Global Natural Gas, Oil Spend Rising, with U.S. Unconventionals Still A Good Bet, Says IEA

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Fossil fuel investments increased worldwide last year for the first time since 2014, with U.S. shale/tight oil and gas prospects improving, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. The IEA’s World Energy Investment outlines trends in energy spending for the upstream sector, electricity, nuclear power, coal and renewables. Global energy investments last year totaled $1.8 trillion, a 2% decline year/year in real terms.