Energy and Commodities

Energy Geopolitics

The changing geopolitics of energyOil and gas have played a key role in international geopolitics since 1912. The same year, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty of the Royal Navy, decided to convert the fleet from coal to oil to keep pace with the faster German ships. He b

Energy Chaos, Commodity Supercycle, Bitcoin Record - What's up in Markets By Investing.comEnergy Chaos, Commodity Supercycle, Bitcoin Record - What's up in Markets

US-Latin America Energy Trade & Cooperation: What does the new administration mean for Oil, Natural Gas, and Renewable Energy? - INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS08/11/2016 @ 4:00 pm - 10:30 pm - EVENT PHOTO GALLERY How Will US Energy Policy Shifts Alter Relations with Latin America? President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to overhaul US energy and foreign policy in ways that could have important impacts on energy relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. He has promised to open up public lands to oil and gas drilling, [...]

The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply ChainsDownload the Report As clean energy technology becomes the latest frontier for geoeconomic rivalry, the security of supply chains for rare earths and critical minerals—essential materials for clean energy—has become a global strategic issue. The fragility of global supply chains revealed by Covid-19 and rising competition from China have only heightened the importance of supply chain security for critical minerals. This report compares strategies and actions taken by the United States, European Union, and Japan, illuminating key economic, security, and geopolitical factors behind these evolving approaches to enhance the security of critical minerals supply chains. This report was made possible by the generous support of the Japan External Trade Organization.

This Commodity Super-Cycle Could Be Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before | OilPrice.comTime will tell if the coming commodity boom in metals and oil turns into a genuine super-cycle, or just a temporary upturn as the world adjusts unevenly to the new green revolution

EU, U.S. exploring new sources of Rare Earth Minerals, should China limit exports - Energy PostReports are emerging that China is considering the restriction of the export of rare earth minerals, as a result of tensions with the U.S. Given China controls around 80% of global supply it would have severe consequences for not just advanced military applications (the presumed primary target) but also clean energy technologies like EVs and …

Energy integration in South America: motivations, obstacles and achievements By Renato Queiroz and Thaís Vilela (*) Motivations and Difficulties Despite several bilateral agreements executed over the years, the energy integration process in South America develops gra…

Geopolitics and financial realities: Oil and gas still have huge role amid transition, Yergin says | Upstream OnlineChina and US remain key as fossil fuels set to remain a force for years to come despite net-zero drive

Geopolitics and the Energy Transition: Competition or Cooperation? | Global Risk InsightsEnergy transitions have always represented watershed historical moments with profound and far-reaching geopolitical ramifications. Similarly, the climate change propelled shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, is likely to have transformative effects on the geopolitical landscape of the twenty-first century.

Mining boom could herald commodity 'supercycle'Analysis: soaring price of copper and nickel raises hopes for investments in clean energy

Energy Security Co-operation in Latin America Projections by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs state that by 2030 the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region’s population will increase to ap

Fossil Fuels

Ranked: The Largest Oil and Gas Companies in the WorldOil still makes up the largest share of the global energy mix. Here are the largest oil and gas companies by market cap in 2021.

NAFTA and the Implications for North American Oil and Gas - The FuseAll three countries in NAFTA do not want to see new barriers erected that could impede the growing trade in oil and gas. There is a great deal of momentum to successfully conclude a new trade deal, although sticking points – largely unrelated to energy – remain.

Latin America’s petrochemical industry: Unexpected changes resulting from COVID-19 and lower crude oil pricesThe impact of lower crude oil prices on production cost and competitiveness of the petrochemical industry in Latin America

Argus: Oil Demand Will Not Plunge Because Of The Energy Transition | OilPrice.comThe energy transition and the growing share of electrification of transportation will not lead to a fast decline in global oil demand—any drop in consumption will be very gradual

World's biggest oil producersLearn about the top 10 oil-producing countries in the world and find out how you can get exposure to oil with IG.

Who buys Saudi Arabia’s oil?Following Saturday’s drone strikes of Saudia Arabian oil facilities, these are the countries that are affected the most.

