Asia is stocking up on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to avoid a repeat of last winter’s crunch when colder than usual temperatures sent 2020/2021 winter spot LNG prices to records. Now prices are even higher, but many Asian buyers are still on the spot market despite the expensive gas in …
Read More »As Fleet of Russian Tankers Heads to US, Japan Considers Pitching in
Japan is considering tapping into its national oil reserves, the country’s PM has confirmed, after Washington reportedly urged top oil consumers to release their reserves to tackle high crude prices. Speaking to reporters during his visit to the southern Japanese city of Matsuyama on Saturday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said …
Read More »Iraq’ Oil Exports to the United States Decline in the Second Week of November
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraq’s export oil to the United States decreased to 42 thousand bpd. EIA stated in a report, “The United States oil exports recorded 5.442 bpd in the second week of November.” The top three source countries of U.S. import oil …
Read More »Asian Buyers can’t Get Enough of U.S. Sweet Crude Oil
Sweet crude grades from the U.S. Gulf Coast have seen increased interest from Asian buyers in recent weeks, as many refiners in the world’s largest oil-importing region are purchasing more of the sweeter crude varieties, energy analytics firm Vortexa says. Asian refiners are looking for more crude of the sweeter …
Read More »US Sees Natural Gas Demand Growing
The US Energy Department said November 12 that working gas storage levels are in line with historic trends, but this comes before winter weather is set to trigger a surge in demand. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA), part of the Energy Department, reported that gas storage levels were below …
Read More »U.S. Shale Oil Output Surges to Highest since Early in Pandemic
Surging oil and natural gas prices are spurring production increases from West Texas to the Upper Great Plains that probably will lift output to levels not seen since the early days of the pandemic, according to Rystad Energy AS. U.S. shale-oil production is expected to reach 8.68 million barrels a …
Read More »US, China Sign Deal to Enhance Climate Action
China and the US have signed a joint declaration on enhancing climate action over the next decade in a bid to achieve the goals set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The announcement was made at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland which …
Read More »Russian, US Energy Ministries Discuss Stabilization of Global Oil Market
Russian Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin and Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Energy David Turk held a meeting at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, discussing the issues of stabilization of the global oil market, and shared views on …
Read More »U.S. Projects Oversupplied Global Oil Markets by Early 2022
The U.S. government projected that the global oil market will become oversupplied and prices will fall by early next year, cooling expectations that the White House may tap the nation’s emergency reserves. Supply increases next year from OPEC nations as well as U.S. drillers will ultimately pressure prices lower. The …
Read More »Aramco Increases Crude Price for Asian, US Buyers
Saudi Arabia’s state-run energy giant, Saudi Aramco, has increased the official selling price of the Kingdom’s crude to Asian and US buyers. Global oil prices reportedly saw a smaller weekly loss as a result. In particular, Aramco increased pricing for its key Arab Light grade of crude for Asian customers …
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