Tim Daiss

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• Controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Could Be Operational By November

  Published 30 January 2019 | viewed 16,357 times

  In what would be an early geopolitical win for Moscow, German news agency DW reported yesterday, citing one of the project’s engineers, that the Nord…

• Philippines’ LNG Hopes Are Fading Fast

  Published 30 January 2019 | viewed 11,288 times

  It should be plain to see by now for those who follow energy news that the Philippines is not only struggling to put its first…

• What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s New Downstream Strategy?

  Published 28 January 2019 | viewed 10,850 times

  Saudi Aramco, the world’s wealthiest albeit state-owned oil company, continues to diversify in downstream investments. On Monday, the storied oil major said it planned to…

• Chinese Solar Giant: “The Party Is Definitely Over”

  Published 27 January 2019 | viewed 15,099 times

  Just like in most things energy related, including crude oil imports, natural gas and LNG imports, coal usage and even nuclear power, China’s massive population…

• Qatar’s Latest Move Is A Stroke Of Geopolitical Brilliance

  Published 26 January 2019 | viewed 20,316 times

  Much has already been written about how Qatar, Australia and even the U.S. are jockeying to lock in global LNG market share. The race for…

• Saudi Arabia’s Dangerous Geopolitical Game

  Published 24 January 2019 | viewed 19,604 times

  Saudi Arabia is putting itself in a potentially dangerous geopolitical position as it seeks to continue its decades' long relationship with Washington while at the…

• Trump Takes Aim At California Emissions Laws

  Published 23 January 2019 | viewed 8,554 times

  President Trump’s efforts to change California’s longstanding, but stringent low carbon fuel standards could get even tougher. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit…

• The World’s Most Geopolitically Charged Pipeline

  Published 19 January 2019 | viewed 17,969 times

  Russia’s proposed pipeline to bring more gas from Russian fields into Europe via an undersea pipeline to Germany seems to be unable to shake both…

• Chinese Power Play Could Threaten Taiwan’s Energy Industry

  Published 17 January 2019 | viewed 22,165 times

  Ever since Tsai Ing-wen was elected as Taiwan’s president in 2016 as head of the pro-independence ruling party, tensions between China and Taiwan have escalated…

• Why Saudi Arabia Can Never Be The King Of Solar

  Published 16 January 2019 | viewed 15,091 times

  The often-used phrase “becoming all things to all people” may work well in many contexts but in the energy patch, particularly with Saudi Arabia, it’s…

• U.S.-Qatar Energy Partnership Has Russia On Edge

  Published 15 January 2019 | viewed 14,762 times

  It’s been well noted on my OilPrice.com posts over the past year that President Donald Trump isn’t happy with where and even how much of…

• China’s Slowing Economic Growth Could Wreak Havoc On Oil Markets

  Published 14 January 2019 | viewed 24,756 times

  Despite renewed hopes that a fresh trade deal could be reached between the U.S. and China by the two sides’ self-imposed March 2 deadline, it…

• Bearish News Mounts For LNG Spot Markets

  Published 13 January 2019 | viewed 11,583 times

  What a difference just one year can make. This time last year energy planners in Beijing were caught in an embarrassing situation when they moved…

• Can Yankee Ingenuity Jump Start The Philippine LNG sector?

  Published 12 January 2019 | viewed 8,600 times

  A U.S.-based company, Excelerate Energy, is throwing its hat in the fledgling Philippine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. Excelerate, based in Woodlands, Texas, and Manila-based…

• Poland Scrambles To Wean Itself Off Russian Gas

  Published 10 January 2019 | viewed 25,208 times

  Poland is continuing to make a pivot away from its decades-long natural gas supplier - Russia. In a statement on Wednesday, Polish state-controlled oil and…

• China’s Gas Pivot Is Starting To Pay Off

  Published 09 January 2019 | viewed 10,835 times

  Environmental authorities in China said on Friday that Beijing and its surrounding industrial province of Hebei cut smog emissions by at least 12 percent in…

• What Apple’s Tailspin Means For Oil Prices

  Published 08 January 2019 | viewed 9,838 times

  Global equity markets are entering the New Year in the doldrums and are spooking traders and investors alike, closely mirroring the decline in manufacturing growth…

• Trade War Could Persist Unless China Caves

  Published 03 January 2019 | viewed 11,121 times

  Markets have been anticipating more trade talks this year between Washington and Beijing. However, it appears that the U.S. could be preparing to ask for…

• Can Mozambique Avoid The Natural Resource Curse?

  Published 02 January 2019 | viewed 13,074 times

  The field of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers will get even more crowded going forward. U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil said Monday that it,…

• $70 Oil Could Be Right Around The Corner

  Published 31 December 2018 | viewed 70,626 times

  Oil markets have always been cyclical, and now even more so with advanced electronic trading, more speculation (which often results in wider oil price swings)…