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IHS Markit: US poised to be world’s largest LNG exporter in 2022 as China becomes top LNG importer

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The world’s two largest economies—the United States and China—are poised to be the world’s top export and import markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG), respectively, in 2022, according to a new report by IHS Markit. Meanwhile, mainland China has already become the top global importer of LNG. MMt set in 2014.

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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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Global energy consumption grew by 2.5% Emerging economies accounted for all of the net growth, with OECD demand falling for the third time in the last four years, led by a sharp decline in Japan. globally, and 8.4% in the emerging economies. of global energy use, losing share for 12 consecutive years. Source: BP.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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The companies plan to develop demonstrator plants in several countries in the region, namely Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar. CCC is a globally diversified company specializing in Engineering and Construction. Territories that were largely desert in the middle of the 20th century are now thriving oil economies.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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The authors combined a global dataset of ambient NO 2 (modelled from ground-level monitors, satellite data, and land use variables such as road networks) with data on population distribution and asthma incidence to estimate the number of new traffic pollution-related asthma cases in children aged 1-18 years.

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Oil price tumbles after OPEC releases 2015 forecast

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The demand for oil in 2015 will drop to its lowest level since 2002 because of an oversupply of crude and stagnant economies in China and Europe, according to OPEC’s latest forecast. The exceptions, the news agency reports, are Kuwait and Qatar. by Andy Tully of Oilprice.com. And that’s just one of several sour estimates.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. markets all remain in action as effective tools to leverage global climate action and as models to inform. future agreements. Governments acknowledged the “urgent.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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Interestingly, also, the Saudis increased their share of OPEC average daily output in the first half of 2015 over 2014 average daily volume—and their share of average daily global output. percent, during the same period; during the same period, OPEC output as a share of global output declined slightly, from 39.5 billion to $3.5)