The United States will see its total natural gas exports exceed imports by a significantly larger margin this year compared to 2020, thanks to surging liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and continued growth in pipeline exports to Mexico, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday. This year, U.S. natural …
Read More »OPEC+ Sees No Need to Speed Up Oil Cuts Easing despite US Calls
OPEC and its allies, including Russia, believe oil markets do not need more oil than they plan to release in the coming months despite US pressure to add more crude to arrest an oil price rise, four sources told Reuters. “I don’t think there is a need (for extra oil …
Read More »US Coal and Oil Demand on the Rise again in Blow to Climate Goals
America’s appetite for fossil fuels has come roaring back as the economy cranks into gear, providing a boost to energy groups but flying in the face of Washington’s drive to slash emissions. Motorists’ return to the roads following the loosening of pandemic restrictions is pushing up fuel demand and the …
Read More »U.S. Increases Crude Imports from Iraq
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Sunday, despite a slight decrease in its appetite during the same period. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA Said that the U.S. imports averaged 5.423 …
Read More »OPEC+ can Resist White House Call for more Oil with US Gasoline Prices Set to Drop
US President Joe Biden’s calls for OPEC+ to pump more oil may be short-lived as political pressure eases along with gasoline prices over the coming months. US gasoline prices rose 2.4 percent in July from the previous month, taking their 12-month advance to 41.8 percent, according to inflation data. The …
Read More »US Calls on OPEC and Its Allies to Increase Oil Production
President Joe Biden’s top aides are calling on OPEC and its oil-producing allies to boost production in an effort to combat climbing gasoline prices that they see as a threat to the global economic recovery. Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan criticised the world’s major oil producers for what he …
Read More »US and Japan Voice Concern over China’s Nuclear Arsenal at ASEAN Talks
The U.S. and Japan expressed concerns over the situation in the South China Sea, where China has been aggressively pushing its territorial claims, and took up Beijing’s nuclear arms issue during talks with ASEAN and partner nations on Friday. Speaking at the foreign ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum, …
Read More »EIA: U.S. Downsizes Crude Imports from Iraq
U.S. imports of crude oil from Iraq averaged 82,000 barrels per day (bpd) last, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Saturday, despite a spurt in its appetite during the same period. In its weekly report on U.S. oil imports, EIA Said that the U.S. imports averaged 5.588 million barrels …
Read More »Oil Falls amid US Inventory Build-Up and Mounting Concerns over Delta Variant Surge
Oil prices continued their decline on Thursday amid a high inventory build-up in the US and rising numbers of Covid-19 Delta cases. Brent, the international benchmark, fell 0.11 per cent to trade at $70.30 per barrel at 11.19am UAE time. West Texas Intermediate, the main US gauge, was flat at …
Read More »U.S., European Lawmakers Sign Statement Criticizing Nord Stream 2 Agreement
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Head Bob Menendez and lawmakers from the UK, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Czechia and Estonia have signed the statement criticizing the American-Germany agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as Voice of America reported. “We consider the Nord Stream 2 to be a geopolitical …
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