Trade War Looms Over Oil Markets
China announced $3 billion of tariffs on U.S. goods, including pork and recycled aluminum. The move came as a retaliation to the Trump administration’s 25 percent tariff on steel and Continue Reading
China Looks To Double Its LNG Terminals
China’s seemingly endless thirst for natural gas is on a collision course with not only U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) project developments, but others as well, including Russia and Australia, Continue Reading
Attorneys general from 11 U.S. states vow to defend auto efficiency standards
The top legal officers from 11 states and Washington D.C. on Tuesday promised to defend federal automobile efficiency standards against a rollback proposed by the Trump administration this week. “All Continue Reading
Exclusive: EPA gives giant refiner a ‘hardship’ waiver from regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency has exempted one of the nation’s largest oil refining companies, Andeavor , from complying with U.S. biofuels regulations – a waiver historically reserved for tiny operations in Continue Reading
EPA says Obama-era fuel guidelines were politically charged
While a trade group representing the U.S. auto industry said a review of fuel standards was the right move, critics said it would hurt the average consumer. Environmental Protection Agency Continue Reading
How U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Compare With the Rest of the World’s
On Monday, the Trump administration formally declared that Obama-era fuel economy rules for automobiles were too strict and would likely be weakened in the months ahead. So how strict are Continue Reading
Renewables Are Closing In On Fossil Fuels
Coal has been getting the squeeze for years now, but the plunging cost of renewable energy is already starting to give natural gas a run for its money. The implications Continue Reading
Alaska Governor Scraps Arctic Oil Study
Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker has proposed to use US$10 million previously earmarked for a seismic study of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to update the state’s archaic 911 system. The Continue Reading
Oil giants stay in their own backyards in U.S. auction
The Trump administration heralded the government’s sale last month of U.S. drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico as a bellwether. If that is the case, a Reuters analysis of Continue Reading
The Problem with EIA Shale Gas and Tight Oil Forecasts
Each year the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) produces forecasts of U.S. oil and gas production in its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO), which is widely viewed as an authoritative assessment Continue Reading