by Natalija Riabko | Apr 15, 2025 | Forecast, News, News of the day, Oil, USA
Oil futures remain stuck in a holding pattern, with Brent crude continuing to trade within a tight $63 – 66 per barrel range. The market is caught between short-term supportive factors and longer-term demand anxieties, leaving traders hesitant to commit to a...
by Natalija Riabko | Apr 14, 2025 | Green Energy, News, News of the day, Uncategorized
The world’s shipping lanes, arteries of global commerce, have long operated beyond the reach of carbon regulation. That era is ending. On April 11, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee brokered a watershed compromise:...
by Natalija Riabko | Apr 9, 2025 | Forecast, News, News of the day, Semiconductors
The semiconductor industry, the engine behind everything from smartphones to AI, is booming. In 2024, the global microchip market expanded by 19%, reaching 627 billion (Deloitte). Growth is expected to continue with forecasts predicting an 11.2627...
by Natalija Riabko | Apr 7, 2025 | Lithium, News, News of the day, Sustainable Production
As EV demand skyrockets, the arid Lithium Triangle faces ecological collapse – while startups bet on waterless extraction to rewrite the rules. High in the Andes, where the world’s richest lithium deposits lie beneath sunbaked salt flats, a paradox threatens the...
by Natalija Riabko | Apr 3, 2025 | Forecast, News, News of the day, Oil
In a notable policy shift, OPEC+ has opted to raise oil output by 411 thousand barrels per day (kb/d) in May, significantly exceeding the previously anticipated 135 kb/d adjustment. This decision effectively fast-tracks the implementation of July’s production quotas,...
