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Month: October 2021

Category:
  • Prices

As Oil Races Toward $100, Consumers Tell OPEC+ Enough Is Enough

For the past year, oil consuming countries have become increasingly anxious at crude’s resurgence: first to $50 a barrel, then $75 and now to more than $85. And when Vladimir Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply

Oil Demand Is Soaring

Refiners are enjoying hefty margins – a welcome change after a challenging 2020. Fuel consumption is soaring around the globe, and with millions of barrels of daily refining capacity offline, Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Rises 11% in October as Stockpiles Erode Away

Oil posted a monthly gain of 11% on signs that consumption is outpacing supply and draining stockpiles. Futures in New York rose 0.9% on Friday. Oil’s advance this month shows Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil rally resumes as OPEC+ seen keeping supply tight

Oil rose further above $84 a barrel on Friday, within sight of a multi-year high hit this week, as expectations, OPEC and its allies will keep supply tight countered rising Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • International Oil Companies

Big oil says up to governments at climate talks to rein in demand

Leaders of Europe’s biggest oil and gas companies said political leaders attending U.N. climate talks that start this week must make carbon markets more effective and that only governments can Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Coal

G-20 Climate Talks Threatened by Clash Over Coal Ahead of COP26

Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies are split over phasing out coal and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, officials said, throwing into doubt whether ambitious climate Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran May Become Gas Importer Despite Its Massive Reserves

Iran, the country holding the world’s second-largest natural gas reserves, risks turning into a net gas importer The country must secure some $50 billion in investment to develop its natural Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Suspected Islamic State attack triggers deadly sectarian reprisal in Diyala

Displaced Iraqis from the village of Mansuriya, Diyala province, where fighting with militant jihadists has been raging, gather on the side of a road as they are heading to the Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Brazil
  • Climate

Amazon Blazes Propel Brazil CO2 Emissions to Highest Since 2006

Brazil’s carbon dioxide emissions soared last year due to greater deforestation in regions including the Amazon, dealing a fresh blow to President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental credentials. Emissions rose 9.5% versus Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Exxon

Exxon posts strongest results since 2017, vows to resume share buybacks

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday pledged to revive its long-dormant share repurchase program next year, bolstered by a jump in profit and improved cash flow in the third quarter as Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Prices, Wages Rise at Fastest Pace in Decades

Consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 30 years in September while workers saw their biggest compensation boosts in at least 20 years, according to new government data released Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • USA

Natural Gas Monthly

August 2021 In August 2021, dry natural gas production increased year over year for the month, for the fifth consecutive month. The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Oil And Gas Rig Count Rises As Crude Prices Stabilize

The number of oil and gas rigs in the United States rose by 2 this week, according to Baker Hughes . The total rig count is now at 544, up Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • International Oil Companies

Congress Threatens Big Oil With Subpoenas For Alleged Disinformation

Big Oil majors, including Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron, may be subpoenaed to turn over financial documents as part of a congressional probe into alleged disinformation about the effect of Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

U.S. Coal Industry Says Almost Sold-Out For 2022

U.S. coal miners are enjoying the surge in demand for the fossil fuel, with almost all of their production through the end of next year—and some into 2023 even—already sold, Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Spotlight: Will US shale oil operators forget capital discipline and produce a lot more oil next year as oil prices reach a seven-year high?

Despite high oil prices, capital discipline has held drilling and completion activity in check as most public operators have focused on paying down debt and returning cash to shareholders instead Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

U.S. Propane Prices Start Winter Heating Season At 10-Year High

U.S. residential propane prices stood at their highest level since 2011 at the start of the winter heating season, as global demand grows and supply tightens, the Energy Information Administration Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • LNG

US LNG export terminal utilization jumps amid Sabine Pass Train 6 commissioning

US LNG feedgas demand hit the highest level in more than six months on Oct. 29 at 11.8 Bcf/d, translating to near 100% liquefaction terminal utilization amid commissioning of a Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid to curb federal power to limit carbon emissions

 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by states including coal producer West Virginia and industry groups to limit federal power to regulate carbon emissions from Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Top U.S. oil firms crank up shale output after cashing gains

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. on Friday disclosed plans to expand drilling in the top U.S. shale basin after posting their biggest quarterly profits in years. Latecomers to the Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • United Kingdom
  • Wind

Britain to launch $220 mln fund to boost floating wind power industry

Britain will launch a 160 million pound ($220 million) fund to help developers of floating offshore wind technology as part of efforts to ramp up renewable power and meet climate Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

Macron warns of threat to global economy from energy crisis

President Emmanuel Macron has warned that an energy crisis threatens the world’s post-pandemic recovery, calling for leaders at a G20 summit in Rome this weekend to work together to stabilize Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Gas prices tumble in Europe as Russia signals more supplies next month

Gas prices in the UK and continental Europe tumbled by as much as a fifth on Friday on further signs Russia will increase exports to the region after restricting supplies Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shell

Investors want Shell to break up its business

On the eve of a pivotal global climate summit, the world’s oil giants have been swamped by calls from activists, investors and lawmakers to move faster to transform their businesses, cut Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply

What Happens With Oil Prices If Cushing Inventories Fall To Zero?

