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New Zealand Unveils Climate Plan to Strengthen Price on Carbon

The Ardern government in New Zealand has unveiled the country's Climate Action Plan, its response to a Productivity Commission inquiry that found a transition t…

Energy Efficiency Market Report for Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates

The delayed on-set of Schedule 21A (residential lighting replacements) eventually saw VEEC submissions rise after a prolonged period of softness, yet it wasn't …

Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources (MPEMR)

The Department of Energy and Mineral Resources carries out a detailed analysis of the basic energy related policies including energy import, distribution, explo…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Prices Nosedive 8% on Trump Tariff Threat

Trump's vow to impose a 10% tariff on another $300 billion of US imports from China is worrying investors that a severe economic slowdown could eat into demand …

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Slumps 7% As Trump Annouces Additional Tariffs on Chinese Imports

Oil prices plummeted more than 7% on Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark posting its worst day in more than four years, after President Donald Trump said he would…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Sanctions Have Taken 95% of Iranian Crude Oil Exports Off The World Market

In an appearance at The Economic Club of Washington, DC, Pompeo said sanctions, which were fully imposed in May, have had seemingly no impact on global crude oi…

TerraForm to Acquire Distributed Generation Assets From AltaGas

TerraForm Power has signed off on an agreement with AltaGas that will see TerraForm acquire a high-quality, unlevered distributed generation platform with up to…

Crude

Oil Prices Edged Higher Amid Lingering Concerns About Possible Supply Disruptions

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday amid lingering concerns about possible supply disruptions in the Middle East, but an overall weaker demand outlook kept a lid…

Crude

China Trade War and the Growth of American Oil Supply will Keep Crude Prices in Check

China trade war and the growth of American oil supply will keep crude prices in check, not with standing Middle East tensions, according to the head of one of I…

U.S. Ethanol Plants are Expected to Sharply Curtail Production Due to China Trade War

U.S. ethanol plants are expected to sharply curtail production in the weeks ahead as steep Midwest corn prices and the U.S.-China trade war have led to weak mar…

Oil Price

Oil Prices were Sent Crashing as the Oil Markets Fear a Resolution of Tension in the Middle East

Oil prices were sent crashing on Wednesday afternoon after a Politico report that US Senator Rand Paul may soon sit down at the negotiating table with Iranian F…

Crude

US Crude Inventories Fell 3.1 Million Barrels, the EIA Said

Oil prices steadied on Thursday after falling in the previous session when official data showed United States (US) stockpiles of products like gasoline rose sha…

Global Biodiesel Market is Expected To Register a 3.1% CAGR Over the Period, 2018–2026

This is according to a recent study on biodiesel 'Anticipated Increase in Biodiesel Blending Ratio to Support Market Growth' published by Persistence Market Res…

Crude

Crude Oil Futures were Lower During Mid-Morning Trade in Asia

Crude oil futures were lower during mid-morning trade in Asia Monday as markets began to recover from Tropical Storm Barry, while a bearish outlook on oil funda…

EU Carbon Prices Hit an 11-year High

After a decade of single-digit prices, the cost of carbon has been rising for the last 19 months following moves by EU lawmakers to reduce the number of free pe…