India’s electricity demand will grow at an average 6.3% annually over the next three years, above the 2015-2024 average growth rate of 5% due to a surge in cooling demand, the International Energy Agency has predicted. According to the IEA, India will account for 10% of the total increase in global electricity demand by 2027.
The Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig will continue serving the Norwegian energy giant Equinor ASA until the end of the second quarter of 2027. Odfjell Drilling Ltd said in a media release that the unit will continue operating under previously agreed terms until the middle of the third quarter of 2026.
One of the reasons for a persistent glut could be the fact that while producers in Australia and, to some extent, in China, are curtailing output and delaying project ramp-ups, lithium mines in Africa owned by Chinese battery makers are not reducing supply.
Shell Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has taken Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Manatee project, an undeveloped natural gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago.