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Summary Raises demand growth projection by 180,000 bpd World supply growth in 2024 to exceed demand growth IEA demand forecast remains lower than OPEC’s projection Sees supply surplus in Q2 if OPEC+ unwinds cuts LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency (IEA) has again raised its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast, though …
IEA Raises 2024 Oil Demand Forecast But Lags OPEC View Read More »
Global prices of gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to remain relatively weak in 2024, with demand subdued due to high storage levels in Europe and Asia and a mild Northern Hemisphere winter, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Wednesday. “Wood Mackenzie has been forecasting lower 2024 prices for much of last year, especially compared …
Global Gas, LNG Prices to Remain Relatively Weak in 2024 Amid Subdued Demand – WoodMac Read More »
Summary Auchincloss was interim CEO Says he will continue BP’s strategy Shares have underperformed rivals since Looney’s departure (Reuters) – BP interim boss Murray Auchincloss was named permanent CEO on Wednesday, pledging to stick with energy transition plans as the board seeks to steady the company which was rocked by the sudden resignation of Bernard Looney …
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Summary Nasser says Red Sea attacks may cause tanker shortage Global oil demand to grow by 1.5 mln bpd in 2024 Oil stocks getting depleted as demand grows OPEC’s spare capacity main source to meet demand DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Global oil markets will cope with Red Sea disruptions in the short run, …
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(Reuters) – Environmental campaigners are criticizing Canada’s energy regulator for approving a “variance” request on a section of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project, calling new conditions around material procurement accompanying the approval too lenient. Last week the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) agreed to Trans Mountain’s request for a variance that will enable the Canadian-government-owned pipeline to …
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Bloomberg Protesters calling for an end to oil and gas exploration by Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas have blockaded a planned gathering of oil executives and politicians in southern Norway. About 35 demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrance of the Scandic Park Sandefjord, making it impossible for some conference attendees to enter ahead …
Climate Activists in Norway Disrupt Gathering of Oil Chiefs Read More »
(Reuters) – Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British energy giant pioneered Nigeria’s oil and gas business beginning in the 1930s. It has struggled …
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At least six further oil tankers have either diverted their course away from, or paused before entering the southern Red Sea since the weekend, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler show. That takes the total number of shipping disruptions counted by Reuters to at least fifteen in total since the U.S.-led strikes on Houthi …
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Hydropower has underperformed since 2022’s historic drought, causing widespread economic pain. That’s finally changing. Visitors view the shipping locks of China’s Three Gorges Dam, where water storage is up about 25% from the previous year. Despite the much-deserved excitement surrounding China’s rapid build-out of wind turbines and solar panels, the country’s biggest source of clean energy remains one …
China’s Dams Are Refilling, and That’s Good News for the Climate Read More »
(Reuters) – The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Friday approved a request for a change in construction for the final stretch of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project, clearing the path for its completion early this year. The C$30.9-billion ($23.05 billion) expansion will nearly triple the flow of crude on Trans Mountain from Alberta …
DONE DEAL! Canadian Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Change Approved by Canadian Regulator Read More »
