No intent to drive US shale out of business says OPEC chief

LONDON: OPEC Secretary Mohammad Barkindo said there was no aim to drive US shale oil producers out of business, after the price of US barrels briefly turned negative in April. He was speaking in a CERAWeek interview ahead of next week’s OPEC+ market monitoring panel meeting. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and…

NGT Accepts a New Case Against OIL for Baghjan Blowout

Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal (NGT, eastern zone) accepted a new case against Oil India Limited (OIL) and other respondents on July 7 vis-à-vis the Baghjan oil-well blowout. This time, the grounds are that the wells contained gas-condensates and that OIL hadn’t taken the requisite precautions – a point the petitioners have said previous cases…

Crude oil prices fall as rise in virus cases, US inventories stall recovery

NEW YORK: Oil prices inched lower on Wednesday, as rising US crude inventories and an increase in US coronavirus infections put the brakes on a price recovery sparked by easing lockdowns. Brent crude futures fell 19 cents to $42.89 a barrel by 11:23 AM EDT (1523 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell…

Oil stable as rise in virus cases, U.S. inventories stall recovery

LONDON – Oil prices were steady on Wednesday, as rising U.S. crude inventories and an increase in U.S. coronavirus infections put the brakes on a recent recovery sparked by easing lockdowns.Brent crude futures rose 9 cents to $43.17 a barrel by 1340 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 8 cents at…

Big Oil Should Focus On The World’s Cleanest Energy Source

Big Oil majors have been scrambling to make the most ambitious climate commitments in the industry, planning a pivot to clean energy, talking about net-zero emission bills, solar, and wind. However, there is another clean energy source that has remained out of the spotlight–one that may eventually rise to prominence: geothermal. Geothermal energy is, simply…