accelerate in 2020, but challenges to scale remain
While 2020 was a year of unprecedented disruptions, wind power newbuild activity proved resilient, with wind turbine capacity additions accelerating across the globe. S&P Global Platts Analytics estimates that about Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia targets 1 million b/d domestic oil demand reduction
Saudi Arabia plans to reduce domestic consumption of liquid hydrocarbons by 1 million b/d for use “in a better way”, the kingdom’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Continue Reading
India Considers Net Zero Goal Around 2050, a Decade Before China
Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a goal to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an ambitious target that would require overhauling its coal-dependent economy. Continue Reading
The Rock Standing in the Way of China’s Climate Ambitions: Coal
Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, has promoted an uplifting vision for growth increasingly freed from greenhouse gas pollution, but turning that plan into action is already proving contentious. The big Continue Reading
Are Analysts Underestimating Chinese Oil Demand?
China’s annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) last week set an annual economic growth target that – at ‘above 6 per cent’ – looks conservative to many and, Continue Reading
Biden’s Solar Energy Plan Has A Major Space Problem
US President Joe Biden clinched the top role last November on the back of a campaign promise to launch the Clean Energy Revolution in the country, with a chief aim Continue Reading
Permian Production Set To Rise Despite Shale Decline
Oil production from the seven largest U.S. shale regions is set to decline by 46,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April, but output in the biggest and most prolific basin, Continue Reading
Novel pathway for aviation fuel from food waste–derived volatile fatty acids (VFA) could lead to 70% blends, up to 165% reduction in GHG
Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Dayton, Yale University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from food Continue Reading
US Drivers Burning More Gas
After a year of getting pummeled by the coronavirus, U.S. oil demand is bouncing back — and this time it looks like it’s here to stay. Retail gasoline sales rose Continue Reading