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EU Proposes First Batch Of Sanctions On Russian LNG

EU Proposes First Batch Of Sanctions On Russian LNG

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The Eagle Ford Is Turning Into A Natural Gas Haven

The Eagle Ford Is Turning Into A Natural Gas Haven

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US Natural Gas Prices Could Soon Fall Below $2

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:50 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Despite continuously rising U.S. natural gas demand and near-record gas-powered demand in the summer heat waves, the benchmark U.S. natural gas price has collapsed since the end of the winter.…

Will Boris Johnson Back Fracking In The UK?

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:49 | Vanand Meliksetian

The North Sea area has for decades been a source of wealth and provided energy security for many Northern European countries. However, its relatively small oil and gas deposits are…

Will China, Russia Defy U.S. Sanctions To Fund Iranian Oil Projects?

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:47 | Simon Watkins

Given the greater willingness of two of Iran’s long-time allies, China and Russia, to defy the U.S.’s re-imposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic – in China’s case because of the…

Is China Blocking Vietnam’s Access To $2.5 Trillion In Oil & Gas?

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:46 | Irina Slav

The United States has accused China of interfering with oil and gas drilling operations off the coast of Vietnam in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. This is…

Authorities Bust Illegal Crypto-Mining Lab In Nuclear Power Plant

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:45 | Haley Zaremba

Ukrainian news media is reporting that last month an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation was discovered and confiscated on the site of a state-owned nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.…

Will Europe Ever Shake Its Dependence On Russian Energy?

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:41 | Wenyuan Wu

Much of the current discourse over Europe’s economic “independence” has revolved around its increasingly-tense relationship with the Trump administration over foreign policy issues such as trade and Iran. This focus…

Coal’s Last Hope: Carbon Capture Tech

Aug 23, 2019 at 13:38 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Coal usage continues to fall and the coal industry wants to do something about that. So does the Trump administration. Their proposed solution to the problem of waning coal usage…

Oil Plunges On Trade War Escalation

Aug 23, 2019 at 12:24 | Tom Kool

A special investment opportunity has just come across our desk…And we wanted to give you a first look at this exciting…

U.S. Oil Rig Count Plunges To Near 2-Year Low

Aug 23, 2019 at 12:20 | Julianne Geiger

The US oil and gas rig count fell sharply on Friday, decreasing by 19 for the week, according to Baker Hughes. The total oil and gas rig count now stands…

New Trade War Escalation Sends Shockwaves Through Oil Markets

Aug 23, 2019 at 11:53 | Editorial Dept

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures erased all of its early gains and are now in a position to finish the week lower amid an escalation of the trade…

Is U.S. Shale Finally Cash Flow Positive?

Aug 23, 2019 at 11:52 | Editorial Dept

Friday, August 23, 2019 1. Shale ekes out slight positive cash flow - The U.S. shale industry may have posted a very slight…

Washington Threatens Greece In Tanker Seizure Saga

Aug 23, 2019 at 11:49 | Editorial Dept

Politics, Geopolitical & Conflict - Iran and the US continue to trade barbs over the tanker seizures near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s recently released Grace 1, since renamed the…

Buying The Dip In The Markets

Aug 23, 2019 at 11:47 | Editorial Dept

Sometimes, trading demands putting your own views aside and going with the odds. For those whose experience is based on the Hollywood version of trading as epitomized in “The Big…

The Billion Dollar Oil Hedge That May Never Happen

Aug 23, 2019 at 11:44 | Editorial Dept

Remember August 1st? That’s when Trump announced new tariffs on China and oil took its biggest plunge in four years… and now the final week in August is gearing up…

U.S. Sanctions To Halve Venezuela’s Oil Rig Count

Aug 23, 2019 at 10:58 | Irina Slav

A U.S. sanction waiver expiry later this year could see the number of drilling rigs in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt slashed by half, putting additional pressure on Caracas by further reducing…

Oil Prices Plunge As China Retaliates With Tariffs On U.S. Goods

Aug 23, 2019 at 09:03 | Tsvetana Paraskova

While the oil market was jittery awaiting a Fed hint at interest rate policy, China retaliated in the trade war with the U.S., announcing plans to slap tariffs on…

Extreme Supply Outages Prevent Oil Prices From Crashing

Aug 22, 2019 at 17:10 | Nick Cunningham

The oil market is facing a near-term supply deficit, despite the growing cracks in the global economy and stagnant oil demand. At the same time, the market is poised for…

Canada’s Oil Crisis Is Far From Over

Aug 22, 2019 at 16:17 | Nick Cunningham

Alberta decided to extend its mandatory production cuts through the end of 2020 because of a lack of pipeline capacity. The former New Democratic Premier Rachel Notley imposed the…

LNG Upends Europe’s Gas Market

Aug 22, 2019 at 15:53 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Low liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices amid abundant supply and weaker Asian spot demand this year have helped Europe to fill its storage tanks to more than average levels…

Why Warm Weather Is Bad For Solar Panels

Aug 22, 2019 at 13:22 | Irina Slav

Solar power has emerged as the dominant renewable source of energy in many places with a lot of sunny days during any given year. One would think solar would flourish…

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