European spending on wind power up 9%
24/04/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Investments in wind power across Europe jumped 9% to a total of €51.2 billion in 2017 according to the Financing and investment trends report from WindEurope. It should be noted that
World's most powerful wind turbine completed off Scottish coast
21/04/2018 by Richard
In a new first for Scottish wind power, the world’s most powerful wind turbine has been successfully set up off the coast of Aberdeen. The developers, Vattenfall, claim that a single rotation of the 8.8…
Venezuela’s oil production continues drop
18/04/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Venezuela’s problem-stricken oil industry suffered a new blow as the country reported a fresh drop in production to OPEC
Energy expert thinks rising US oil exports could reverse crude's rally
15/04/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Speaking in an interview with CNBC, energy expert Tom Kloza, co-founder of the Oil Price Information Service, said that the record US crude oil exports could potentially unbalance the global oil markets. Kloza
Scottish wind power makes great start to year
12/04/2018 by Mark
Figures for the first quarter show that Scottish onshore wind turbines generated 44% more electricity than the same quarter last year, which was also a record-breaking period at the time. The data from WWF Scotland…
Iraq set for large capacity boost
09/04/2018 by Richard
The Iraqi government in Baghdad has given the green light to a plan to boost its oil capacity. By 2022, the
Russian oil production hits 11-month high in March
07/04/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Russia’s oil production increased slightly in March for the first time since April last year. It reached an average of 10.97 million barrels per day (bpd), a little above its agreed limit of 10.947 million…
UK wind power sees another record high
04/04/2018 by Richard
Recently published government figures reveal that wind power met 14.7% of the country’s total demand in 2017, setting a new record. It was also a good year for renewables in general, with renewable sources—including bioenergy,…
UK North Sea oil to decline in 2019
01/04/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
According to a report from Bernstein, oil production from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is set to return to a decline in 2019 following a brief respite since 2015. While UK North Sea oil production…
Russia’s Lukoil says OPEC deal should be open ended
29/03/2018 by Mark
Vagit Alekperov, the CEO of Russian multinational oil company Lukoil, has stated that he believes the various parties to the OPEC-led production cuts should give up on speculating about when the deal might expire. He…
Saudi Arabia expects output cuts to persist into 2019
26/03/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Speaking in an interview in Washington, DC, the Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said OPEC will need to continue cooperating with Russia and other non-OPEC oil producers on supply curbs into 2019 if global inventories…
Iraq looks to boost oil production and export capacity
23/03/2018 by OilStoreAdministrator
Iraq has begun soliciting bids for a new $4 billion project to boost production at its southern oil fields. The intention is that seawater will be injected into the fields to accelerate the removal of…