Middle Eastern nations strengthen resolve to enforce production cuts
19/08/2017 by Mark
Iraq and Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s two largest oil producers, have signalled a renewed effort to enforce production cuts after their respective ministers met in Jeddah. OPEC output in July rose
Planning permission given for East Anglia offshore windfarm
15/08/2017 by OilStoreAdministrator
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark has given the green light for ScottishPower to build the second phase of its windfarm, which
Barclays predicts oil price drop
12/08/2017 by Mark
Financial giant Barclays expects the oil market to experience a “downward correction” this quarter, according to a
Oman and its oil heritage
11/08/2017 by Mark
The Sultanate of Oman occupies a strategically important location on the south-eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula by the
Oil production in Algeria
09/08/2017 by OilStoreAdministrator
With an average production of 1,348,361 barrels a day in 2016, Algeria is ranked 18th in the world for oil production. While this is
Deepwater Wind requests Tesla battery
09/08/2017 by Richard
Deepwater Wind has revealed that it has requested a 40 MWh (megawatt hour) battery from Tesla Energy for a proposed 144 MW wind farm off the Massachusetts coast, making it a dispatchable source of electricity.…
Why top treating isn’t always a good idea for wind turbines
07/08/2017 by Richard
Top treating is the practice of adding new additives to existing oil. Once condition monitoring detects a depletion of
Oil prices hit two-month high
06/08/2017 by OilStoreAdministrator
Oil prices rallied to a two-month high at the start of the week, amid possible sanctions against Venezuela and positive US data. WTI crude futures briefly exceeded the
Exploring oil production in Qatar
05/08/2017 by OilStoreAdministrator
The State of Qatar is a sovereign nation located on the Qatar Peninsula that juts out from the north-eastern side of
The recent history of wind power
03/08/2017 by Mark
We pick up our look at wind power through the ages in October 1973, when the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries announced an
New report finds onshore wind could trump Hinkley for efficiency
03/08/2017 by Richard
New analysis by engineering consulting firm Arup has come to the conclusion that onshore windfarms could be built at around the same cost as new gas power stations and roughly half as much as the…
The early history of wind power
01/08/2017 by Mark
Wind power may be on the rise, but it’s not something new. People have been harnessing the power of the wind in one form or