China Grabs Control Of LNG Infrastructure In Move To Bolster Energy Security | OilPrice.comAs China grapples with its growing need to curb its carbon emissions, the country is making big bets on LNG infrastructure to ease the transition

Pre-Salt Super Play: Leading Brazil into the World’s Top 5 Oil Suppliers

New NAFTA trade deal deepens oil and gas dependency during climate crisisThe deal provides loopholes for oil, gas, and mining companies to operate across borders, and paves the way for US companies to export even more fracked natural gas across the border into Mexico.

Is Brazil’s Oil Boom Immune To COVID? | OilPrice.comDespite low oil prices and a global pandemic destroying demand, Brazil’s oil boom has not only survived but has managed to thrive in 2020

Exxon’s Mega Oil Finds In Guyana Are Just The Beginning | OilPrice.comExxon’s mega oil finds in Guyana may just be the start of a long string of hydrocarbon discoveries in the Guyana, Suriname basin

The next oil giant?Brazil's oil industry has big hurdles to clear

Mapped: The world’s coal power plants in 2020Since 2000, the world has doubled its coal-fired power capacity to around 2,045 gigawatts (GW) after explosive growth in China and India. A further 200GW is being built and 300GW is planned.

Brazil's Petrobras hunts for buyers in India as oil exports take offAs Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras <PETR4.SA> rapidly boosts oil output and exports, executives are looking to a new market: India.

Brazil Is Emerging As The World’s Leading Offshore Oil Producer | OilPrice.comDespite low oil prices and faltering demand, Brazil’s robust oil industry has continued to grow thanks to growing interest in key Asian markets

‘No immediate decline in sight’ for global coal-fired power demand, says IEACovid pandemic has driven the largest drop in coal use since the Second World War, but consumption is likely to rise again in 2021

Nuclear

Uranium 2020: Resources, Production and Demand

Mapped: Visualizing the World’s Nuclear Reactor LandscapeWhich countries are turning to nuclear energy, and which are turning away? Mapping and breaking down the world’s nuclear reactor landscape.

Latin America also has Nuclear Reactors

IAEA forecasts doubling of nuclear capacity by 2050 in 'high case'

Nuclear Energy in South America Remains at a StandstillArgentina and Brazil Face Formidable Funding Issues to Start or Complete Long Planned New Nuclear Power Stations. Argentina Scaled Down a Two Reactor Deal with China, Amidst a Crashing Economy, Ove…

Does North Korea have a nuclear surprise in store for President Biden?Kim Jong-un has picked a fine time to rattle his nuclear sabre – just as a new US president finds his in-tray full of the messes left by his predecessor.

Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050

Water and Electricity

Hydropower modernisation drivers in Latin America and Africa

China's New Dam Project Could Dwarf the Three Gorges DamChina's new plans for a series of dams on the Yurlang Tsangpo river could outshine the Three Gorges Dam if ever built. Read all about it here.

China to build the world’s biggest dam on sacred Tibetan riverThe dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo is part of China’s ‘green’ initiatives but there are concerns about its effect.

The world’s longest power transmission lines

The Struggle for Latin America's Water

'Stranded' power? Mapping Latin America's thermoelectric energyDiálogo Chino's new interactive map plots all Latin America's thermoelectric power plants as countries undertake an energy transition

Solar, Wind, EV, Hydrogen, Climate

Japanese launch world’s largest-class hydrogen production unit | Power EngineeringJapanese launch world’s largest-class hydrogen production unit | Power Engineering | Emissions

Sulphur 2020 – cutting sulphur oxide emissions

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the worldIn the early 2000s, a new field of climate science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms.

www.power-technology.com/features/will-china-do-for-hydrogen-what-it-did-for-solar-power/

Hydrogen push ignites next stage of China’s energy transition

Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2020 | Carbon BriefCarbon Brief has compiled its annual list of the 25 most featured climate change papers that were published in 2020.

Is China’s Hydrogen Economy Coming?

BNEF EVO Report 2020 | BloombergNEF | Bloomberg Finance LP

Electric-car battery maker surpasses Bank of China, Midea with Tesla boostThe electric-car boom has turned battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology into China’s eighth largest stock by market value, surpassing Bank of China, Midea Group and PetroChina.

4 Charts Explaining Latin America’s Impending Solar Boom

The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on BatteriesCarmakers, government agencies and investors are pouring money into battery research in a global race to profit from emission-free electric cars.

4 Up-and-Coming Batteries That Could Overtake Lithium-IonLithium-ion can soon be a thing of the past.

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