
Explore global energy trends, from fossil fuels to renewables, and examine how geopolitics, inflation, and events like the Russia-Ukrainian war shape today’s energy landscape.
Learn the goals, audience, and scope of the world energy review, covering fossil fuels and renewables, geopolitics, Covid effects on supply chains, emissions, and energy market trends.
Explore statistical review of world energy, a data-driven report by the Energy Institute since 2023, offering objective facts and trends in oil, gas, coal, and Covid, Ukraine war, inflation impacts.
Highlight five main points: post covid transport fuel demand returns with regional variation; Ukraine conflict drives record gas prices and trade shifts; wind and solar power drive most electricity growth.
Explore primary energy fundamentals, including the share of renewables at 7.5% and fossil fuels at 82%, and how 2022–2023 trends lift total energy 3% above pre-COVID levels.
Analyze primary energy consumption using tables and charts, focusing on regional vs country changes over ten years to draw data-driven conclusions about growth, shares, and trends.
Compare fossil fuels by country, focusing on coal, oil, and natural gas in Malaysia and Indonesia from 2021 to 2022. Note coal growth in Indonesia and the limited renewables discussion.
Analyze energy consumption per capita across OECD, non-OECD, and European Union contexts, noting higher use in developed regions and comparing top energy users including OPEC over time.
Explore fossil fuels—crude oil, natural gas, and coal—covering production, consumption, pricing, and international trade, with a bp-backed perspective on 2022 export and import patterns and Russia-Europe dynamics.
Analyzes crude oil demand, production, prices, and markets, noting Brent near $100 in 2022, Covid recovery to 97.3 mbpd, and OPEC-led output growth.
Compare crude oil trade and refined products, noting 2022's 2.1 billion-ton crude shipments led by the Middle East and 1.2 billion tons of refined products dominated by Asia Pacific.
Analyze crude oil production tables, focusing on barrels per day, global shares, and ten-year growth across major producers from the United States to China.
Explore crude oil and condensate production, with condensate defined as volatile liquids like C2–C4; compare trends across the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and China.
Compare crude oil consumption to production using barrels per day. Highlight the United States at 20% and China at 14%, and note decade-long trend shifts across major economies.
Total liquids consumption shows how much fuel countries use, with about 80% of crude oil ending as liquids, including vapors or solids; leaders include the United States and China.
Analyze regional consumption by product across continents, focusing on light distillates, middle distillates, fuel oils, and notable gasoline vs naphtha shares across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and BRICs.
Trace how crude oil and refined products move through global trade, analyzing imports, exports, and interregional flows among the US, Europe, China, Mexico, Canada, Russia, and the Middle East.
Examine natural gas markets, including LNG and pipeline gas, tracking 2022 price trends in Europe and Asia, import dynamics, and the rise of Japan as the largest LNG importer.
Analyze natural gas consumption in bcm and exajoules, highlighting the US, Russia, Iran, and Iraq, with Qatar and Saudi Arabia's small domestic use and China's deficit.
Compare pipeline and liquefied natural gas transport, and analyze inter-regional trade in billion cubic meters, highlighting shifts toward LNG exports and pipeline imports.
Compare natural gas delivered by pipeline and LNG, showing US Henry Hub as the least affected price versus Europe’s Netherlands TTF and Asia’s Japan Korea marker; discuss cyclical trends.
Explore LNG trade dynamics: 2022 saw LNG account for 56% of trade at 542 bcm, driven by geopolitics and inflation, with Middle East, Australia, US, and Russia as exporters.
Explore how pipeline gas flows shape regional trade, noting a 15% decline since 2021. Russia and Norway dominate pipeline exports to Europe, while the US and Canada connect nearby markets.
Analyze coal production in million tons and exajoules, compare with natural gas and crude oil, and identify global leaders: China, India, Indonesia, and the United States, plus regional trends.
Analyze coal consumption by major world buyers, highlighting China, India, Indonesia, and the United States, and compare growth trends with crude oil, natural gas, and renewables.
Explore the global distribution and trade of fossil fuels, including pipelines, LNG, and refined versus crude products, and the rise of renewables influencing future infrastructure.
Explore the global role of nuclear energy, its 4% share in 2022, and ten-year consumption trends across the US, China, France, and Russia, with in-house production measured in exajoules.
Track renewables growth driven by wind, solar, and biomass, now about 7% of global primary energy, with production and consumption led by China, the US, Germany, India, and the UK.
Analyze wind energy capacity and downtimes, noting the United States and China account for 41% of production, and explore growth and per capita implications across nations like Mexico and Russia.
Explore biofuels, including biodiesel and bio gasoline, and how blending with gasoline, diesel, and kerosene shapes production and consumption patterns.
Evaluate section three on renewables and the growing trends in the energy mix, exploring nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and biofuels alongside crude oil, natural gas, and coal.
Analyze 2022 CO2 equivalents totaling 3943 gigatons, highlighting energy-use emissions growth, shifts in energy mix, and how Asia-Pacific and India drive emissions, with the Paris Agreement targets not yet met.
Explore how electricity is generated from coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear, and renewables; track electrification growth and wind/solar gains surpassing nuclear.
Analyze how electricity is generated by fuels across major regions, comparing natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables, with 2021–2022 year-to-year changes for the US, Russia, and China.
Review the course's key energy topics: primary energy, fossil fuels, renewables, emissions, and electrification, and connect them to global energy markets and geopolitics.
Explore world energy trends, from fossil fuels to renewables, and understand why oil, gas, and coal dominate energy use as solar and wind grow.
Course Description:
This course provides a review and analysis of the Energy Institute Report (BP Statistical Review of World Energy). It is a course based on the Global Energy Landscape in 2023.
The big players in the global energy industry, including countries, organizations & regions.
The world's major energy consumers and producers
The global trade in energy by region, fuel and countries.
The future of energy, including the transition to clean energy
The social and economic impacts of energy policy
The latest trends in energy technology
Electrification and current transition to clean energy
Status quo of Fossil Fuel Industry: Oil, Gas and Coal
What You Will Learn:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Understand the current state of the global energy industry for both Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energies
Identify the key trends and challenges facing the industry in the near and distant future
Analyze the role of different players in the industry, more commonly, Producers and Consumers
Evaluate the future of energy
Understand the role of government in the energy sector
Assess the impact of climate change on the energy sector
Analyze the social and economic impacts of energy policy
Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in energy technology
Recommended Audience:
This course is recommended for anyone interested in the Global Energy Industry as well as Geopolitical Energy Issues. It would be a valuable resource for students, professionals, decisionmakers and policymakers.
Specific Topics to be Covered:
The main core fundamentals: Primary Energy, Fossil Fuels (Oil, Gas and Coal), Renewables (Solar, Wind, Nuclear, Biomass, etc..), Carbon Emissions, and Electrification
The big players in the global energy industry: Countries & Regions that play a major role in the production, consumption, and trade of energy.
The global trade in energy: This includes the flow of energy resources between countries, as well as the role of international organizations in regulating the trade of energy.
The future of energy (Energy Trends) The Transition to Clean energy, the role of technology in the energy sector, and the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
Assessment:
The course will be assessed through a combination of quizzes, exams, and a final project.
Prerequisites:
Basic Knowledge of Primary Energy such as Fossil Fuels & Renewables is recommended but not mandatory. Geopolitical Basics is also recommended.