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EIA estimates decrease in global surplus crude oil production capacity in 2022

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The assessment of surplus crude oil production capacity does not include volumes of oil that are offline because of unplanned outages and disruptions, including sanctions, because these volumes cannot be brought to market voluntarily.

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Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

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million barrels over a 45-day period to calm the global oil market in the immediate aftermath of the beginning of the Iraq war. There have been four prior emergency drawdowns in the history of the SPR: 1991 Operation Desert Storm Sale. President George H. Bush authorized a drawdown of 33.75 2005 Hurricane Katrina Sale.

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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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The Review captures the significant impact the global pandemic had on energy markets and how it may shape future global energy trends. Country wise, Russia (-1 million b/d), Libya (-920,000 b/d) and Saudi Arabia (-790,000 b/d). World oil production fell for the first time since 2009 by 6.6 million b/d in 2020 driven by both OPEC (-4.3

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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Oil prices appear to be stuck in the $50s per barrel, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t serious supply risks to the market. The threat of an outage will carry more weight as the oil market tightens. Iran probably won’t pose a supply risk to the market, at least not this year. The story here is similar to Libya.

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IEA March Oil Market Report revises 2015 demand forecast upward

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mb/d for the current quarter, according to the IEA Oil Market Report for March. mb/d, as losses in Libya and Iraq offset higher supply from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Angola. out in the second quarter of 2014, global oil demand growth has since steadily risen, with year?on?year year gains estimated at around 0.9 Global supply rose by 1.3

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IEA forecasts global oil demand to reach 101.6 mb/d in 2023; non-OECD countries lead expansion

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The IEA June 2022 Oil Market Report (OMR) forecasts world oil demand to reach 101.6 Assuming Libya rebounds from a steep drop, the bloc’s production could increase 2.6 Nevertheless, product markets are expected to remain tight, with a particular concern for diesel and kerosene supplies. mb/d in 2022 to 2.2 mb/d and 1.9

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