European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday (28 January) to cooperate on guaranteeing Europe’s and Ukraine’s energy security amid a standoff triggered by Russia amassing troops at Ukraine’s border. In a joint statement put out on Friday – the result of several …
Read More »US Oil may Retest Resistance at $87.86
US oil may retest a resistance at $87.86 per barrel, a break above which could lead to a gain to $89.45. The rise on Wednesday confirmed an extension of the uptrend, which is riding on a wave 5. Based on the length of the wave 1, the wave 5 may …
Read More »The U.S. is Preparing European Gas Markets for a Russian Invasion
The U.S. Administration is in talks with energy companies and major gas-producing countries globally about the potential for a large supply of natural gas to Europe in case Russian deliveries are interrupted if Russia invades Ukraine, U.S. officials with knowledge of the talks told CNN. Russia, which supplies over one-third …
Read More »Declining U.S. Petroleum Inventories Push Oil Prices Higher
Despite a crude oil inventory build in the latest EIA report, U.S. commercial petroleum stocks have declined in most of the weeks in the past year and a half, falling below seasonal averages for the past five years and even below the five-year average before the pandemic. The continuously declining …
Read More »EIA: US Continue to Upscale Iraqi Crude Imports
US imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 434 thousand barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday, amid a growing appetite for the black gold during the same period. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA Said that the U.S. imports …
Read More »U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Set to Hit Record Highs in 2023
America’s production of fossil fuels is expected to hit a record high in 2023, as continued improvements in drilling efficiency in oil and gas and high enough oil prices will support increased output of all fossil fuels, including coal, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Friday. The combined …
Read More »Arctic Cold Snap could Push U.S. Natural Gas Prices Higher
Forecasts of frigid temperatures later this month sent U.S. natural gas prices surging in the middle of last week to above $4.85 per million British thermal units (MMBtu)—the highest level since November. If the cold snap expected over the next two weeks holds and forecasts for additional Arctic blasts this …
Read More »US Talks to EU Energy Firms on Contingency Gas Supply in Case of Russia Conflict
The US government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans for supplying natural gas to Europe if conflict between Russia and Ukraine disrupts Russian supplies, two US officials and two industry sources said. The United States is concerned Russia is preparing for the possibility of a …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Increased in Last Week
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States increased to 317 thousand bpd in the last week. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5.153 bpd in the first week of January.” The top three source countries …
Read More »US Voices Skepticism on EastMed Gas Pipeline
The US on Friday voiced misgivings over the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) Pipeline, a planned gas pipeline that would ferry Israeli fuel from the eastern Mediterranean to Greece. A State Department spokesperson who commented on the matter on condition of anonymity told Anadolu Agency that the Biden administration is looking “critically …
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