Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
With oil prices low and showing no sign of an immediate rebound, the industry is beginning to pull back on spending. Oil prices have dropped around 30 percent since summer highs, raising fears among producers across the globe. Yet, many oil majors are relatively diversified, with large holdings downstream.
Green Car Congress
MAY 18, 2017
shale in particular—is effectively capping the oil price gains from that agreement. Four months after the OPEC/NOPEC deal took effect, oil prices dropped to the levels preceding the agreement, amid concerns over still stubbornly high inventories and rising U.S. oil production,” the consultancy noted.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2014
The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. However, the slump in the Brent crude price per barrel from $112.36 on 30 June to $61.60
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2017
The oil majors reported poor earnings for the fourth quarter of last year, but many oil executives struck an optimistic tone about the road ahead. The collapse of oil prices forced the majors to slash spending on exploration, cut employees, defer projects, and look for efficiencies. per barrel, rising to $36.50.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 4, 2016
BP has sanctioned the $9-billion Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the United States, despite the current low oil price environment. Oil production is expected to begin in late 2021. In 2013, BP (operator, with 60.5%
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2012
The cost associated with replacing a barrel of produced oil has risen from $6 per barrel in 1998 to $27 per barrel in 2011, according to Lux Research—an increase of 350%. will be in the oil sands. Cost to replace each barrel of oil produced. In 2012, 62.5% Source: Lux Research. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2015
The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Real weighted average cost of capital is 7.5% Source: IRENA.
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