The United States will abandon efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement if progress isn’t made very soon and unless clear signs emerge that a deal can be reached, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. “We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months …
Read More »Asia Offers to Buy more U.S. Energy to Avoid Steep Tariffs
Most Asian countries are racing to pledge increased imports of U.S. energy to avoid the high tariffs slapped on them in early April. Delegations from many Asian countries are heading to Washington D.C. these days to discuss the U.S. tariffs, now suspended for 90 days, which are the highest for …
Read More »EIA Says U.S. Oil Production will Peak in 2027
U.S. crude oil production is set to peak at around 14 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2027, according to the Annual Energy Outlook 2025 of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. oil production is set to remain around the 14 million bpd level by 2030 and in the …
Read More »Pakistan Weighs First-ever U.S. Oil Imports to Reduce Trade Surplus
Pakistan is actively considering the idea of importing U.S. crude oil for the first time to seek a reduction of its trade surplus with America and avoid one of the highest tariffs – currently paused – on its goods sold in the United States. Crude oil is one of the …
Read More »Oil Extends Decline as US-China Trade War Weighs on Global Growth Outlook
Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns the escalating trade war between the United States and China would weaken global economic growth and dent fuel demand. Brent crude futures were down 29 cents, or 0.45 percent, at US$64.47 (HK$502.87) a barrel at 0126 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures …
Read More »Trump Tariffs could Hit the Battery Storage Sector Hard
The United States utility-scale battery storage sector has been projected to grow dramatically in 2025, as renewable energy companies look for ways to make their clean energy operations more stable and reliable. However, the recent introduction of tariffs on countries worldwide by the Trump administration, with particularly high tariffs on …
Read More »Oil Retreats despite Tariff Pause as US-China Trade War Escalates
Oil prices retreated on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up a trade war with China, even as he announced a 90-day pause on tariffs aimed at other countries. Brent futures fell 77 cents, or 1.18%, to $64.71 a barrel by 0320 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude …
Read More »Trump Admin Boosts Gulf Oil and Gas Reserves Estimate
The U.S. Department of the Interior has revised upwards the oil and gas reserves contained in the U.S. section of the Gulf of Mexico, which the Trump administration renamed the Gulf of America. According to an analysis done by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf …
Read More »U.S. Wind Power Growth will be 40% Lower than Expected due to Trump Policy
Despite a relatively stable short-term pipeline of U.S. wind power projects under construction, the five-year outlook of America’s wind capacity additions has been significantly limited due to the Trump Administration’s energy policies, Wood Mackenzie said in a new report. The energy consultancy slashed its five-year forecast of new capacity installations …
Read More »China Resells U.S. LNG amid Tariff Row
The trade war is prompting China’s LNG buyers to resell the cargoes they are buying from the U.S. as Chinese tariffs on American goods are raising the costs of U.S. LNG imports, analysts and traders have told Reuters. LNG import demand in China has been weaker this year amid comfortably …
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