Stocks At Cushing Have Halved Since April 2020 Market Rout Storage at Cushing alone has the potential to really rally the market to the moon The WTI-Brent spread is now Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Powers to 10% Monthly Advance as Stockpiles Spiral Lower

Oil is on course for a monthly gain of about 10% on sustained signs that consumption is outpacing supply, draining stockpiles. West Texas Intermediate was little changed after a volatile Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil rally resumes as OPEC+ seen keeping supply tight

Oil rose further above $84 a barrel on Friday, within sight of a multi-year high hit this week, as expectations OPEC and its allies will keep supply tight countered rising Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

WTI Futures Back On Rise Again

WTI rose again Thursday on an OPEC Joint Technical Committee forecast. Oil eked out a gain with OPEC and its allies expecting a tighter global oil market in the fourth Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Eases as Investors Weigh Resumption of Iran Nuclear Talks

Oil fell for a second day as investors weighed the possibility that Iran may revive exports after a build in U.S. crude inventories. West Texas Intermediate pared some earlier declines, Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy

Global Chip Shortage ‘Is Far From Over’ as Wait Times Get Longer

Almost a year into a global chip shortage, the problems are increasing for many customers as delays get even longer and sales are lost. Manuel Schoenfeld placed an order in Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy

Supply Chains Need $100 Trillion To Become Net-Zero By 2050

Supply chains, which account for 80 percent of the world’s total carbon emissions, would require as much as $100 trillion of investment if they are to become net-zero emission by Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate

China and India cast pall over climate ambitions ahead of COP26

China and India cast a pall over the opening of the COP26 summit in Glasgow when they rejected calls to set tough new climate targets, calling into question whether the Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • p-

How Serious Are Saudia Arabia And China About Their Emissions Target?

China has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, although it has not outlined exactly how it will get there and is planning an additional 60 coal plants Saudi Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • IEA

IEA: Global Recovery Spending On Clean Energy Rises By 20%

Governments currently plan to allocate an estimated US$470 billion for clean energy investment between now and 2030, up by 20 percent compared to plans in July, the International Energy Agency Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate

G20 leaders to commit to tackle ‘existential’ climate challenge – draft

The world’s 20 richest countries will commit this weekend to tackle the existential threat of climate change, paving the way for more detailed action at a UN climate change summit Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Coal

G-20 Climate Talks Threatened by Clash Over Coal Ahead of COP26

Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies are split over phasing out coal and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, officials said, throwing into doubt whether ambitious climate Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Middle East

Middle East Oil Producers Are Making Ambitious Renewable Energy Pledges

Gulf oil producers present big renewables plans ahead of COP26 Oil remains key, but NOCs look to offset a large part of emissions Renewables investment fits in long-term low-carbon energy Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC+ advisory committee expects group to stay the course with 400,000 b/d December hike

Highlights Joint Technical Committee discussed bearish demand scenario: delegate OPEC+ ministers set to meet Nov. 4 to discuss December output Coalition under pressure from consumers to further boost production OPEC Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

OPEC+ trims 2021 oil demand view, keeps 2022 steady – sources

An OPEC+ committee trimmed its forecasts for global oil demand growth this year to 5.7 million barrels per day from 5.8 million, two sources said, amid a continuing strong recovery Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuela sought to swap Americans for Maduro ally

In this Sept. 9, 2021 file photo, pedestrians walk near a poster asking for the freedom of Colombian businessman and Venezuelan special envoy Alex Saab, and that reads in Spanish Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

Chinese Coal Prices Plunge After Beijing Imposes Price Caps

Chinese coal futures have lost nearly half of their value in the past seven days The artificial 440 yuan price target will apply to term supplies from coal mines to Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

Coal in Freefall in China as Government Steps Up Price War

Coal futures extended a dramatic decline as China’s government said there’s further room for prices to fall, ratcheting up interventions in the market aimed at easing an energy crisis. Production Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s coal prices see biggest weekly fall in more than 5 years

China’s coal futures prices saw their biggest fall in more than five years after the powerful state planner said there is still room to adjust coal prices after recent investigations Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Wind

Japan start-up designs wind turbine that can harness typhoon energy

As governments and companies globally rush to install as much renewable energy capacity as possible to cut carbon emissions, areas often not suitable for solar arrays or wind farms are Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s top steelmaking hub Tangshan orders production cuts; prices fall

China’s biggest steelmaking hub Tangshan has ordered steel output curbs from Oct. 28 to tackle worsening air quality in the city, forcing some 19,000 mt/day of capacity to close for Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Congress
  • USA

U.S. House Democrats grill Big Oil in climate deception probe

Executives from some of the world’s biggest oil companies denied in U.S. congressional testimony on Thursday that they continue to misinform the public about the role of fossil fuels in Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California
  • Shipping

Biden Port Envoy Vows Alliance Will Help Break California Logjam

President Joe Biden’s point-person for clearing the supply-chain bottleneck in southern California hailed a new agreement that will fast-track multiple logistics projects in the Golden State. The Emerging Projects Agreement Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Posts Weakest Growth of Pandemic Recovery on Supply Woes

Jobless Claims Fall as U.S. Posts Weakest GDP of Recovery U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter to the softest pace of the pandemic recovery period Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Economy Slowed in Third Quarter on Delta Surge, Supply Crunch – WSJ

The U.S. economy grew at the slowest pace of the recovery in the third quarter, but economists expect strong consumer demand and an easing pandemic to boost growth in the Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Posts Weakest Growth of Pandemic Recovery on Supply Woes

Jobless Claims Fall as U.S. Posts Weakest GDP of Recovery U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter to the softest pace of the pandemic recovery period Continue Reading

Posted On : 29 Oct 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple

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