Global electricity consumption continues to increase faster than world population, leading to an increase in the average amount of electricity consumed per person (per capita electricity consumption),

The government of South Africa has approved the merger of three oil and gas subsidiaries of the state-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF) into a National Oil Company.

Indonesia is expected to produce 550 Mt of coal (down from 582 Mt in 2019),

BP actions will lead to non-cash impairment charges and write-offs in the second quarter, estimated to be in an aggregate range of $13 billion to $17.5 billion post-tax.

Germany intends to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990, to cut primary energy consumption by 30% by 2030 compared to 2008 and to increase the share of renewables in gross final energy consumption to 30% by 2030.

Japan's TEPCO intends to invest JPY1,000-2,000bn (US$9.3-18.6bn) to develop 6 to 7 GW of offshore wind and hydropower capacity by 2035.

Aramco had been looking to restructure the deal after SABIC’s market value fell more than 40% due to an oil price slump.

Spending is also expected to be largely flat in 2021, landing only marginally higher than 2020 at $386 billion. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, expected total upstream investment would maintain last year’s levels, both in 2020 and 2021.

South African Nuclear Power Programme may comprise a blend of baseload power combining both conventional PWR and SMR technologies to a total of 2500 MW

There are currently more than 20 million people unemployed as a result of the epidemic, which has killed more than 115,000 people in the United States, with minority communities among those hardest hit on both fronts.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 2.2%, recovering from a slump in the past few sessions that was fuelled by grim forecasts of an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic and a resurgence in infections in the United States and Beijing.

U.S. Federal Reserve prepared to start its corporate bond buying scheme,

Brent rose 77 cents, or 1.94%, at $40.49 a barrel, WTI gained 61 cents, or 1.64%, to $37.73 a barrel.

In 2019, U.S. coal consumption totaled 590 million short tons (MMst).

The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) was fuelled, built and tested by DOE’s national laboratories to power the mission’s Perseverance rover.

U.S. Total industrial production increased 1.4 percent in May

Saudi Arabia exported nearly 11 million barrels of oil per day, a record, and the US about 8.6 million barrels.

Oil demand in 2020 is expected to fall by 8.1 mb/d, the largest in history, before recovering by 5.7 mb/d in 2021.

China Gezhouba Group (CGG) has signed a CNY11.5bn (US$1.6bn) contract with PT Indonesia Dafeng Heshun Energy Industri to build the 1,200 MW Data Dian hydropower project in North Kalimantan (Indonesia).

China’s state-owned refining group Sinopec has commissioned a greenfield 200,000 bbl/d refinery in Zhanjiang