Tag Archives: United States of America

Europe Now Imports more U.S. Oil than Asia

Europe has overtaken Asia as the biggest buyer of U.S. crude oil, importing 213.1 million barrels over the first five months of the year, while Asia imported 191.1 million barrels, Bloomberg reported, citing Census Bureau data. This is the first time in six years that Europe has been a bigger …

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EIA: U.S. Imported +8 Million Oil Barrels from Iraq in June

U.S. crude oil imports from Iraq averaged 273 thousand barrels per day (bpd) in June, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly report. According to the report, June imports from Iraq amounted to 8.19 million barrels, down from 9.114 million barrels (average 294 thousand bpd) in May. Iraq’s …

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Number of Active US Drilling Rigs Up this Week

The number of active drilling rigs in the United States increased to 752 this week, up by two from the previous week and 273 from this time last year, according to the weekly data released Friday by Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes. These active drilling rigs included 597 oil …

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USA Sending more Gas to Europe than Russia

For the first time, the US is supplying more natural gas to Europe than Russia sends by pipelines, according to the International Energy Agency. Europe is seeking alternatives such as US liquefied natural gas to Russian supplies after Gazprom PJSC slashed shipments through Nord Stream, its biggest pipeline to Europe, …

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U.S. Rig Count Slips

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 3 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count slid to 750 this week—275 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United …

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