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Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008

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million b/d, as production in Nigeria and Libya tentatively recovered along with steady increases for Saudi Arabia and Iran, according to an S&P Global Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials.

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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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The loss of oil supplies in Libya and elsewhere was eventually more than offset by large production increases among Middle Eastern OPEC members, leading to record oil production in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. The fossil fuel mix continues to change with oil, the world’s leading fuel at 33.1% million bpd or 0.7%. of the LNG increase.

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Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

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tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. In the European Union, CO 2 emissions dropped by 3% to 7.5 tonnes per capita. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 the United States (16%). the European Union (11%).

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