Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2015
With record production of 10.564 million barrels per day in June 2015, Saudi Arabia has been one of the major driving forces behind the current oil price slump. The Saudis have kept their production levels high since last year in order to drive other players (especially US shale drillers) out of business.
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2016
The 2 June 2016 OPEC meeting will be held amid a backdrop of oil prices near $50 per barrel, a sharp drop in Nigerian production due to sabotage, turmoil in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia operating with a new oil minister, and Iran aggressively pumping close to pre-sanction levels. There will always be a need for additional production.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2012
First production is expected at the end of 2016. In delivering this important project into production we will be securing vital long-term energy supply to Japan.Ichthys production volumes represent more than 10% of Japan’s LNG imports at current. In addition to its LNG production, the Ichthys project is expected to generate 1.6
Baua Electric
JANUARY 12, 2024
Volvo has joined Tesla in stopping its EV production in Europe due to the threat of violence from Iran-backed Houthi fighters attacking commercial ships traveling in the Red Sea. Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence. Get started here.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2015
In the last quarter of 2014, in the face of possible oversupply, Saudi Arabia abandoned its traditional role as the global oil market’s swing producer and therefore it role as unofficial guarantor of existing ($100+ per barrel) prices. The Saudis obviously miscalculated the degree to which their shift would negatively impact oil prices.
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