Podcast/Audio - What the issues and market-specific variables that make energy storage such a diverse landscape?

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 18,000 b/d month-over-month in March from 9,057 to 9,075 thousand barrels/day, gas production to decrease 188 million cubic feet/day from 85,167 to 84,979 million cubic feet/day .

Africa hopes to exploit its 509.6 Tft3 of proven natural gas reserves, which amount to nearly 7.3% of global total reserves of 6,951.8 Tft3.

EIA forecasts Brent crude oil prices will average $43/b in 2020, down from an average of $64/b in 2019. For 2020, EIA expects prices will average $37/b during the second quarter and then rise to $42/b during the second half of the year. EIA forecasts that average Brent prices will rise to an average of $55/b in 2021, as declining global oil inventories put upward pressure on prices.

Total global oil demand is now assumed at 99.73 mb/d in 2020, with 2H20 forecast to see higher consumption than 1H20. Considering the latest developments, downward risks currently outweigh any positive indicators and suggest further likely downward revisions in oil demand growth, should the current status persist.

The UK should be running on 50% renewable energy by 2030 to set it on a cost-effective path to the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

Saudi Arabia has said it could raise production to 12 million barrels per day,

"Last year was the best year for [final investment decisions] for the US LNG industry ever,"

what is really behind small modular nuclear reactors and why they are poised to disrupt the generation field in the coming decade

Australia's economic growth has recovered gradually in 2019 from the lows in the second half of 2018,

"I want to emphasize, for the Russian budget, for our economy, current oil prices are acceptable. Let me remind you that this year, as part of our macroeconomic policy, we took a Brent crude price of $42.40/b as the base level," Putin said during a meeting on the impact of the coronavirus on the global economy and the oil market with government ministers and representative of oil and gas companies.

Rosatom estimates that the emerging market in nuclear decommissioning services is worth about EUR100 billion out to 2030,

Global energy demand rises by 20 percent; market demand trends differ for OECD and non-OECD

Two of the major areas seen as most vulnerable to climate change impacts are the North Sea ports and the road and rail infrastructure along the Mediterranean.

The Dutch government plans to reduce gas extraction from the Groningen gas field in 2020 from the expected 11.8 bcm to 10 bcm,