fuel supply appear to be gaining momentum. Efforts by the U.S. Congress to cap the amount of ethanol blended with the U.S. The current Renewable Fuel Standard, passed as part of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, has proven increasingly unpopular among certain legislators. But ardent support from the renewable-fuels industry and the. ethanol energy policy congress e85 flex fuel MORE
The new agreement covers the supply of the complete Gyrodrive system, including the GKN Hybrid Power flywheel as well as GKN’s advanced EVO axial flux electric motor ( earlier post ), a GKN-designed and manufactured gearbox, and installation. MORE
The goal of the project is to implement and evaluate a low-carbon hydrogen supply chain which will utilize hydrogen produced from renewable energy in facilities along Tokyo Bay (in Yokohama and Kawasaki) to power 12 fuel cell forklifts. a hydrogen supply chain feasibility study. MORE
Of the three largest lithium-ion cell suppliers for electric cars, only one can count almost a dozen automakers among its customers. Now that company, LG Chem, has added another name to its roster: Tesla Motors. The Silicon Valley maker of luxury electric cars confirmed yesterday that it would purchase cells for its Roadster "3.0" battery-pack. Batteries parts suppliers lithium-ion battery pack Tesla Motors plug-in cars lg-chem MORE
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid received very positive reviews when it was launched almost a year ago. Its EPA fuel-efficiency rating of 47 mpg combined approaches that of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius, but the Accord is a more conventional looking mid-size sedan--a plus for many buyers. Yet sales have been remarkably low, and potential buyers routinely MORE
Why does French maker Renault returning to North America with the Twizy electric car make very little sense to us? And how did our Tesla-driving author fare as he drove cross-country, without benefit of Superchargers along parts of his route? MORE
An overview of the direct sugar to hydrocarbon (DSHC) process for the production of renewable jet fuel. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., MORE
By signing a supply contract with Daimler, LG Chem has become the world’s biggest automotive battery supplier, having at least 13 global automakers among the top 20 global brands. Daimler AG has selected LG Chem as the supplier of lithium-ion batteries for the smart EV that will be newly launched in 2016. Under the contract, LG Chem will provide battery cells to smart EV; Daimler will assemble the cells into the vehicle packs. MORE
GM and Shanghai GM have formalised an agreement to buy complete vehicles, vehicle kits, equipment and machinery from their parent company – with Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles all included as part of the deal. The agreement, which was signed in Phoenix, Arizona, is valued at $607million and is seen as a strong sign of GM’s commitment to its venture in China. Shanghai GM is a 50-50 joint venture agreement between both General Motors and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp Group. MORE
XALT Energy announced a Li-ion cell supply contract for the two largest battery-powered ferries in the world with Plan B Energy Storage (PBES). These energy storage systems are used in ferries, offshore supply vessels, wind farm support vessels and tugboats, port equipment and yachts. Each of the two Scandlines Helsingborg-Helsingör ferries will have 4.16 MWh battery packs to provide power for primary propulsion. The electric ferries will carry their part of more than 7.4 MORE
The PosLX Plant will supply its lithium carbonate to POSCO ESM which produces cathodes for secondary batteries, and LG Chem and Samsung SDI, manufacturers of secondary batteries. POSCO ESM currently supplies high-capacity anode materials to LG Chem. Korea-based steel-maker POSCO has begun commercial production of lithium in Korea for the first time. MORE
Ballard Power Systems has signed a Long-Term Sales Agreement (LTSA) with Solaris Bus & Coach, a bus OEM headquartered in Poland, for the sale and supply of fuel cell modules to support deployment of Solaris fuel cell buses in Europe. MORE
MWh; Hot water supply capacity: 24 liters maximum per minute. The H2One’s capacity is sufficient enough to supply Henn na Hotel’s Phase 2 with electricity all year round. MORE
And given the supply-and-demand equations in the global oil industry, that means that demand has risen as supplies have stayed steady or fallen. Green Gasoline India fuel consumption oil supply and demandGasoline prices, which fell below $2 a gallon in many parts of the United States over the winter, have been slowly rising again. So even though Saudi Arabia has refused to constrain its production to. MORE
BMW of North America won its bid to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 battery-electric BMW i3 vehicles for use in the department’s transportation fleet. MORE
