U.S. crude oil imports from Iraq averaged 165,000 oil barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed. According to the report, last week’s oil imports from Iraq amounted to 454,000 barrels (165,000 bpd). Iraq followed the United States’ top crude oil suppliers, Canada (3.308 million bpd), …
Read More »U.S. Drillers Continue to Add Rigs as Crude Prices Rally
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 9 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose to 767 this week—279 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United …
Read More »US LNG Exports to Europe on Track to Surpass Biden Promise
When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help secure new supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to offset shortages from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his pledge was greeted with scepticism. After all, the U.S. LNG industry was already hitting its export limits and the …
Read More »US Becomes Top LNG Exporter in First-Half 2022
The United States became the top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in the first half of 2022, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, citing data from Cedigaz, as the country increased supply to Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. US LNG exports rose 12% to average 11.2 billion cubic feet per …
Read More »EIA: U.S. Crude Imports from Iraq Surged Last Week
The U.S. crude oil imports from Iraq averaged 456 thousand barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on the weekend. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA said that the U.S. net oil imports averaged 5.722 million bpd last week, up by 439 …
Read More »US Oil not the Fundamental Solution for EU’s Energy Woes
For the first time in six years, the European Union (EU) has overtaken Asia as the biggest buyer of US crude oil, Bloomberg reported. The EU imported 213.1 million barrels US crude over the first five months of the year, while Asia imported 191.1 million barrels, new US Census Bureau …
Read More »EIA: U.S. Crude Imports from Iraq Slumped Last Week
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq last week averaged 302 thousand barrels per day (bpd), the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said this weekend. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA said that the U.S. net oil imports averaged 5.957 million bpd last week, up by 55 thousand …
Read More »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 …
Read More »White House Expects more Saudi Oil after Biden’s Visit
The U.S. said it expects further oil supply increases from Saudi Arabia after President Joe Biden met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Salman. The White House on Friday welcomed the increase in production levels 50 percent above what was planned for July and August. It added these and other …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Rises despite Chaotic Week in Oil Markets
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 4 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose to 756 this week—272 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021. Oil rigs in the United …
Read More »
Iran Energy News Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Energy Field Specialized Channel