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Iraqi oil exports to the United States saw a decrease last week, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Sunday. The EIA reported that the average US crude oil imports from eight key countries reached 5.974 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, down by 70,000 bpd from …

The next U.S. president will have a very limited set of tools to materially boost oil supply in the United States, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs. Whoever wins the presidential election in November will have to contend with low stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Moreover, any regulatory …

U.S. natural gas-fired power generation jumped this week amid the lowest wind power output in 33 months seen on Monday while demand for cooling is rising in the summer. On July 22, wind power output in the Lower 48 states was at its lowest level in the country since October …

After years of being more or less isolated from the rest of the world, U.S. benchmark natural gas prices are becoming an influential force in shaping the structure of many contracts on the global LNG market. The price at Henry Hub in the United States will give increasingly important price …

Nevada is now hosting the largest solar plus battery energy storage system project in the United States after Primergy Solar and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced that the Gemini Solar + Storage project in Clark County is now fully operational. Gemini is one of the latest such sites in the U.S. …

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count rose by 2 to 586 this week, compared to 669 rigs this same time last year. The number …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after industry data showed a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles, while the market kept tabs on flaring tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures edged up 47 cents or 0.5% to $86.71 per barrel at 0330 GMT, touching a 10-week high. U.S. West …

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell by 7 to 581 this week, compared to 674 rigs this same time last year. The …

Surging labor and construction costs are plaguing some major U.S. LNG export projects, threatening to delay new LNG supply to international markets. Wage growth since 2021, a shortage of skilled workers, and rising costs of materials with the inflation over the past three years have increased overall contractor costs for …

The United States is likely 10 to 15 years behind China in deploying fourth-generation nuclear reactors at scale, as Chinese authorities are strongly backing the domestic industry with policies and financing, a new report by Washington-based research institute Information Technology & Innovation Foundation showed on Monday. China supports its domestic …