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BP: world energy consumption to increase 41% by 2035
According to the BP Energy Outlook 2035, global energy consumption is likely to rise 41 per cent in the period from 2012 to 2035, a considerable decrease if compared to 55 per cent over the last 23 years and 30% over the last ten. 95% of that growth in demand is expected to come from the emerging economies as China and India, while energy consumption in the developed economies of North America, Europe and Asia is projected to register a very slow growth.
read more... 16/01/2014
Russia: Oil production increased to a new record level in 2013
According to new figures released by the Russia’s energy ministry, last year Russia has produced the largest amount of oil, registering a new record level, since the post-Soviet period. Oil production increased by 1.4 % last year from 2012 levels, reaching a new record of 523.3 million tons (10.51 million barrels per day). December’s monthly production averaged 10.63 million bpd.
read more... 06/01/2014
China, India, Japan and South Korea have reduced Iranian oil imports
Asia's main purchasers of Iranian crude oil have reduced imports by about 15 per cent in 2013, but imports may augment in coming months, on the rise of turmoil in Africa which menaces to tighten global oil supplies. Tough U.S. and EU sanctions have slashed exports from the OPEC member by more than half to about 1 million barrels per day (bpd).
read more... 27/12/2013
EIA: U.S. crude oil output to hit an unprecedented high of 9.5 million bpd
U.S. oil production is expected to hit an unprecedented high by 2016, with 9.5 million barrels per day, near the all-time high set in the boom of 1970, according to the Annual Energy Outlook, released by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
read more... 17/12/2013
British Petroleum unveils a significant gas discovery in Egypt
British energy giant BP unveiled a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta, Egypt.
read more... 11/09/2013