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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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Preliminary data for May show total OECD stocks building by 6 mb. Despite economic headwinds, steady demand for light sweet crude in a tight physical market is boosting marker grade prices as they are in the same crude quality family. OECD industry stocks also rose, by 42.5 mb/d), helped by government stock releases of nearly 1 mb/d.

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NTU Singapore to develop technologies to extract hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers

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In addition, the Japanese government is supporting Singapore’s energy transition by leveraging on Japanese companies’ technologies such as Chiyoda’s SPERA Hydrogen under the Asia Energy Transition Initiative. The project builds on previous work by the group of companies, along with researchers from NTU and the NUS.

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Lux: Total is leading example of oil supermajor expanding into solar plus storage and distributed generation

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Expanding into an area outside of the oil supermajors’ expertise is risky—batteries are a hard business to win even for industry veterans—but action is key as transportation and the grid increasingly march toward more electrification, Lux suggests. Asia challenges loom for battery acquirers.

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RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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The other two key findings from Bartis’ introductory report are: Where security shortfalls impede hydrocarbon production or transport, current and future US Air Force partnership-building capabilities offer security improvements that could promote greater production of petroleum and natural gas resources. Additionally, U.S.

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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The land-based oil distribution network is smaller, but also important. The Saudi decision to let the market set prices and to pursue market share, has led to steep declines in crude and petroleum product prices. With the exception of LNG exports to Asia from Sakhalin, Russia sends natural gas to its customers via pipeline.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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With Saudi Arabia's refined fuel contributing to the global supply glut, what will be its impact on the refining markets especially those in Asia? The gross refining margin is nothing but the difference between the value of the refined products and price of the crude oil. How will Saudi Arabia Capture Market Share Downstream?