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Daily (05.10.2020): Oil fell by 4% on Friday, on news that US President Donald Trump was tested positive for Covid-19
Oil prices lost ground on Friday amid uncertainty surrounding the U.S. president’s health. A weak unemployment report and increased supply from major world oil producers put extra pressure on prices. As a result, Brent crude fell by 4.1% to settle at $39.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, WTI futures declined by 4.3% to $37.05 a barrel.
read more... 05/10/2020
Africa Is The Undeniable Final Frontier For Oil
The pandemic has been devastating for the oil industry globally. Explorers suspended drilling, producers idled wells, Big Oil majors put up assets for sale. But the world continues to need oil, albeit lower amounts of it than a year ago, and it will continue to need it. Exploration is not dead. It is especially not dead in Africa—a hot spot in oil and gas before the pandemic.
read more... 24/09/2020
The Electrification Of UK Offshore Oil & Gas
The British government has set a goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Electrification of oil and gas platforms on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) should play an important role in efforts to achieve this target, as a Rystad Energy analysis shows that UK oil and gas production will remain significant for decades to come. After a small decline over the next several years, output forecast to rebound to approximately 2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by around 2035. UK emissions from oil and gas production in the North Sea are the highest among the region’s producers, reaching 13.1 million tonnes of CO2 in 2019, according to Rystad Energy emission data. Extraction emissions account for 10.1 million tonnes of CO2, with flaring making up the rest.
read more... 21/09/2020
Iraq Ships More Crude Oil Despite OPEC Output Cut Pledge
Iraq has shipped more crude oil abroad so far this month, tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg showed, even though OPEC’s second-largest producer has promised time and again in recent months that it is committed to complying with the OPEC+ production cuts.
read more... 18/09/2020
EDF launches €2.4bn green bond issue
Fund raising ‘reaffirms’ energy producer’s renewables ambitions
read more... 09/09/2020