This request for information (RFI) asks for input about specific aspects in the development of large-scale supply systems and technologies to eventually supply up to a billion dry tons of biomass feedstocks annually for a variety of end uses. Existing feedstock supply systems are not adequate to reliably provide high-quality feedstock at the increasing volumes demanded over the next few decades by a growing bioeconomy. MORE
The water-cooled aluminum turbine housing. Click to enlarge. Continental’s powertrain developers have launched series production of the first car turbocharger with an aluminum turbine housing. Integration of the unit in the three-cylinder, 1.5L MORE
XALT Energy and Efficient Drivetrains (EDI) announced a tentative agreement through which XALT will supply EDI with its NMC graphite Lithium-ion battery energy storage packs for use in EDI’s PHEV PowerDrive and electric power export solutions. The agreement is a first phase of a possible multi-year supply agreement that aims at upgrading to the new XALT XPAND pack battery modules when they become available in 2016. MORE
The two companies have reached an agreement for future automotive-grade lithium-ion battery supply, Panasonic now set to supply nearly 2 billion cells to MORE
Major corporate and public sector partners in Japan are launching an effort to test a full carbon-neutral hydrogen supply chain powered by renewable wind energy. A hydrogen supply chain feasibility study (hydrogen price, CO 2 reduction, etc.). MORE
sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a reduced level, as seems to happen every winter. The best-selling electric car, the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, logged deliveries to 1,626 units, compared to 1,140 last month. That's a better number than the 1,023 Volts sold in February 2012, but not yet close to the rate required MORE
is supplying ultracapacitors to ABB for its recent contract win to upgrade Philadelphia area rail lines. Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ABB will install a hybrid version of its high-efficiency ENVILINE wayside energy recovery and storage system for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s (SEPTA) light rail system serving the greater Philadelphia area. MORE
BorgWarner is supplying the advanced variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers for the newly developed 1.4-liter three-cylinder diesel engines from the Volkswagen Group, for both the 55 kW (74 hp) and 66 kW (89 hp) variants. MORE
Hyundai used the ongoing COP21 Paris climate-change talks as a backdrop to unveil a handful of hydrogen fuel-cell taxis. Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell crossovers were delivered to Parisian taxi service STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien) this week. The model--known as the Tucson Fuel Cell in the U.S.--is is likely the first. Europe hydrogen taxi hydrogen fuel cell fleet Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell MORE
Now, more than a year later, it appears that supply has finally caught up to demand for Honda''s 47-mpg The Honda Accord Hybrid was launched as a 2014 model, and the first few were sold back in October 2013. But over the next year, despite favorable reviews and a handful of awards, the Accord Hybrid remained a rare beast indeed on dealership lots. MORE
Increasing production of electric cars is expected to increase the market for lithium-ion battery cells substantially, but where will the majority of those cells be made? China, Japan, and South Korea currently have the largest manufacturing bases, but the U.S. could become a larger player as well. A new report from the Department of Energy's. Manufacturing Batteries lithium-ion plug-in cars MORE
In AWD and power mode the engine operates continuously and a 34 kW engine-mounted ISG ensures the charge level in the battery pack to supply the eAxle with requested power. MORE
Additionally, JAC Motors signed an MOU with Samsung SDI for the supply of 50 million battery cells next year alone. MORE
Li-Ion batteries for strong hybrids are in short supply. Low-cost 14V micro hybrid systems and full (strong) hybrid (i.e., MORE
for the supply of electric motors and inverters to be coupled with new compressor units for Ballard’s seventh-generation FCvelocity-HD7 power module. The air supply of a fuel cell is a critical system. Ballard Power Systems has selected TM4 Inc. MORE
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has expanded its automotive supply capabilities by signing an agreement with EV company NIO ( earlier post ), to provide innovative aluminum solutions for its fleet of smart, high-performance, premium electric vehicles. Supply for NIO will come from Novelis’ Changzhou plant, China’s first facility dedicated to manufacturing heat-treated automotive sheet. MORE
Air BP anticipates this will lay the foundations for the increased adoption worldwide of jet biofuel supply. Growing consumer awareness for responsible aviation practice also underpins the move towards jet biofuel supply. MORE
Since the start of Tesla Model S electric-car production in 2012, the company's lithium-ion cells have been supplied by its Japanese partner Panasonic. That applies to the more recent Tesla Model X crossover SUV as well—and Panasonic was also an early investor in Tesla Motors shares, owning a small percentage of the Silicon Valley company. lithium-ion battery pack Tesla Motors plug-in cars LG Chem Panasonic Samsung gigafactory Tesla Model 3 MORE
