The EIA’s first outlook for 2025 shows forecasted U.S. crude oil production reading 13.4 million barrels per day—a new record for the country. The Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook report published on Tuesday represents the first peek into predictions for 2025. Those predictions include the United States hitting …
Read More »Russia’s Oil Drilling Boom Proves Moscow’s Resilience to Western Sanctions
Russia was on pace for a second year of record oil drilling in 2023, further evidence of the nation’s resilience to Western sanctions. The boom in activity came alongside a recovery in the both volume and value of Russia’s oil exports, a stark illustration of how the country’s fossil fuel …
Read More »U.S. Gasoline Prices Slide, Defying Crude Oil Rise
Retail gasoline prices in the United States continued to fall on Friday, landing at $3.088 per gallon, according to the latest AAA data. This is down from yesterday’s average of $3.090 per gallon, and down from a week ago’s $3.120. Meanwhile, WTI crude is trading up week over week, exchanging …
Read More »U.S. Shale Growth could Exceed Forecasts in 2024
U.S. crude oil production has overwhelmingly exceeded earlier forecasts and has grown at a much faster pace this year, offsetting much of the OPEC+ efforts to push up prices by coordinated supply reductions. U.S. production growth is expected to continue into the new year, thanks to further gains in efficiency …
Read More »Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project Faces Setback due to US Sanctions
Russia has decried U.S. sanctions targeting the country’s massive Arctic LNG 2 project, saying they are unacceptable and will undermine global energy security. Located in the Gydan Peninsula in the Arctic, the LNG project is considered key to Russia’s efforts to boost its global LNG market share from 8% to …
Read More »Will US LNG Exports Reroute to Avoid both the Panama and Suez Canals?
Liquefied natural gas cargoes recently loaded from the US and bound for Asia are changing course for longer voyages lasting more than a month as they avoid the Red Sea, according to ship-tracking data on Bloomberg. The diversions highlight a shift in global trade flows after Houthi attacks in the …
Read More »U.S. Shatters Oil Production Records in 2023
The U.S. set a new annual oil production record on December 15, based on data from the Energy Information Administration. Although the official monthly numbers from the EIA won’t be released for a couple of months, we can calculate that a new record has been set based on the following …
Read More »Asia-Bound U.S. LNG Cargoes Avoid the Red Sea Route
Several cargoes of LNG loaded in recent days at U.S. export facilities and bound for Asia have changed course shortly after departing to avoid crossing the Red Sea, which has become theater of daily attacks on commercial vessels by the Iran-aligned Houthis from Yemen. Several vessels have indicated they would …
Read More »Vietnam’s Rare Earth Riches become Focus Point for U.S. and China
Vietnam finds itself wooed by two large world powers. However, this time, it is not over any geopolitical consideration, but for a resource that the modern world covets: rare earths. China and the U.S. are locked in a race to court a country that boasts the world’s second-largest rare earth …
Read More »Oil Extends Gains on US Strategic Reserve Purchases
Oil prices rose on Monday, extending gains for a second session as U.S. efforts to replenish strategic reserves provided some support, although concerns of crude oversupply and softer fuel demand growth next year persisted. Brent crude futures rose 0.6 per cent, or 48 cents, to $76.32 a barrel by 0406 …
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