Crude oil prices were rising for the fourth day in a row today, pushed higher by colder weather in the United States in what has been described as a once-in-a-generation storm. At the time of writing, Brent crude was close to $82.42 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $78.56 …
Read More »Oil Ticks up on EIA Inventory Data Report
Crude oil prices moved higher today, after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory draw of 5.9 million barrels for the week to December 16. At 418.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories remain some 7 percent below the five-year average for this time of the year. The latest …
Read More »The U.S. could Become a Net Oil Exporter in 2023
The United States hasn’t been a net exporter of oil and oil products since World War II. Now, it is on course to become a net exporter next year, with oil and product exports already hitting record highs of 3.4 million bpd and 3 million bpd respectively. Meanwhile, Reuters reports, …
Read More »OPEC’s US Shale Worries Subside as It Cuts Forecast
OPEC has cut its forecasts for US shale oil supply several times as factors including investor caution curb expansion, making the non-conventional supply less of a worry for the producer group in its decisions on oil policy. On Tuesday, OPEC trimmed its forecast for 2023 growth in U.S. tight oil, …
Read More »US to Begin Repurchasing Crude Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The US will begin repurchasing crude oil for its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in February, the Energy Department announced on Friday. “This repurchase is an opportunity to secure a good deal for American taxpayers by repurchasing oil at a lower price than the $96 per barrel average price it was …
Read More »U.S. to Reveal Scientific Milestone on Fusion Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday will announce that scientists at a national lab have made a breakthrough on fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars that one day could provide a cheap source of electricity, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. The scientists at …
Read More »Kremlin: Europe has just Switched Gas Dependency from Russia to US
Europe has simply switched from dependency on Russian gas to dependency on LNG from the US, the Kremlin said on Sunday. “They have now changed their dependence on Russia for dependence on American liquefied natural gas. This is exactly the same dependence. Only there is much less reciprocity,” Kremlin spokesman …
Read More »Oil Gains on Uncertainty over US Pipeline Restart, Russian Supplies
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Monday as a key pipeline supplying the United States remained shut while Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut production in retaliation for a Western price cap on its exports. Brent crude futures were up 46 cents, or 0.6 per cent, …
Read More »U.S. Oil and Gas Rig Count Falls Slightly
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States slipped this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell 4 to 780 this week—204 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021, and 295 rigs lower than the …
Read More »US Says Russian Oil Price Cap does not Involve Ships through Turkish Waters
A US official said Wednesday that the oil price cap imposed on Russia does not involve ships navigating through Turkish waters. The Treasury Department said Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the implementation of the price cap …
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