This center is the logistics hub for material management and just-in-sequence supply to BMW Group sites in ten different countries. This innovation project makes an important contribution to the agility of the supply chain in Logistics and Production. MORE
A well-supplied oil market in the short-term should not disguise the challenges that lie ahead, as the world is set to rely more heavily on a relatively small number of producing countries,” the IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol, said in a press release. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com. Despite what appears to be a saturated oil market in 2014, oil producers around the world will struggle to meet rising demand over the next few decades. MORE
This low-carbon hydrogen supply chain is expected to reduce CO 2 emissions by at least 80% compared with a supply chain using forklifts powered by gasoline or grid electricity. Hydrogen supply chain feasibility study. MORE
Mitsubishi Motors’ Outlander PHEV is now also able to supply electrical power to the home in Japan using the SMART V2H (vehicle-to-home) system made by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, the EVPower Station made by Nichicon Corporation and the Tsubaki eLINK made by Tsubakimoto Chain Co. MORE
Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy, overall global oil output will fall this year as natural depletion overwhelms all new sources of supply. But Statoil’s CFO said the world could start to see supply problems by 2020. In other words, deficits create profit opportunities for drillers, ushering in new supplies. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com. MORE
Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, has been awarded a contract by Doosan Babcock Limited to install two of its HySTAT100 electrolyzers, along with compression and storage equipment, at the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) in Aberdeen, Scotland. MORE
If you''re getting out on the road this Labor Day weekend visiting friends or family, you may be pleased to hear it''ll cost you a little less than it did this time last year. The U.S. Energy Information Administration''s (EIA) ''Today in Energy'' brief shows that average U.S. gas prices are as low as they''ve been in four years, if not quite matching MORE
Several news reports over the weekend noted that Tesla''s contract to supply Toyota with electric powertrains for its RAV4 EV crossover would end next year. In the words of Tesla''s latest quarterly report, cited by Bloomberg in a Saturday news story, “Toyota is expected to end the current RAV4 EV model this year." But a few other outlets have MORE
European firm Axeon is to work with its US counterpart, A123 Systems with both companies set to benefit from the collaboration and supply agreement. Two giants in the field of electric car batteries have signed an agreement to work together to help advance the UK’s uptake of electric cars. Customers will benefit from the combination [.]. Electric cars Green credentials A123 Systems Axeon battery Lithium Ion MORE
The ship will become the first offshore supply vessel in which batteries reduce the number of generators on board. Viking Princess provides supplies to oil rigs in the North Sea and Barents Sea. MORE
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for the supply of electric motors and inverters to be coupled with new compressor units for Ballard’s seventh-generation FCvelocity-HD7 power module. The air supply of a fuel cell is a critical system. Ballard Power Systems has selected TM4 Inc.
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In AWD and power mode the engine operates continuously and a 34 kW engine-mounted ISG ensures the charge level in the battery pack to supply the eAxle with requested power.
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Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has expanded its automotive supply capabilities by signing an agreement with EV company NIO ( earlier post ), to provide innovative aluminum solutions for its fleet of smart, high-performance, premium electric vehicles. Supply for NIO will come from Novelis’ Changzhou plant, China’s first facility dedicated to manufacturing heat-treated automotive sheet.
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Hyundai used the ongoing COP21 Paris climate-change talks as a backdrop to unveil a handful of hydrogen fuel-cell taxis. Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell crossovers were delivered to Parisian taxi service STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien) this week. The model--known as the Tucson Fuel Cell in the U.S.--is is likely the first. Europe hydrogen taxi hydrogen fuel cell fleet Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell
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This center is the logistics hub for material management and just-in-sequence supply to BMW Group sites in ten different countries. This innovation project makes an important contribution to the agility of the supply chain in Logistics and Production.
