Weekly US coal production estimate highest since February: EIA
Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 16.1 million st in the week ended July 29, up 4.4% from the prior week and up 13.1% from the year-ago week, US Continue Reading
OPEC Cuts: A Curse For U.S. Refiners, A Blessing For Canadian Oil Sands
The lowered exports of OPEC heavy crude grades to North America are tightening the price spread between WTI and Western Canadian Select (WCS), cutting into the refining margins of U.S. Continue Reading
Has Gulf Of Mexico Production Peaked?
Production for May by BOEM was 1673 kbpd and by EIA 1661, compared with 1661 and 1658 kbpd, respectively in April. March looks like the peak, at least near term, Continue Reading
Enbridge: Michigan, North Dakota pipelines working as planned
The source of opposition, pipeline company Enbridge said in its second quarter report that pipelines in Michigan and North Dakota were operating as expected. Second quarter net income was $92.6 Continue Reading
Global momentum underway for electric vehicles
The drive toward electric vehicles gained international momentum with Germany and the United States making strides on the sea change in the automotive industry. Two million electric vehicles were on Continue Reading
Several earthquakes strike shale-rich Oklahoma
Eight earthquakes were recorded Thursday in Oklahoma, a state at the heart of the shale oil and natural gas industry, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The largest of the tremors Continue Reading
South Carolina Nuclear Woes Could Impact Virginia
A multi-billion-dollar mess over partially-built nuclear plants in South Carolina could impact whether Virginia goes forward with a pricy new reactor of its own. Two South Carolina energy companies recently decided to abandon construction Continue Reading
Wintershall warns U.S. against playing ‘geopolitical football’
German energy company Wintershall, a European partner with Russia’s Gazprom, said the European energy sector can’t be used for “geopolitical football .” President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill Continue Reading
Poll: Shale drilling a new concept to the British public
British polling data show only a handful of respondents claim to know much about hydraulic fracturing. Photo courtesy of Cuadrilla Resources Aug. 3 (UPI) — With shale drilling about ready Continue Reading
The Race For Floating Wind Farms Has Begun
For the last six years Statoil has been testing game-changing offshore wind technology. The result: a floating wind turbine has been pulled from Norway to Scotland where the world’s first Continue Reading