U.S. benchmark natural gas prices jumped to above $9 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) early on Wednesday, driven by high LNG exports, warmer weather, and volatile trade ahead of the prompt-month contract expiry. As of 9:15 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the front-month natural gas futures at the Henry Hub, …
Read More »Oil up over Tight Supply and Growing Demand
Oil was up on Monday morning in Asia as the U.S. peak driving season sees higher demand. Brent oil futures gained 0.63% to $110.71 by 12:26 AM ET (4:26 AM GMT) and crude oil WTI futures jumped 0.54% to $110.88. “Oil prices are supported as gasoline markets remain tight amid …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Continues to Rise as WTI Hits $110
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 9 this week, on top of the 7 rig increase in the week prior, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count increased to 714 this week—261 rigs higher than the …
Read More »Oil Jumps by 4% as U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit Record High
Oil prices rose by about 4 percent on Friday as U.S. gasoline prices jumped to a record high and investors worried supplies will tighten on the tit-for-tat sanctions between European Union and Russia. Brent futures rose by $4.10, or 3.8 percent, to settle at $111.55 a barrel. U.S. West Texas …
Read More »U.S. LNG Deals Surge as Europe Turns away from Russian Energy
About 30% of planned U.S. LNG export capacity has been booked since war disrupted European energy supplies, a dramatic reversal of fortune for as many as 10 new projects, some of them long stalled. Among the latest deals are French utility Engie SA locking in nearly 2 million tons of …
Read More »EIA: U.S. Crude Imports from Iraq Decreased in April
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 184 thousand barrels per day (bpd) in April, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said this weekend. According to EIA’s monthly report, April imports from Iraq amounted to 5.52 million barrels, down from 7.13 million barrels (average 230 bpd). Iraq’s oil exports to …
Read More »Drilling Rig Prices are Spiking in the U.S. Shale Patch
After driving up prices for everything from steel pipes to frack sand to labor, inflation has finally ensnared the centerpiece of oilfield equipment: the drilling rig. Rig prices are spiking in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world, promising profits at multiyear high for oilfield contractors. Three of …
Read More »U.S. Senate Panel Expected to Vote on Bill Allowing Lawsuits against OPEC
A U.S. Senate panel will consider as soon as next week a bill to open the OPEC oil production group and countries working with it to lawsuits for collusion on boosting petroleum prices, Senator Chuck Grassley’s office said on Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Grassley, a Republican, Senator Amy Klobuchar, …
Read More »EIA: US Weekly LNG Exports down by Three LNGCs
In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook report for the week between 21 April and 27 April, EIA says U.S. LNG exports decrease by three LNG carriers from last week. 23 LNG vessels with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 84 billion cubic feet departed the United States in this period. Nine …
Read More »U.S. Ditches Trump-Era Policies for Arctic Alaska Oil Reserve
The Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump administration plan that would have allowed the government to lease more than two-thirds of the country’s largest swath of public land in Alaska to oil and gas drilling. This rollback of the Trump-era plan will remove nearly 7 million acres from possible …
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