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Air BP anticipates this will lay the foundations for the increased adoption worldwide of jet biofuel supply. Growing consumer awareness for responsible aviation practice also underpins the move towards jet biofuel supply.
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The new agreement covers the supply of the complete Gyrodrive system, including the GKN Hybrid Power flywheel as well as GKN’s advanced EVO axial flux electric motor ( earlier post ), a GKN-designed and manufactured gearbox, and installation.
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Now, more than a year later, it appears that supply has finally caught up to demand for Honda''s 47-mpg The Honda Accord Hybrid was launched as a 2014 model, and the first few were sold back in October 2013. But over the next year, despite favorable reviews and a handful of awards, the Accord Hybrid remained a rare beast indeed on dealership lots.
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The PosLX Plant will supply its lithium carbonate to POSCO ESM which produces cathodes for secondary batteries, and LG Chem and Samsung SDI, manufacturers of secondary batteries. POSCO ESM currently supplies high-capacity anode materials to LG Chem. Korea-based steel-maker POSCO has begun commercial production of lithium in Korea for the first time.
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The goal of the project is to implement and evaluate a low-carbon hydrogen supply chain which will utilize hydrogen produced from renewable energy in facilities along Tokyo Bay (in Yokohama and Kawasaki) to power 12 fuel cell forklifts. a hydrogen supply chain feasibility study.
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BMW of North America won its bid to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 battery-electric BMW i3 vehicles for use in the department’s transportation fleet.
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Several news reports over the weekend noted that Tesla''s contract to supply Toyota with electric powertrains for its RAV4 EV crossover would end next year. In the words of Tesla''s latest quarterly report, cited by Bloomberg in a Saturday news story, “Toyota is expected to end the current RAV4 EV model this year." But a few other outlets have
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is supplying ultracapacitors to ABB for its recent contract win to upgrade Philadelphia area rail lines. Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ABB will install a hybrid version of its high-efficiency ENVILINE wayside energy recovery and storage system for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s (SEPTA) light rail system serving the greater Philadelphia area.
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The two companies have reached an agreement for future automotive-grade lithium-ion battery supply, Panasonic now set to supply nearly 2 billion cells to
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Ballard Power Systems has signed a Long-Term Sales Agreement (LTSA) with Solaris Bus & Coach, a bus OEM headquartered in Poland, for the sale and supply of fuel cell modules to support deployment of Solaris fuel cell buses in Europe.
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Increasing production of electric cars is expected to increase the market for lithium-ion battery cells substantially, but where will the majority of those cells be made? China, Japan, and South Korea currently have the largest manufacturing bases, but the U.S. could become a larger player as well. A new report from the Department of Energy's. Manufacturing Batteries lithium-ion plug-in cars
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MWh; Hot water supply capacity: 24 liters maximum per minute. The H2One’s capacity is sufficient enough to supply Henn na Hotel’s Phase 2 with electricity all year round.
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By signing a supply contract with Daimler, LG Chem has become the world’s biggest automotive battery supplier, having at least 13 global automakers among the top 20 global brands. Daimler AG has selected LG Chem as the supplier of lithium-ion batteries for the smart EV that will be newly launched in 2016. Under the contract, LG Chem will provide battery cells to smart EV; Daimler will assemble the cells into the vehicle packs.
Green Car Congress
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Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, has been awarded a contract by Doosan Babcock Limited to install two of its HySTAT100 electrolyzers, along with compression and storage equipment, at the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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This low-carbon hydrogen supply chain is expected to reduce CO 2 emissions by at least 80% compared with a supply chain using forklifts powered by gasoline or grid electricity. Hydrogen supply chain feasibility study.
