The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated a so-called teapot oil refinery in Shasndong, China and its chief executive officer for purchasing and refining hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian crude oil, including from vessels linked to the Houthis, and the Iranian Ministry of Defense of […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories After Only 15 Years Of Operation, Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm Being Scrapped March 17, 2025 Stu Turley Germany’s Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm, in operation for 15 years, will be dismantled due to unprofitability after subsidies expired. The Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm near the German North Sea island of Borkum […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories EPA Unleashes 31 Actions To Overturn Biden- and Obama-Era Regulations, Boost American Power March 14, 2025 Stu Turley The EPA is reconsidering various regulations on power plants, oil and gas facilities, and coal plants to jumpstart growth and unleash American energy. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it is introducing […]
Continue ReadingGuyana’s oil production and exports are surging, with output exceeding 660,000 bpd and expected to reach 1.3 million bpd by 2030. Europe is the biggest buyer of Guyana’s crude, with 66% of its exports heading there in 2024. ExxonMobil and partners are expanding operations, planning gas-to-shore projects, increasing gas production, and considering LNG exports, further […]
Continue ReadingShandong Yulong Petrochemical is set to begin trial runs at its second 200,000 bpd crude processing unit, increasing China\’s refining capacity. This expansion could lead to a boost in China\’s crude oil imports, despite recent declines. The refiner has been diversifying its crude sources, increasing purchases from West Africa and Brazil. Shandong Yulong Petrochemical, the […]
Continue ReadingChina Merchants has bought a 70% stake in Vast Infraestrutura, Brazil’s only privately run VLCC terminal, located in the port of Açu in a deal worth up to $714m. China Merchants bought its stake in the oil terminal from US-based EIG Global Energy Partners, which has been developing the site for the past 10 years. […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories China discovers ‘limitless’ energy source that could ‘power the country for 60,000 years’ March 2, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Thorium is an outstanding source of energy, and there are several reactor companies around the world working on thorium reactors. This will be one to watch, but remember that China will […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Redrawing of global energy markets map set to heap benefits on US February 23, 2025 Clark Savage The prospects of peace and the return of Russian gas looks likely to serve the interests of Donald Trump The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago has reverberated through the global energy industry; unravelling Europe’s […] […]
Continue ReadingData source: China General Administration of Customs, Bloomberg L.P. Slower oil demand growth in 2024 led to less crude oil processed by China’s refineries and fewer crude oil imports compared with the record high set in 2023. China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, received 11.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2024, down from 11.3 […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories The End of Coal Is Nowhere In Sight February 17, 2025 Clark Savage Retirement of coal-fired power plants in the West has done nothing to reverse global coal demand. Global coal consumption is set to remain at these high levels—or even hit new all-time highs—for a few more […] ‘BRICS is dead’ […]
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