Strength, then oversupply? Parsing the latest EIA oil forecast

The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new short-term energy forecast confirms strong demand for 2025 but notes that the balance of supply and demand will shift toward oversupply in the back half of the year and 2026.

“We expect downward oil price pressures over much of the next two years, as we expect that global oil production will grow more than global oil demand,” the EIA wrote.” We forecast that the Brent crude oil price will average $74 per barrel (b) in 2025, 8% less than in 2024,...

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Neptune Energy Secures Unique CO2 License In North Sea

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Neptune Energy, in collaboration with Sval Energi and Storegga, has celebrated the acquisition of a CO2 storage license in the Norwegian North Sea.

Trudvang License: CO2 Storage Partnership Triumph

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded the Trudvang carbon storage licence to Sval which will partner with Neptune and Storegga. The Trudvang area has the potential to store up to nine million tonnes of CO2 annually for at least 25 years – a total of 225 million...

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Stolt-Nielsen Investigates The Possibilities Of Ammonia As An Alternative Fuel

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To aid in the ongoing transition to low- and zero-carbon energy, Stolt-subsidiaries Nielsen’s Stolthaven Terminals and Stolt Tankers are researching the possibility of ammonia as a more environmentally friendly substitute for conventional petroleum-based maritime fuels, as reported by Offshore Energy.

Green and blue energy

In line with this, the global nonprofit industry association Ammonia Energy Association (AEA), which promotes the responsible use of ammonia as part of a...

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Tanker Freight Charges Are Expected To Rise Quickly

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According to the maritime group Bimco, freight prices for petroleum and goods will increase quickly in 2023 and 2024, mirroring the spike in rates that occurred in 2008, when they frequently exceeded $100,000/d.

Financial crisis

According to Bimco, demand for product tankers will increase by 4.5–5.5% in 2023 and 2-3% in 2024, while demand for crude tankers would increase faster than supply by 2.5–3.5% in both 2023 and 2024. Also, due to the EU embargoes on Russian...

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Al Seer Marine Acquires $90mln Gas Vessel

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The most recent acquisition is a part of the business’s ambitions to expand its crude and gas tanker fleet, as reported by Zawya.

New acquisition

Al Seer Marine has acquired its most recent gas vessel for AED331 million, according to a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC).

The most recent acquisition is a part of the business’s expansion plans in the dry bulk and petroleum and gas tanker transportation sectors.

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