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Offshore wind development costs are 30% higher in the United States than they are in Europe, Germany’s biggest utility said on Thursday at the CERAWeek conference. According to RWE AG CEO Markus Krebber, the wind industry in the United States lacks maturity. “Offshore wind has become very complicated,” Krebber said, …

The Energy Information Administration lifted its outlook for Brent crude oil prices for this year and next, the agency said in a Tuesday report. The EIA now sees the spot price for Brent crude oil averaging $87 per barrel, according to the latest edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook published …

Oil production in the US this year will increase faster than previously expected, helping cushion global supplies as OPEC and its allies restrict output, according to government forecasts. US crude oil production is set to increase to 13.19 million barrels per day this year, up from from a previous projection …

The United States produced more crude oil than any other country in 2023, for the sixth year in a row, with production averaging 12.9 million barrels per day, up from 12.3 million bpd in 2019, which set a global record at the time, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). …

The Philippines is counting on the U.S. and its allies to play a crucial role in its plans to explore energy resources in the disputed South China Sea, according to Manila’s envoy to Washington. The country is seeking to parlay its deepening security ties with Washington into broader economic benefits, …

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 3 to 629 this week, compared to 749 rigs this same time last year. The number …

U.S. natural gas prices gained over 3% on Wednesday, recovering from a four-year low earlier in the week as European demand popped and unseasonably warm temperatures in the southern United States boosted cooling demand to make up for lackluster heating demand. So far this year, natural gas has shed over …

Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov visited Washington on February 20-21. He held meetings with senior U.S. officials and secured an agreement that could be a significant step towards boosting Azerbaijani gas exports to Europe. The sides “agreed to cooperate in the direction of US support for the expansion” of the …

Qatar’s planned expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production could see it control nearly 25% share of the global market by 2030 and squeeze out rival projects including in the United States where President Biden paused new export approvals, market experts say. Qatar, one of the world’s top LNG exporters, …

Oil prices fell as investor attention returned to the demand outlook after reports of higher producer prices in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, stoked worries that sticky inflation and higher interest rates would limit fuel consumption growth. Brent crude futures were down 61 cents, or 0.7 per cent, …