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The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid received very positive reviews when it was launched almost a year ago. Its EPA fuel-efficiency rating of 47 mpg combined approaches that of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius, but the Accord is a more conventional looking mid-size sedan--a plus for many buyers. Yet sales have been remarkably low, and potential buyers routinely
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European firm Axeon is to work with its US counterpart, A123 Systems with both companies set to benefit from the collaboration and supply agreement. Two giants in the field of electric car batteries have signed an agreement to work together to help advance the UK’s uptake of electric cars. Customers will benefit from the combination [.]. Electric cars Green credentials A123 Systems Axeon battery Lithium Ion
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Li-Ion batteries for strong hybrids are in short supply. Low-cost 14V micro hybrid systems and full (strong) hybrid (i.e.,
Green Car Reports
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fuel supply appear to be gaining momentum. Efforts by the U.S. Congress to cap the amount of ethanol blended with the U.S. The current Renewable Fuel Standard, passed as part of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, has proven increasingly unpopular among certain legislators. But ardent support from the renewable-fuels industry and the. ethanol energy policy congress e85 flex fuel
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 25, 2014
Mitsubishi Motors’ Outlander PHEV is now also able to supply electrical power to the home in Japan using the SMART V2H (vehicle-to-home) system made by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, the EVPower Station made by Nichicon Corporation and the Tsubaki eLINK made by Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
BorgWarner is supplying the advanced variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers for the newly developed 1.4-liter three-cylinder diesel engines from the Volkswagen Group, for both the 55 kW (74 hp) and 66 kW (89 hp) variants.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Major corporate and public sector partners in Japan are launching an effort to test a full carbon-neutral hydrogen supply chain powered by renewable wind energy. A hydrogen supply chain feasibility study (hydrogen price, CO 2 reduction, etc.).
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And given the supply-and-demand equations in the global oil industry, that means that demand has risen as supplies have stayed steady or fallen. Green Gasoline India fuel consumption oil supply and demandGasoline prices, which fell below $2 a gallon in many parts of the United States over the winter, have been slowly rising again. So even though Saudi Arabia has refused to constrain its production to.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
A well-supplied oil market in the short-term should not disguise the challenges that lie ahead, as the world is set to rely more heavily on a relatively small number of producing countries,” the IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol, said in a press release. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com. Despite what appears to be a saturated oil market in 2014, oil producers around the world will struggle to meet rising demand over the next few decades.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 1, 2013
sales of plug-in electric cars continued at a reduced level, as seems to happen every winter. The best-selling electric car, the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, logged deliveries to 1,626 units, compared to 1,140 last month. That's a better number than the 1,023 Volts sold in February 2012, but not yet close to the rate required
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2013
An overview of the direct sugar to hydrocarbon (DSHC) process for the production of renewable jet fuel. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.,
Green Car Congress
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The ship will become the first offshore supply vessel in which batteries reduce the number of generators on board. Viking Princess provides supplies to oil rigs in the North Sea and Barents Sea.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2016
This request for information (RFI) asks for input about specific aspects in the development of large-scale supply systems and technologies to eventually supply up to a billion dry tons of biomass feedstocks annually for a variety of end uses. Existing feedstock supply systems are not adequate to reliably provide high-quality feedstock at the increasing volumes demanded over the next few decades by a growing bioeconomy.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2015
XALT Energy and Efficient Drivetrains (EDI) announced a tentative agreement through which XALT will supply EDI with its NMC graphite Lithium-ion battery energy storage packs for use in EDI’s PHEV PowerDrive and electric power export solutions. The agreement is a first phase of a possible multi-year supply agreement that aims at upgrading to the new XALT XPAND pack battery modules when they become available in 2016.
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GM and Shanghai GM have formalised an agreement to buy complete vehicles, vehicle kits, equipment and machinery from their parent company – with Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles all included as part of the deal. The agreement, which was signed in Phoenix, Arizona, is valued at $607million and is seen as a strong sign of GM’s commitment to its venture in China. Shanghai GM is a 50-50 joint venture agreement between both General Motors and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp Group.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 30, 2014
If you''re getting out on the road this Labor Day weekend visiting friends or family, you may be pleased to hear it''ll cost you a little less than it did this time last year. The U.S. Energy Information Administration''s (EIA) ''Today in Energy'' brief shows that average U.S. gas prices are as low as they''ve been in four years, if not quite matching
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2016
Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy, overall global oil output will fall this year as natural depletion overwhelms all new sources of supply. But Statoil’s CFO said the world could start to see supply problems by 2020. In other words, deficits create profit opportunities for drillers, ushering in new supplies. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.
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