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bp Statistical Review shows 4.5% drop in primary energy consumption in 2020; mainly driven by oil

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bp released the 70 th annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy ; the data collected in this year’s edition includes energy data for 2020. The oil price (Dated Brent) averaged $41.84/bbl Global oil demand fell 9.3%, with the largest falls seen in the US (-2.3 The US (-2.3 Source: bp.

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. The “Arab Spring” affected oil and gas supplies—most notably the complete, albeit temporary, loss of Libyan supply—while the tragic Fukushima accident in Japan had knock-on effects for nuclear and other energy sources around the world.

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Today’s Stunted Oil Prices Could Cause Oil Price Shock In 2020

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As oil prices remain unsteady and OPEC continues to make headlines every hour, the world is focused on oil’s immediate future. With this kind of impending discrepancy between supply and demand, the industry needs to start looking for new sources of oil, and quickly. by Haley Zaremba for Oilprice.com.

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MIT/UC Davis professors challenge claims that ethanol production decreased gasoline prices in 2010 and 2011

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Two professors from MIT and UC Davis have released a paper challenging the recent claims by the Renewable Fuel Association (RFA) and US Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack that ethanol production decreased gasoline prices by $0.89 and statistically insignificant. Results from Du/Hayes are indicated by the large square.

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BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

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According to the base case forecast, diversification of energy sources increases and non-fossil fuels (nuclear, hydro and renewables) are together expected to be the biggest source of growth for the first time. Oil, excluding bio-fuels, will grow relatively slowly at 0.6% Biofuels will account for 9% of global transport fuels.

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Oil Jobs Lost: 250,000 And Counting; Texas Likely To See Massive Layoffs Soon

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an industry consultant, oil and gas companies have laid off more than 250,000 workers around the world, a tally that will rise if oil prices remain in the dumps. “I Still, upstream E&P companies are also being substantially squeezed by another plunge in oil prices. According to Graves & Co.,

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Eni report: global oil reserves and oil production up in 2018 due to US

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Eni has released the 18 th edition of the World Oil, Gas and Renewables Review , the annual statistics report on oil, natural gas and renewables sources. The second volume, the World Gas and Renewables Review , focused on natural gas and renewables sources (solar, wind and biofuels), will be published in autumn.

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