Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Ida’s Fury Hits U.S. Oil Production, Gasoline Supplies

Hurricane Ida pummeled U.S. Gulf Coast energy suppliers, knocking out most of the region’s offshore wells, nearly half its motor fuel production and closing energy-export ports. The storm moved into Mississippi on Monday after leaving a trail of destruction in Louisiana and rampaging through U.S. offshore oil and gas fields. …

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A World without OPEC

A few years ago, as U.S. shale oil production soared towards 11 and then 12 million bpd, turning the country into the world’s largest oil producer, it was fashionable to start imagining that OPEC was becoming irrelevant. It took a pandemic to refute that argument; and now, OPEC is more …

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Oil-Rich Nations Face Growing Pressure to Go Green

Governments in long-established oil-rich nations around the world are coming under fire for their decisions over oil and gas versus renewable alternatives. The once-coveted natural resource is now a question of great contention. But how will the oil industry fare over the coming decades as governments strive for green while …

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EIA: US Imports of Iraqi Crudes Dropped

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday that Iraqi crude oil exports to the US declined to 77,000 barrels per day (bpd) during the past week. According to a report released by the EIA, “The United States imported crude oil from Iraq at a rate of 77,000 bpd, …

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