The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling a longstanding promise by US President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. But the outcome of the tight US election contest will determine for how long this …
Read More »Trump Issues Executive Order on Fracking
Trump will issue an executive order to require an economic analysis of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as the president seeks to use what he portrays as Biden’s mixed messages on energy to woo voters in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The order calls for U.S. agencies to analyze …
Read More »OPEC Surrounded by Bears as Critical U.S. Election Nears
The members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their non-OPEC allies, have set the stage for a dramatic meeting at the end of November as bears look firmly in control of oil markets. The expanded OPEC-plus alliance, which is dominated by Saudi Arabia and Russia, could have …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Edges Closer to Completion as Broader US Sanctions Come Into Effect
The EU imported the highest ever volume of LNG in 2019 at 108 billion cubic meters, marking 27% of total gas imports and 22% of the EU’s gas consumption, according to the European Commission. The gas market report showed that Qatar supplied 30 bcm of LNG to the EU in …
Read More »Biden would “Transition from the Oil Industry”
“I would transition from the oil industry, yes,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said during last night’s debate with President Donald Trump in response to a question from his opponent. “Would he close down the oil industry?” Trump asked Biden, as quoted by the National Review. “Would you close down …
Read More »France Delays U.S. LNG Deal on Environmental Concerns
France’s government has asked local power group Engie, in which it holds more than 20 percent, to delay the signing of a 20-year deal worth US$7-billion to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a planned export project in Texas due to concerns over gas production emissions, Politico reported, quoting sources …
Read More »Oil Industry Expresses Concern, Not Alarm, About Biden Comments
Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s promise that he would “transition” the country away from oil and natural gas might hurt him politically in Texas and Pennsylvania, but it did not come as a surprise to many in the energy industry. Oil and gas executives have been keenly aware that the world …
Read More »U.S. Shale Mergers Reshuffle the Oil Production Landscape
The series of mergers reshaping the beleaguered U.S. shale oil industry accelerated Tuesday when Pioneer Natural Resources Co. agreed to buy Parsley Energy Inc. for $4.5 billion in stock, creating one of the largest producers in the Permian Basin. The deal came a day after ConocoPhillips announced its $9.7 billion …
Read More »Oil Prices Climb as Trump’s Return to White House Calms Nerves
Oil prices gained on Tuesday due to fears that refineries could be hit by a storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, while buyers also drew relief from U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House after being treated for COVID-19 in hospital. The gains slightly extended Monday’s rally …
Read More »U.S. Hits New Natural Gas Highs in 2019
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Natural Gas Annual shows that the United States set new records in natural gas production, consumption, and gross exports in 2019. In 2019, dry natural gas production increased by 10 per cent, reaching a record-high average of 93.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). …
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