Ever since President-elect Donald Trump started talking about tariffs, Canada’s government has gone through a transformation. Overtly not huge fans of oil and gas, the ministers in Ottawa suddenly turned defensive. The latest to do that was resource minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who this week threatened in-kind retaliation against Trump’s tariffs. …
Read More »Oil Prices Edge down on Rising U.S. Fuel Inventories
Oil prices declined for a second day on Thursday after large builds in fuel inventories in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, though expectations for increasing winter fuel demand and concerns over tighter supply limited the drop. Brent crude futures fell 8 cents to $76.08 a barrel by 0409 …
Read More »Biden Bans Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling in most Federal Waters
US President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most US coastlines. “I am taking action to protect the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from oil and natural gas drilling and …
Read More »Natural Gas Demand to Surge in US amid Extreme Cold Weather Conditions
The US is bracing for a surge in natural gas demand as freezing weather and snowstorms threaten to cause widespread power outages, reported Reuters, citing energy analysts and reliability coordinators. The current conditions could lead to the highest levels of natural gas demand this winter. The increased demand coincides with …
Read More »U.S. LNG Exports Soar in December, Lifting Full-Year Growth by 4.5%
U.S. LNG exports reached near record levels in December, rising to 8.5 million metric tonnes (MT) as two new plants started, and driving up full-year shipments 4.5% over 2023, according preliminary data from financial firm LSEG. December’s output was just short of the record monthly export of 8.6 MT recorded …
Read More »U.S. Oil, Gas Drillers Hold the Line during Holiday Week
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after seeing no change in the two weeks prior. The total rig count remained flat at 589 total rigs, …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise on China Growth Optimism and Strong US Demand
Crude oil prices were heading towards a weekly gain earlier today following an update from the World Bank on the growth prospects of the Chinese economy next year. Brent crude was trading at $73.18 per barrel at the time of writing, with West Texas Intermediate at $69.58 per barrel, after …
Read More »American Graphite Makers Push for 920% Tariffs
The price of batteries could surge, with some component prices doubling, if the U.S. imposes an additional hefty tariff on U.S. imports of graphite from China that the American battery material makers seek, industry analysts say. Energy storage and EV batteries could see costs in the U.S. more than double …
Read More »Trump Threatens Panama Canal Takeover over Excessive Fees
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take over control of the Panama Canal unless the Panamanian authorities stop charging excessive rate for the use of the chokepoint. “Has anyone ever heard of the Panama Canal?” Trump said at a conservative event in Arizona, as quoted by Reuters. “Because we’re being …
Read More »Will Trump Policies Slow Methane Emissions Cuts in the Permian?
Producers in the Permian basin, America’s top oil producing region, have made a lot of progress in reducing methane emissions, a recent report suggests, but the incoming Trump Administration could undo some of that progress, environmentalists warn. The Biden Administration has enacted rules on reducing emissions from oil and gas …
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