Beware the moon’s wobble
Few things seem as stable and predictable as the moon. It goes from new to full and back again every month. It moves the tides. The same side always faces Continue Reading
Top 5% Polluting Power Plants Account For 73% Of Global Emissions
Just 5 percent of the world’s power plants account for nearly three-quarters of global carbon emissions from electricity generation, a recent study showed . And all those power plants are Continue Reading
U.S., Israel, U.K. Vow Action Against Iran on Tanker Attack
The U.S., Israel and the U.K. all vowed to respond to a deadly drone attack on an Israeli-linked tanker last week in a major waterway for global oil shipments that Continue Reading
Incoming Iran president says he will take steps to lift ‘tyrannical’ U.S. sanctions
Iran’s hardline incoming president Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday he will take steps to lift “tyrannical” sanctions imposed by the United States, after winning the formal endorsement of the country’s Continue Reading
July oil exports and revenues climb
With OPEC-plus pressure easing, Iraq increased exports slightly in July while higher oil prices drove monthly revenues to a 19-month high. A worker adjusts the valve of an oil pipe Continue Reading
Riding the oil price rebound: Gulf states to accelerate asset sales
Saudi Aramco and other Gulf oil producers are following in the footsteps of Abu Dhabi with plans to raise tens of billions of dollars through sales of stakes in energy Continue Reading
India pushes back on calls to set net-zero target ahead of COP26
Highlights Says against shifting goalposts, but calls for G20 action Points to per capita emissions, asks for ‘carbon space’ Calls for delivery of pledged $100 billion climate fund India is Continue Reading
Pakistan to explore wide middle distillate supply options amid tight Chinese exports
Pakistan’s FY 2021 oil product demand jumps 19% Beijing aims to limit middle distillate exports to cut emissions Fujairah oil product flows to Pakistan sharply higher in recent weeks Pakistan Continue Reading
Venezuela’s Oil Production Plans Are Entirely Unrealistic
Despite a near economic collapse, shattered petroleum industry infrastructure and empty government coffers, Venezuela’s oil minister Tareck El Aissami continues to talk-up the prospects of the OPEC members crude oil Continue Reading
Pirates Plague Mexico’s Offshore Oil Platforms
Incidents of piracy in the Mexican waters in the Gulf of Mexico have led to calls to Mexico’s Navy to increase its presence in the area where pirate attacks on Continue Reading