The U.S. is exporting liquefied natural gas at a record pace these days, as gas prices and geopolitical tensions in Europe rise amid the energy crisis and the Russia-Ukraine standoff. LNG tankers were loading or being docked at each of the seven LNG export facilities in the United States on …
Read More »EIA: U.S. Reduced Crude Imports from Iraq Last Week
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq last week averaged 226 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. imports averaged 5.910 million bpd last week, down by 77 thousand bpd from …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count See Massive Climb on Higher Oil Prices
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 22 this week—the 16th straight weekly increase to the number of oil and gas rigs in the United States, and the largest single-week rise since February 2018. The total rig count now sits at 635 as the price …
Read More »TotalEnergies Withdraws from USA Gulf of Mexico Project
Through its affiliate TotalEnergies E&P USA Inc., TotalEnergies has announced its decision not to sanction, and to withdraw from, the North Platte deepwater project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The decision not to continue with the project was taken “as the company has better opportunities of allocation of its …
Read More »$90 Oil Offers the Best-ever Economics for U.S. Shale
The Permian has led U.S. shale production growth in recent months and will continue to do so in the coming months, but the oil price rally so far in 2022 has also driven increased drilling activity in other shale basins with higher breakeven prices. $90 oil is incentivizing more drilling …
Read More »Oil Prices Decline despite Data Showing US Crude Drawdown
An unexpected drop in US crude inventories did little to boost oil prices, with investors focused on the outcome of US-Iran nuclear talks on Thursday, which could see more Iranian oil barrels on the market. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $91.19 per barrel at 0615 GMT with a …
Read More »U.S. Considers Chevron Request to Take, Trade Venezuelan Oil
The U.S. Administration is currently reviewing a request from Chevron to potentially allow the U.S. oil giant to take and trade crude from Venezuela as a form of payment for the millions of dollars the South American producer owes Chevron for its joint ventures there, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting …
Read More »China Criticizes U.S. for Extending Tariffs on Imported Solar
China criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to extend tariffs on imported solar equipment, saying the act will “distort” international trades of the renewable energy product. “The U.S. government insisted on the extension regardless of the strong opposition domestically and internationally,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on …
Read More »U.S. Talks to China, Japan, India about Sending Gas to Europe
The U.S. and its European allies have approached several major natural-gas importers in Asia, including China, about sending their fuel to Europe if a conflict over Ukraine erupts, according to people familiar with the matter. President Joe Biden’s administration has spoken to officials in Japan, South Korea and India as …
Read More »European Gas Market Sentiment is Bearish, as US and Asian Prices Rise
Global gas markets are painting distinctly different pictures this week as supply uncertainty in Asia supports prices, but European markets are starting to see downside potential on the horizon. Mild weather in Europe and frigid forecasts for the US will drive price behavior in the coming days. Milder temperature forecasts …
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