(Thu, 25 Jul 2024) This report about office buildings describes results from an exploratory, web-only survey that was conducted to learn about changes to commercial buildings following the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Mon, 01 Jul 2024) The East China Sea is a semi-closed sea bordered by the Yellow Sea to the north, the South China Sea and Taiwan to the south, Japan's Ryukyu and Kyushu islands to the east, and the Chinese mainland to the west. It has a total area of approximately 290,000 square miles, consisting of mostly shallow waters; three-fourths of the sea is less than 500 feet deep. In the Okinawa Trough, the depths exceed 6,500 feet.
(Tue, 25 Jun 2024) Chokepoints are narrow channels along widely used global sea routes that are critical to global energy security. The seven chokepoints highlighted in this report and the Cape of Good Hope are part of major trade routes for global seaborne oil transportation. Disruptions to these routes could affect oil prices and add thousands of miles of transit in alternative routes.
(Mon, 10 Jun 2024) The United Kingdomâs Rosebank field is expected to contain 300 million barrels of recoverable oil with a peak flow of 70,000 barrels per day starting in 2027; this new field could slow the UKâs declining oil production. U.S. liquefied natural gas has become a major source of natural gas in the UK, while five new international interconnectors have led to a surge in the UKâs electrical trade.
(Thu, 30 May 2024) Canada is a major energy producer, consumer, and exporter with a diverse and dynamic energy sector. Historically, hydroelectric power dominated Canadaâs energy mix, but oil and natural gas production have grown. The majority of Canada's oil and natural gas output is in Alberta; in contrast, hydroelectric and renewable energy make up a larger share of energy output in Quebec and British Columbia.
(Wed, 29 May 2024) Guyana's petroleum production has grown rapidly, increasing from 15,000 barrels per day (b/d) in December 2019, when crude oil production in the country began, to 630,000 b/d in January 2024. Three additional projects are underway with the potential to reach a combined production capacity of 1.3 million b/d of crude oil by 2027.
(Thu, 04 Apr 2024) The Republic of the Congo, or Congo Brazzaville, is a significant regional hydrocarbons producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of Congo Brazzavilleâs hydrocarbons production is located offshore. Congo Brazzaville holds sizable proved natural gas reserves but only a small portion of the reserves is commercialized because of a lack of natural gas infrastructure. Congo Brazzaville exports most of its crude oil production, and revenues from crude oil exports play a large role in its economy, making its economy vulnerable to crude oil price volatility.
(Thu, 21 Mar 2024) The South China Sea is a critical world trade route, which had 10 billion barrels of petroleum and petroleum product and 6.7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade passing through it in 2023. It stretches from Singapore and the Strait of Malacca in the southwest to the Strait of Taiwan in the northeast.
(Wed, 20 Mar 2024) In April 2023, armed conflict broke out in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital city, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), under the leadership of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (who is also the current leader of the military-led government), and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), under the leadership of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hemedti).
(Wed, 20 Mar 2024) Sudan has had two civil wars since it gained independence in 1956. The second civil war ended in 2005 and eventually led to South Sudan becoming an independent nation-state. The secession of South Sudan significantly affected Sudanâs economy because Sudan lost 75% of its oil reserves to South Sudan. Disruptions in oil production, disputes over oil revenue sharing, and lower oil prices have negatively affected both economies.
