The current year marks the 15th anniversary of the U.S. shale boom, a period in which fracking technology across such states as Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wyoming helped establish the nation as a top oil and gas producer. Unfortunately, high costs of production compared with conventional drilling …
Read More »US Seeks ‘Moratorium’ on Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline
US has continued to put pressure on Germany and the EU to halt construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia to Europe, which Washington sees as a “political tool” of the Kremlin, a top envoy said. “Now is the time for Germany and the EU to impose …
Read More »Exxon Faces Multi-Billion-Dollar Write Down as Fossil Fuel Prices Struggle
Exxon Mobil is about to incur the biggest write down in its modern history as what was once an exemplar of American capitalist might shudders under the weight of debilitated energy markets. Exxon — already hobbled by cratering crude prices, a global supply glut and a pandemic-driven collapse in fuel …
Read More »OPEC and the Pandemic has Broken the U.S. Shale Market
OPEC’s oil ministers have a few challenges to consider at a crucial summit next week, but for the first time in years, the U.S. shale boom won’t be at the top of the list. The global coronavirus pandemic continues to play havoc with the world’s economic sector, and oil prices …
Read More »It Took a Global Pandemic for OPEC to Slam the Door on U.S. Shale
OPEC’s oil ministers have a few challenges to consider at a crucial summit next week, but for the first time in years the shale boom won’t be at the top of the list. A devastating global pandemic and a reckoning with Wall Street appear to have broken the resolve of …
Read More »The Energy Project Trump can’t Stop Seeks Ways to Finish the Job
Russia can probably get around the latest U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2 and complete the pipeline, industry executives and analysts of the controversial project say. Gazprom PJSC, which owns the project to boost natural gas flows from Russia into Germany, says it’s drawing up alternatives to complete work that …
Read More »China Hits 26% of 2020 Target for US Energy Imports under Trade Deal
China has accelerated imports of crude oil, propane and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States since July, but total energy product purchases through October remain far short of targets for 2020 set out in the Phase 1 trade deal with Washington, reported Reuters. Over the first 10 months …
Read More »China to Surpass U.S. as World’s Largest Oil Refiner in 2021
Earlier this month, Royal Dutch Shell Plc pulled the plug on its Convent refinery in Louisiana. Unlike many oil refineries shut in recent years, Convent was far from obsolete: it’s fairly big by U.S. standards and sophisticated enough to turn a wide range of crude oils into high-value fuels. Yet …
Read More »US still Trying to Undermine Nord Stream 2
The United States continues its attempts to derail the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, German utility firm Uniper said. “Uniper regrets to say that the US is still trying to undermine the important infrastructure project, which is Nord Stream 2. We believe it …
Read More »China Is Set to Eclipse America as World’s Biggest Oil Refiner
Earlier this month, Royal Dutch Shell Plc pulled the plug on its Convent refinery in Louisiana. Unlike many oil refineries shut in recent years, Convent was far from obsolete: it’s fairly big by U.S. standards and sophisticated enough to turn a wide range of crude oils into high-value fuels. Yet …
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