Can China Shake Its Dangerous Addiction To Oil?
In order to avoid the worst effects of global warming, the world will have to make drastic changes this decade. In a damning report released by the United Nations at Continue Reading
Australia Is Growing Dangerously Dependent On Foreign Fuel
The pandemic has accelerated refinery closures globally as refiners and oil majors acknowledge that some sites have become permanently uneconomical amid depressed refining margins, fierce regional competition, and expectations of Continue Reading
US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins
The White House has called on China to hand over data from the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic and expressed “deep concerns” about a World Health Organization fact-finding mission Continue Reading
Covid-19: U.K.-Based Variant Is Probably More Lethal, Scientists Say
British government scientists are increasingly finding the coronavirus variant first detected in Britain to be linked to a higher risk of death than other versions of the virus, a devastating Continue Reading
U.S. Infection Rate Eases to Lowest Since October:
The pace of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. continued to ease as the country’s week-to-week average fell to its lowest in almost four months. A top Biden administration health Continue Reading
Why are coronavirus cases dropping in the U.S.? Experts point to four reasons. – The Washington Post
In recent weeks, U.S. coronavirus case data — long a closely-watched barometer of the pandemic’s severity — has sent some encouraging signals: The rate of newly recorded infections is plummeting Continue Reading
First known patient reinfected with South Africa coronavirus variant is in critical condition
A man in France is critically ill with the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa four months after he was previously infected with the virus — the first recorded reinfection Continue Reading
Can Covax deliver the vaccines much of the world needs?
Scores of poorer countries around the world are waiting nervously to see if the multilateral Covax program will deliver the coronavirus vaccines they need to stem the pandemic — even Continue Reading
China Imports 11.12 Million Bpd Of Oil In January
China’s January crude oil imports averaged 11.12 million bpd, according to energy analytics company OilX. This was up by more than 18 percent, or 1.74 million bpd, from the December Continue Reading
Is China Headed To Peak Oil Demand?
The world’s top oil importer, China, could be just years away from its own peak in domestic demand for oil products, Chinese refiners have started to warn, but consumer preferences Continue Reading