article thumbnail

EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

Green Car Congress

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

Global 448
article thumbnail

IEA: non-OPEC oil supply tops 43 mb/d for first time in decades; global demand to reach 92.4 mb/d in 2014

Green Car Congress

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Oil Market Report (OMR) for December raised the estimate of global oil demand for 2013 by 130,000 barrels per day (130 kb/d) to 91.2 Global demand is now seen advancing by 1.2 Global oil supplies increased by 310 kb/d in November to 92.3 Global refinery crude runs plunged to 73.6

article thumbnail

Consortium developing green hydrogen megaproject in Oman

Green Car Congress

An international consortium comprising OQ, which is the Sultanate of Oman’s global integrated energy company, InterContinental Energy, the leading dedicated green fuels developer, and EnerTech, a Kuwait government-backed clean energy investor and developer, is developing an integrated green fuels mega project in Oman.

Oman 284
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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. We are delighted to be partnering with the CCC to open this new market. Its simplicity allows it to be versatile in its use.

Fusion 170
article thumbnail

Opinion: How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

Green Car Congress

With its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, one of the mandates of 12-member OPEC is to “ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers, and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.” Source: opec.org).

article thumbnail

Kuwait Researchers Forecast Global Conventional Crude Oil Production Will Peak in 2014; New Multicyclic Hubbert Model

Green Car Congress

Scientists from Kuwait University and Kuwait Oil Company are forecasting that world conventional crude oil production will peak in 2014—almost a decade earlier than some other predictions. The objective of this study is to develop a forecasting model to predict world crude oil supply with better accuracy than the existing models.

Kuwait 278
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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 percent from 10.2