Day: May 27, 2020

Laboratory testing for Covid-19 serology trials has been prepared according to a notification issued by the National Institute for Health. Anti-body testing would be done for community screening and research purposes. Tests can also be conducted to see the evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in individual cases whereas tests may be used for seroepidemiological or seroprevalence studies to inform public health measures at a community level. Furthermore, the tests can also be conducted for convalescent plasma transfusion. Laboratory serology tests may be considered as supplementary tests to RT-PCR based testing,…

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On any given day over the last four years, there have been around 20 oil drilling rigs somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, tearing through submarine rock in search of oil.  Last week, there were just 12, according to data from oil services firm Baker Hughes BHI. With just one exception, that was the lowest weekly tally of rigs in the Gulf since 2000.  The world’s offshore oil industry, responsible for 30% of all the world’s oil production, faces a reckoning. With oil prices still well below levels from just months…

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Despite the U.S. and Europe shuttering coal-fired power plants, coal remains a major fuel in global energy systems. In 2018, global coal demand rebounded and grew by 1.4% due to increased consumption in Asia, where coal consumption increased by 2.5%. This increased consumption was mainly from power generation, which reached an all-time high, increasing 3% in 2018 and accounting for almost 40% of global electricity generation. China remains the world’s largest coal consumer, using more than 50% of all the coal consumed in the world. According to China’s National Bureau…

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Global oil consumption hasn’t peaked, the head of the International Energy Agency warned, throwing cold water on hopes the coronavirus will cap demand and reduce climate-changing emissions.“In the absence of strong government policies, a sustained economic recovery and low oil prices are likely to take global oil demand back to where it was, and beyond,” Fatih Birol said in an interview.The world consumed last year nearly 100mn barrels a day of oil, and some in the energy industry believe that could mark the peak for global demand. Their hypothesis is…

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Paris, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th May, 2020 ) :The energy industry is set to suffer a record drop in investment due to the coronavirus fallout, the IEA said on Wednesday, and while renewables are likely to fare better than oil, any swift economic recovery could create a global fuel crunch. In its annual report on energy investments, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated the plunge will be of the order of one-fifth from 2019 levels, or almost $400 billion, as firms slash spending amid…

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