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Month: December 2018

Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

US weekly coal production reaches year high, totals 15.9 million st: EIA

Weekly US coal production totaled 15.9 million st in the week ended December 22, reaching the 2018 peak in weekly production unless the final week of the year tallies higher, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

US rig count falls by 28 to 1,147, at lowest level since April

 The US rig count fell to its lowest level since April last week, declining by 28 to 1,147, amid a broad slowdown in oil drilling activity, according to S&P Global Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

New Mexico oil producers brace for tighter regulation as output jumps

Crude oil output has more than doubled in New Mexico over the last four years, making it the No. 3 producer among U.S. states, but a January change in state Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Tar Sands

Oil Sands Rebound in 2019

The Canadian oil industry could be in for another turbulent year in 2019, depending on how some pivotal events pan out.  Government-mandated production cuts and the potential startup of a key Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • International Oil Companies

ExxonMobil Headed for Worst Year Since 1981

Things haven’t been this bad for the world’s biggest oil stock since Ronald Reagan became president. But brace yourself, 2019 may not be much better.  Exxon Mobil Corp., down about 20 Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • Russia

Why Russia Isn’t Worried About Lower Oil Prices

Even as Saudi Arabia has scrambled to prevent a bust in the oil market, so far failing to head off a dramatic price slide, Russia seems just fine with prices Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • USA

Russia Blames Fed Interest Hike For Low Oil Prices

It seems that the Federal Reserve can’t get a break. For months, President Trump has been increasingly criticizing the Fed’s policy of incrementally increasing interest rates, a near-unprecedented move for Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada

Revenues For Canada’s Oil Towns Dwindle As Firms Stop Paying Taxes

A new discontent is brewing in Canada’s oil patch—insolvent oil firms or energy companies trying to stay afloat amid low Canadian oil prices have started to lag in municipal tax Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Volkswagen previewing mobile quick charging station; trials in 2019, production in 2020

Volkswagen is previewing the company’s future mobile quick charging station. The first mobile quick charging stations will be set up as early as the first half of 2019 in Wolfsburg Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil slips back toward 18-month lows on oversupply

Oil prices fell on Thursday after rebounding 8 percent in the previous session, as worries over a glut in crude supply and concerns over a faltering global economy pressured prices Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil prices rise after Christmas but gains not seen as longlasting

Crude oil prices rose Wednesday after the markets were closed in the previous day, but any rally is likely to be short-lived, as sustainable significant increases are only seen later Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil surges 8 percent after steep slide; growth fears still weigh

Oil surged on Wednesday, posting its strongest daily gain in more than two years in a partial rebound from steep losses that pushed crude benchmarks to lows not seen since Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Looking Back On A Wild Year For Oil Prices

For the oil market, 2018 has been a roller coaster ride. Ups and downs are always expected, but the twists and turns seen this year were exceptional by any standard. Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate

How to rescue the global climate change agenda

The depressing reality about climate change is that we could solve the problem, at manageable cost, but are failing to do so. This failure is due to a mixture of Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC

What’s In Store For OPEC In 2019?

OPEC has come through some turbulent times in the last few years as oil prices fell to decade lows. It has implemented production cuts, has rallied Russia to climb onboard Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

As Economy Withers, Iran Imposes Harsh Crackdown on Fraud

As its economy buckles, Iran is zealously cracking down on financial fraud. Central to its efforts is a fast-track fraud court approved by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in August Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran’s Economic Crisis Drags Down the Middle Class Almost Overnight

Less than a year ago, he was running a thriving computer accessories business, driving a new car and renting a comfortable two-bedroom apartment in the center of Tehran. But last Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nigeria

Nigeria: NNPC Subsidiary, 22 Others Owe U.S.$49 Million in Gas Flare Fines

 The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and 22 other oil companies are yet to pay to remit $3,632,075 to the Federation Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Pemex’s oil, natural gas production declines in November

The downward trend in output from Mexico’s state oil company Pemex continued in November as oil and gas production fell 2.7% and 2.3% respectively, from the previous month, company data Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Guyana
  • Venezuela

Exxon continues drilling offshore Guyana as Venezuela lodges complaint

Exxon Mobil Corp ( XOM.N ) said on Wednesday its oil drilling and development activities offshore Guyana were unaffected by a weekend incident in which Venezuela’s navy stopped two exploration Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Special Report: Oil output goes AWOL in Venezuela as soldiers run PDVSA

 Last July 6, Major General Manuel Quevedo joined his wife, a Catholic priest and a gathering of oil workers in prayer in a conference room at the headquarters of Petroleos Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Cracks Open Door for US Natural Gas Imports

China last month imported two tankers of U.S. liquefied natural gas, nudging open a doorway that had been closed shut for a month at a time when America is rapidly Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s Sinopec suspends top officials at trading arm: sources

Chinese state oil major Sinopec has suspended the two top officials at its trading arm Unipec after the company suffered losses, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • LNG

LNG imports into Northeast Asia climb to record high in December

Shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Northeast Asia have risen to a record in December, mainly driven by China’s continued gasification push, and as the region faces colder-than-usual temperatures Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China industrial profits decline for first time in 3 years

Profits fell at Chinese industrial companies for the first time in nearly three years last month, in the latest sign of an economic slowdown from weak consumption and flagging infrastructure Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China turns to Indonesia to quench ethanol thirst in November

Chinese ethanol imports surged to a total of 94,051 cu m in November, from 16,043 cu m in October, with both denatured and undenatured imports showing strong growth, latest customs Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • USA

Beyond the glare of Washington, President Trump’s retreat on the environment is unfolding in consequential ways for the health and safety of Americans.

