On hiatus
The Energy Bulletin Daily is on hiatus while our dauntless co-editor, Tom Whipple, is out for health reasons. Future editions will of course depend on how soon Tom can return to this volunteer effort. Thank you for understanding.
How Much Crude Oil Does Plastic Production Really Consume?
Many social media users had a field day recently when Greta Thunberg tweeted a picture in which the 16-year-old activist was snacking on food in plastic packaging. Activists against the Continue Reading
Occidental Pays Record Rate To Ship Oil As Supertanker Rates Soar
Occidental Petroleum has chartered the Very Large Crude Carrier Maran Andromeda to carry oil to South Korea for a record-setting price of $13.25 million, Reuters sources said on Monday. The Continue Reading
Peak-Oil.org on hiatus indefinitely
Dear readers, Peak-Oil.org is on hiatus indefinitely; our erstwhile editor, Tom Whipple, has been ill but is on the mend. His daily presence is sorely missed and we are hoping Continue Reading
An Underestimated Niche In Oil & Gas
Several hundred offshore oil and gas wells could cease production by 2021 in the face of today’s bearish oil market. As a consequence, so-called decommissioning obligations in the global oil Continue Reading
Astounding volumes of VLCCs being scrapped still not enough to offset incoming deluge of newbuilds
The number of older VLCCs sent for scrap so far this year has been “somewhat astounding”, Clarkson Research states in its latest weekly report. Fellow broker Gibson reports that 15 Continue Reading
Ukraine Halts Repayments on $3.5 Billion It Owes Russia
MOSCOW — The Ukrainian government declared a moratorium Friday on repaying about $3.5 billion in debt to Russia , introducing new strains to an already poisonous relationship. Ukraine ’s cabinet Continue Reading
Mexico’s Pemex oil company to open 5 gas stations in US
Mexico’s state-owned oil company says it will open five gas stations in Houston, Texas, as part of an experiment in expanding its presence in the United States. Petroleos Mexicanos is Continue Reading
First small sign of climate accord on five-year review of carbon cuts
Climate negotiators in Paris are drawing close to resolving one of the sticking points for a breakthrough emissions pact by favoring a five-year review period on promised greenhouse gas cuts, Continue Reading
Kurdistan presidency controversy deepens
KRG President Masoud Barzani gives an interview in Erbil on June 2, 2013. (AZAD LASHKARI/Reuters) Kurdistan’s political crisis over the tenure and powers of President Massud Barzani is deepening, with the head of Parliament vowing to press ahead with new legislation that would reconfigure how the region is governed.Barzani’s final term in office expires midnight Wednesday. Kurdistan’s regional Parliament has scheduled a final reading that day of a draft law that, if passed, would strip Barzani of much of his power and make the president electable by MPs.The legal picture clouded… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription or sign up for a free trial .