Natural gas prices are up on the day, but they are once again down on the week—the third week running—as unseasonably warm weather dampened prospects for one more demand push in the United States. Natural gas prices were trading up on the day to $2.191 (+1.81%), but prices week to …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Demand Exceeds Supply as LNG Exports Jump
High export demand for LNG and higher domestic natural gas consumption pushed U.S. gas demand to higher levels than supply last year, resulting in the highest average Henry Hub spot price since 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said in its 2022 State of the Markets report. Yet, U.S. …
Read More »EIA Annual Energy Outlook: U.S. to Remain Net Exporter of Petroleum Products
In its Annual Energy Outlook 2023 published on Thursday, the Energy Information Administration predicted that high international demand for petroleum products will lead to continued growth in U.S. production. Combined with relatively little growth in domestic consumption, this means the United States remains a net exporter of petroleum products and …
Read More »US, Russia have the Largest Nuclear-Powered Submarine Fleets
Australia is to become the seventh country in the world to introduce nuclear-powered submarines to its naval fleet, as part of a newly brokered deal between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS), reports Statista. The US has said it will sell Australia three US Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines …
Read More »Biden Greenlights Controversial Alaska Oil Project
The Biden Administration approved the controversial Alaska oil project known as Willow on Monday after rumors surfaced last week that the Administration was set to approve it. The massive oil Willow Project covers three drill sites in the National Petroleum Reserve in an area that is estimated to hold up …
Read More »Germany Plans Industrial Electricity Tariff to Undercut US, China
Berlin is planning to introduce a special industrial electricity tariff ranging between €0.05 and €0.09 per kilowatt-hour in order to boost the country’s competitiveness and push back against US and Chinese subsidies. Electricity has always been pricey in Germany – a 2015 study by the Fraunhofer Institute found that the …
Read More »US Wants Hike in Global Crude Output, Including from OPEC
The United States wants to see a hike in oil production, including from OPEC countries, said a senior State Department official Monday. “As world economies recover, we’ll see more consumption. And therefore we’d like to see supply meet demand,” said Jose Fernandez, the US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, …
Read More »Number of Active U.S. Drilling Rigs down this Week
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stood at 749 this week, down by four from the previous week but up by 99 from last year, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes. These active drilling rigs included 592 oil …
Read More »Increasing US Oil Exports Push Prices Higher
Oil finished a tumultuous session higher with record US exports slowing inventory builds, igniting crude market bulls even as persistent fears of higher interest rates dragged Wall Street lower. West Texas Intermediate settled at its highest in nine sessions, with the Energy Information Administration reporting that exports jumped 23%, slowing …
Read More »U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Continue to Build
Crude oil inventories in the United States saw another significant increase, with a 6.203 million barrel increase last week, the American Petroleum Institute (API) data showed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of barrels gained so far this year to nearly 59 million barrels. This week, SPR inventory held steady …
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