U.S. Petroleum Imports Could Fall To Zero In 2020
In 2006, following 35 years of declining U.S. oil production, net monthly imports of crude oil and finished products had climbed to more than 13 million barrels per day (BPD). Continue Reading
Hitachi, Mitsubishi Motors and ENGIE testing plug-in vehicles as renewable energy storage for office buildings
Hitachi Europe Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors and ENGIE are partnered in a project to explore the potential for electric vehicles to act as a means of energy storage for an office Continue Reading
Shanghai oil on par with U.S. market as local traders bet on lower prices
Shanghai crude oil futures fell further on Thursday and were at parity with the U.S. market, as state oil majors and local traders piled on more bearish bets amid concerns Continue Reading
China Auto Exec on Self-Driving Cars: ‘You Can’t Just Put Some Sensors on Top’
China has made self-driving auto technology a national priority, but the recent U.S. fatality involving an autonomous test car is prompting calls for the Chinese government to slow those efforts Continue Reading
U.S. oil drillers cut rigs for first week in three: Baker Hughes
U.S. energy companies this week cut oil rigs for the first time in three weeks even as crude prices hover near three-year highs. A man works on the rig of Continue Reading
Exclusive: Firms complain of contaminated crude from U.S. reserve
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three firms that bought crude oil last year from U.S. emergency stockpiles raised concerns about dangerous levels of a poisonous chemical in the cargoes, according to Continue Reading
Exclusive: Trump advisers urge him to leave biofuel reforms to Congress
President Donald Trump’s advisers have urged him to let Congress take the lead in efforts to lower the cost of the nation’s biofuels policy for refining companies, and to use Continue Reading
Alberta puts incentives offer behind effort to cut emissions
More than $25 million in funding is available for large industrial polluters who come up with clever ways to cut emissions, an oil-rich Canadian province said. The provincial government in Continue Reading
Canada taking less LNG as North American shale improves
The change in the North American natural gas sector means Canadian imports of liquefied natural gas from top suppliers like Qatar are declining, data show. The National Energy Board, the Continue Reading
U.S. issues call for information on Arctic lease for drillers
The U.S. government published a call for information in the Federal Registry on Thursday regarding a proposed opening for drillers in Alaska’s Arctic waters. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Continue Reading