The European Union struck a deal on Friday to cut final energy consumption across the bloc by 11.7% by 2030, a goal lawmakers said would help fight climate change and curb Europe's use of Russian fossil fuels.
read more... 13/03/2023
The EU is planning to extend its gas consumption reduction measures into next winter, the bloc’s energy ministers said on Tuesday (28 February), to replenish stocks.
read more... 02/03/2023
Global oil demand is set to increase by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, pushed up by growth in Chinese consumption after the reopening, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday as it raised its 2023 demand growth estimate by 100,000 bpd from last month’s forecast.
read more... 16/02/2023
Oil prices had a bullish evolution on Wednesday due to expectations that China's increased consumption of crude oil will further tighten the supply-demand balance in the market. Consequently, Brent crude rose by 1.7% to $85.09 a barrel and WTI oil increased by 1.7% to $78.47 a barrel.
read more... 09/02/2023
Despite some hopeful predictions for oil consumption, oil prices were trading down on Wednesday as worries about the American recession took control. Investors have become aware that a recession is on the horizon amid US indices suggesting a severe slowdown in consumer spending. As a result, Brent crude oil slipped by $0.94, or 1.09% to settle at $84.98 a barrel. US WTI crude declined by 0.9% to end at $79.48 a barrel.
read more... 19/01/2023