In just two years, President Trump has unleashed a regulatory rollback, lobbied for and cheered on by industry, with little parallel in the past half-century. Mr. Trump enthusiastically promotes the Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • Prices
  • USA

Natural Gas Prices Could Fall Further

The spike in natural gas prices in November may prove to be short-lived. Natural gas spot prices jumped as high as $4.70/MMBtu in November, the highest price since the Polar Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Washington Turmoil Roils Global Oil Markets

President Donald Trump’s decisions over the past week are throwing both global equities markets and oil markets into tantrums. Christmas week started with dismal developments in Washington. On Monday, the Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • Shale Oil

Falling Oil Prices May Spark New Debt Crisis

U.S. oil prices at below $50 and now even below $45 a barrel could cause concerns about the debt levels of some energy companies, Nasdaq energy analyst Tamar Essner told Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

Coal generation at 26.9% of US power in October, natural gas at 38.1%

 US coal generation totaled 87.98 GWh in October, down 9.6% from September and 2.6% from the year-ago month, Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Gas
  • Shale Oil

In Booming Oilfield, Natural Gas Can Be Free

Shale drillers in the Permian Basin are producing vast amounts of gas as a byproduct of prospecting for oil. But there aren’t enough pipelines to take all the gas to Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada

Canada’s Energy Policy Creates Structural Problems for Oil and Gas Industry

As the U.S. oil industry reels from the collapsing oil prices, Canada’s oil business is seeing its oil prices rallying. How can that be? It is the result of strong Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Think Electric Vehicles Are Great Now? Just Wait…

So I’m waiting. Waiting to choose one of the scores of electric vehicle models that I know are coming down the pipeline in the next 18 to 36 months—the exact Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC
  • Russia

Energy Minister: OPEC+ Deal Has Brought Russia $120 Billion

Russia’s budget has received an additional US$120 billion since Moscow’s cooperation deal with OPEC started two years ago, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told local business daily Kommersant in a Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil rises to $51 after steep slide; growth fears weigh

Oil edged up to $51 a barrel on Wednesday after reaching its lowest since June 2017 on perceptions that a price slide prompted by worries over the global economy had Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Front-month ICE Brent crude posts slight recovery after trading below $50/b

Crude oil futures were mixed during mid-morning trade in Asia Wednesday, with front-month ICE Brent crude trading below $50/b before posting a slight recovery from that level amid mild bargain Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy

Economic growth is slowing all around the world

A global economy that until recently was humming has broken down, a sharp contrast to the picture just a year ago when the world was experiencing its best growth since Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Private buyers of Iran crude had no problems exporting it: oil minister

Private buyers of Iranian crude have had “no problems” exporting it, Iran’s oil minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday by state news agency IRNA, despite U.S. sanctions targeting Iran’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

Iraq’s Kirkuk oil exports to stay restricted

Exports from Iraq’s northern Kirkuk oilfields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan will stay at between 80-90,000 barrels per day (bpd) as most of the crude produced is being diverted Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran Plans More Spending on Poor as it Copes With New U.S. Sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented a $42.7 billion budget to parliament for next year, the first since the U.S. reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic after President Trump in May Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • Turkey
  • USA

Turkey Stands Firmly Against U.S. Sanctions On Iran

Following Wednesday’s unexpected and dramatic full and “immediate” withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Syria, Turkey has announced it will not play ball on Iran sanctions. According to a translation Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China’s Car Slump Leaves Foreign Auto Makers With Idle Factories

It has gotten so bad that at one Peugeot factory, skilled workers spend their days washing floors or attending Communist Party political study sessions at work. At a Ford plant, Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Australia
  • LNG

World’s largest floating LNG platform starts production in Australia

Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it has begun output at its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in Australia, the world’s largest floating production structure and the last Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Air Quality

Columbia team organizes available scientific evidence on the effects of air pollution on children’s health

Researchers at Columbia University, with colleagues at Boston University and Abt Associates, have identified concentration-response (C-R) functions for a number of adverse health outcomes in children associated with air pollutants Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Transportation

Have we reached Peak Car?

General Motors has announced it’s shuttering five production facilities and killing six vehicle platforms by the end of 2019 as it reallocates resources towards self-driving technologies and electric vehicles. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuela calls U.S. comments on Guyana dispute ‘interventionist’

Venezuela’s foreign ministry on Tuesday described as “interventionist and disrespectful” U.S. comments on a weekend incident in which the country’s navy stopped two ships exploring for oil for Exxon Mobil Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russia’s energy minister sees oil prices stabilizing in first-half 2019

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that oil prices, which fell by more than a third this quarter, would become more stable in the first half of 2019. Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russia’s energy minister sees oil prices stabilizing in first-half 2019

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that oil prices, which fell by more than a third this quarter, would become more stable in the first half of 2019. Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

U.S. Oil Prices Fall to 18-Month Low as Wall Street Tumbles

U.S. oil prices tumbled Monday to their lowest level in 18 months as plunging stock prices on Wall Street added to fears of a global economic slowdown that could reduce Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Dec 2018 Published By : Tom Whipple

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