Category: World

November 20, 2018

He will meet Mustapha Guitouni, Minister of Energy of Algeria. The EU-Algeria energy dialogue covers natural gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Algeria is a reliable and competitive supplier of natural gas for the EU. Europe relies on Algerian gas […]

November 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia is slashing shipments of crude to the United States, a move that appears calibrated to boost oil prices after a swift and punishing sell-off. The move could put the kingdom at loggerheads with President Donald Trump, who wants […]

November 12, 2018

For 2nd month in row, and ahead of Trump-Xi meeting this month, US oil exports to China at zero following $1B record. For the second month in a row and just three months after topping $1 billion and setting a […]

November 9, 2018

In a fungible global energy market, China does not “need” the United States, nor does the United States necessarily “need” China. America’s oil and natural gas producers can find willing buyers elsewhere and China has no shortage of options when […]

November 7, 2018

As the U.S. seeks to make a bigger splash into the global LNG export business, we can be sure of one thing: stiff competition persists. With the highest GDP per capita, “The Richest Country in the World” Qatar has been […]

November 6, 2018

Europe is on track increase its battery-making capacity by 20 times in the next seven years, hitting 90 gigawatt-hours of manufacturing output a year by 2025. The figures, from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, show Europe gaining ground on Asia, […]

October 30, 2018

Who most benefits from US sanctions on Iran? Is it Saudi Arabia? Israel? Perhaps the United Arab Emirates? Try Russia. By weakening Iran, the sanctions cede Russia the power to balance crude oil markets. That’s because OPEC needs big producers […]

October 22, 2018

The grizzly death of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is putting the U.S. – Saudi relationship – and global oil markets – to the test. Khashoggi’s murderers must be severely punished. The Trump Administration needs to make […]

October 12, 2018

Are we doing enough to save the planet? Silly question. The latest prognosis from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made for gloomy reading. Fundamental to the Paris Agreement is the target of keeping global average temperatures from […]

October 10, 2018

European Union lawmakers have hammered out a deal to cut vehicle emissions by 35 percent by 2030, offering a further boon to the development of electric and hybrid cars. Germany, which had insisted on a maximum 30 percent cut, relented […]

October 3, 2018

Qatar’s energy minister has defended OPEC’s oil market strategy, saying a deal between the oil producing group and non-OPEC producers is not aimed at manipulating oil prices. “OPEC is not trying to manipulate the price, it’s trying to bring the […]

September 26, 2018

When President Donald J. Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25, he didn’t mince words about U.S. and allied energy security. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the oil cartel headed by America’s key Middle […]

September 21, 2018

Analysts don’t expect Saudi Arabia and its allies to make a major policy decision at this weekend’s meeting of oil- producing nations, but the Saudis face another challenge: appeasing President Donald Trump while keeping the kingdom’s vision for a grand […]

September 12, 2018

South Africa is set for a dramatic shift in its energy mix in the coming years thanks to the government’s decision to restructure its energy output. That’s the verdict of analysts at consultancy GlobalData, who predict that the share of […]

September 6, 2018

The world’s largest operational offshore wind farm will officially open on Thursday. Located in the Irish Sea, the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm has a total capacity of 659 megawatts and is capable of powering nearly 600,000 homes in the […]