Independent refiners are meanwhile due for a consolidation amid the overcapacity issues. China has the highest oil refining capacity in the world, at over 18.2 million barrels daily as of 2024. By next year, this will have grown to over 21 million barrels daily. This massive capacity, however, is unlikely to survive the next ten years without some trimming, Wood Mackenzie warned earlier this year. The consultancy said it expected 10% of China’s refineries to shut down before the end of 2034.
Australia is making a major bet on biofuels as part of its net-zero ambitions. On Wednesday, the government announced it will invest A$1.1 billion (US$735 million) over the next decade to develop a domestic low-carbon fuels industry, a move widely welcomed by the country’s powerful agricultural sector.
Independent oil and gas producers remain the backbone of U.S. upstream activity, according to a new study by Rystad Energy commissioned by the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC). The report underscores the sector’s outsized role in driving production, jobs and government revenue.
Aker BP is taking a major step forward in its digital transformation by expanding the use of Cognite Atlas AI™, deepening its strategic partnership with Cognite to drive an “AI-first” approach in exploration and production.
“Across the nation, we have 2 billion litres worth of projects in the pipeline, many of which are ready to scale up production. A new thriving domestic industry is within our reach,” said Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.
The CEO of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), marking a significant milestone for Ghana’s leadership in the continent’s energy sector. The appointment was formalised during a handover ceremony at the 7th APPO National Oil Companies CEOs Meeting in Accra today, where […]
Nigeria’s Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a four-year debt and equity plan of up to $500 million to expand and modernize Nigeria’s natural gas infrastructure.
Global oil trading firm Vitol and US fuel distributor Sunoco have taken delivery of the first petrol cargo imported into the US from Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Vitol is said to have purchased the 320,000-barrel cargo from Geneva-based Mocoh Oil and sold most of it to […]
TotalEnergies SE and its partners have begun construction for the Ratawi field redevelopment project and a seawater supply project in Iraq, the final components of the country’s over $13 billion Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP).
Ukraine’s Naftogaz Group said it has so far received 400 million cubic meters (14.13 billion cubic feet) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States under an agreement with Poland’s ORLEN SA.