Tag Archives: United States of America

U.S. Shale Upended Global Crude Flows

The U.S. removed the ban on American crude oil exports to countries other than Canada in 2015, unleashing a new force on the global oil market to be reckoned with. Soaring shale production over the past half-decade has not only helped America to reduce its reliance on foreign oil imports, …

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Oil Up on Inventory Fall, Protests in US

Oil prices were up on Thursday over a more-than-expected decline in US crude oil inventories and on clashes between supporters of US President Donald Trump and the police in the Capitol in Washington, Anadolu Agency reported. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at US$54.80 per barrel at 0706 GMT for …

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US Forces Norwegian Firm to Abandon Nord Stream 2

A Norwegian firm that was meant to have provided technical and safety certificates for Russia’s gas pipeline to Germany has abandoned the project due to US sanctions. “DNV GL will cease all verification activities for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline system in line with sanctions and while sanctions are in …

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US Crude Oil Inventories Fall for Week Ending Dec. 25

US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.2% for the week ending Dec. 25, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Inventories decreased by 6.1 million barrels to 493.5 million barrels, more than the market expectation of a fall of 2.1 million barrels. Strategic petroleum reserves, which …

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