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• Oil Prices On Track For A Third Consecutive Week Of Gains

  Published 15 September 2023 | viewed 5,171 times

  Crude oil prices were set for a third week of increases today, lifted by the growing imbalance between demand and supply, and by China’s latest…

• A Critical Mineral Cartel Would Be Worse Than OPEC

  Published 14 September 2023 | viewed 3,805 times

  In her State of the Union address this week, EC President Ursula von der Leyen made a point about the EU’s growing independence in sectors…

• LNG Workers Escalate Strikes At Chevron’s Australian LNG Facilities

  Published 14 September 2023 | viewed 1,006 times

  Workers at two LNG projects operated by Chevron have stepped up their industrial action that began earlier this week, and plan further escalations in the…

• Higher Gasoline And Diesel Prices Lift U.S. Inflation In August

  Published 14 September 2023 | viewed 1,894 times

  Higher gasoline and diesel prices pushed U.S. inflation higher in August, prompting the White House to reach out to the oil and gas industry, to…

• Cost Of Living Crisis Threatens EU Energy Transition

  Published 13 September 2023 | viewed 3,051 times

  Consistently higher living expenses have deepened a rift among—and within—EU members about tackling climate change and moving away from oil, gas, and coal. The development…

• Builds In Crude, Fuel Inventories Weigh On Oil Prices

  Published 13 September 2023 | viewed 7,781 times

  Crude oil prices ticked lower today after the Energy Information Administration reported an inventory build of 4 million barrels for the week to September 8.…

• Saudi Oil Production Cuts To Deepen Rift With U.S.

  Published 12 September 2023 | viewed 34,235 times

  Last week, Brent crude topped $90 per barrel for the first time since last November, and WTI climbed to an 11-month high, too. The reason:…

• IEA Claims Global Oil Demand Will Peak Before 2030

  Published 12 September 2023 | viewed 5,638 times

  Demand for oil, natural gas, and coal is nearing its peak, the head of the International Energy Agency said in an op-ed for the Financial Times,…

• Trans Mountain Pipeline To Face 9-Month Delay If Route Change Isn’t Approved

  Published 12 September 2023 | viewed 2,179 times

  The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could be set back by nine months unless regulators approve a proposed change of its route. The original route of…

• Chevron Turns To Labor Market Regulator To End LNG Strike

  Published 11 September 2023 | viewed 953 times

  Chevron will turn to Australia’s Fair Work Commission to force workers at its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects to stop striking, Reuters has reported, adding…

• Africa’s Energy Transition Plan Is Nonsense

  Published 09 September 2023 | viewed 4,354 times

  Africa is a treasure trove of metals and minerals and home to some of the world's best natural resources, including wind and solar. Africa currently…

• Oil Prices Falling Back But Set For Another Weekly Gain

  Published 08 September 2023 | viewed 8,914 times

  Despite a dip earlier today, crude oil prices were set for another weekly gain following the announcement by Saudi Arabia and Russia they would extend…

• Chevron LNG Workers Begin Strike

  Published 08 September 2023 | viewed 3,967 times

  Workers at the Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas projects offshore Australia will begin striking today after talks with the projects’ operator, Chevron fell through.…

• Europe's Shift To LNG Might Push Others Back To Coal

  Published 07 September 2023 | viewed 3,434 times

  Europe’s switch from pipeline gas to LNG is reshaping the global LNG market, putting a permanent floor under prices. This means some buyers may be…

• Large Crude Draw Lifts Oil Prices

  Published 07 September 2023 | viewed 7,846 times

  Crude oil prices ticked up today, after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory draw of 6.3 million barrels for the week to September…

• Texas Narrowly Avoids Blackouts Amid Energy Grid Emergency

  Published 07 September 2023 | viewed 2,063 times

  After a tense few weeks with warnings of potential power shortages, Texas for the first time this year narrowly missed actual blackouts. Late on Wednesday,…

• The Case For China’s Future Oil Demand

  Published 06 September 2023 | viewed 6,230 times

  China has been the focus of attention for oil traders and industry insiders for years now, and with a good reason. The world’s largest importer…

• Subsidies Spark Green Energy Gold Rush In Conservative Regions

  Published 05 September 2023 | viewed 1,726 times

  Massive federal subsidies for wind and solar energy are prompting conservative state governments to reconsider their opinions on low-carbon generation capacity or, indeed, consider having…

• Chevron LNG Workers Threaten 2-Week Strike

  Published 05 September 2023 | viewed 954 times

  The dispute between Chevron and the unions representing workers at the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG project has taken a turn for the worse, with the…

• Is U.S. Oil Production Really Nearing Its Peak?

  Published 04 September 2023 | viewed 16,427 times

  Earlier this year, the Energy Information Administration said that oil production in the United States will hit a near-record 12.8 million barrels daily this year.…