June 2021

The industry’s current circular capacity is woefully unprepared for the deluge of waste that is likely to come.

The Plan targets non-fossil fuel energy reaching only 20% of China’s energy supply by 2030; this means that coal must remain China’s dominant electric power generation fuel source for the foreseeable future.

The two parties will also share information about the restart of Japan's fleet of nuclear power reactors and the Canadian refurbishment programmes.

This past year has been a whirlwind for large cities with the pandemic, with a significant exodus of residents, talents, and life. People have been moving to smaller and medium-sized municipalities due to remote working opportunities, affordability, and quality of life.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) -- a group of rebels responsible for the bulk of the attacks on Nigeria's oil infrastructure -- have vowed to commence bombing of oil installations across the Niger Delta to protest the government's neglect of the region.

U.S. Rig Count is up 9 from last week to 470, Canada Rig Count is up 24 from last week to 117.

Brent was up 4 cents, or 0.1%, at $75.60 a barrel, WTI was up 1 cent, or less than 0.1%, at $73.31 a barrel.

OPEC+ negotiations on August production levels will pick up in earnest on June 29, with a meeting of the delegate-level advisory Joint Technical Committee, before the nine-country Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and Russia convene on June 30.

India is the world's third largest consumer of crude and a key market for many OPEC members.

Chinese blue-chips (.CSI300) rose 0.43%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng (.HSI) added 0.61%, Seoul's Kospi (.KS11) was up 0.79% and Australian shares (.AXJO) climbed 0.22%. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) rose 0.59%.