October 2021
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2021, October, 21, 15:15:00
U.S. LNG FOR CHINA
In 2018, China became the world's 2nd largest LNG importer in the world behind Japan. LNG imports amounted to 90.5 bcm in 2020 (+12%). Australia is the largest LNG supplier (44%), followed by Qatar (12%) and Malaysia (9%).
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2021, October, 21, 15:10:00
AUSTRALIA'S RENEWABLE INVESTMENT $7.5 BLN
The projects were unveiled as part of Rio Tinto’s newly announced plans to spend $US7.5 billion ($A10 billion) slashing its scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by half by 2030.
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2021, October, 21, 15:05:00
SPAIN RENEWABLE 3 GW
In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a decree establishing a new regulatory framework for renewable energy auctions, the Economic Renewable Energy Regime (Régimen Económico de Energías Renovables, REER).
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2021, October, 21, 15:00:00
NORWAY OIL, GAS PRODUCTION 2.022 MBD
Preliminary production figures for September 2021 show an average daily production of 2 022 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
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2021, October, 20, 11:50:00
OIL PRICE: BELOW $85
Brent dropped 64 cents, or 0.8%, to $84.44 a barrel. WTI fell 56 cents to $82.40 a barrel.
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2021, October, 20, 11:45:00
RUSSIAN ZERO EMISSIONS 2060
Speaking to the conference on 13 October, Putin said, "Russia will take practical action to ensure the carbon neutrality of its economy, and we have set a specific benchmark: no later than 2060."
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2021, October, 20, 11:40:00
BRITAIN ZERO EMISSIONS 2035
The United Kingdom pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in 2019.
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2021, October, 20, 11:35:00
RUSSIAN GAS FOR TURKEY +125%
Gazprom’s gas supplies to Turkey soared by 125.3% year-on-year between Jan. 1-Oct. 15, the data showed, while exports to Germany and Italy were up 28.2% and 16.3.% from a year ago, respectively.
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2021, October, 20, 11:30:00
IRAQ OIL IS NEEDED
Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO, cut November official selling price differentials by 40-50 cents/b across its Asia-bound Basrah crude grades.
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2021, October, 20, 11:25:00
IBERDROLA WIND INVESTMENT $8.2 BLN
Iberdrola undertakes to invest £6bn in the East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex