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Month: December 2021

Category:
  • Prices

Crude oil futures dip on profit-taking after multi-day rally

Crude oil futures dipped in mid-morning trade in Asia Dec. 31 as investors booked year-end profits after a multi-day rally that pushed prices to highs not seen in five weeks. Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • India

India, China amass troops, roll out construction projects along contested border

The construction crew peered into two inky shafts bored into a rocky cliff face, bracing against the bitter cold and the impending blast. Harpal Singh gave the go-ahead. The mountain Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • India

India Takes New Steps to Kick Old Habits of Burning Farm Waste

Sanju is on a mission. For weeks, she has traveled from village to village, urging farmers in India to stop burning stubble from harvested rice crops near New Delhi, the Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Japan

Heavy Snow Snarls Travel in Japan During Year-End Holidays

A massive winter storm was expected to dump nearly a meter of snow on some parts of Japan, snarling transport during a peak travel period over the New Year holiday Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate

Activists Demand An Immediate End To Oil Production

Europe may be in the grips of an energy shortage and forced to reopen retired coal plants to cope but climate activists insist that it is time to part company Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China Mandates State Companies To Reduce Energy Consumption

Chinese authorities have asked that state companies reduce their energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 2025 compared to 2020 levels as part of China’s plan to have its CO2 Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices
  • USA

Forecast weekend cold snap lifts US spot gas prices across all regions

Highlights Average US temperature to drop into 30s F Jan. 2-3 Cold snap forecast to be short-lived in SE, NE, Texas Spot gas prices across the United States rose in Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shipping

Sumitomo to develop ammonia-fueled bulker with Oshima, explore ammonia fuel business with Keppel

Sumitomo Corporation will launch a full-scale project to design and develop an ammonia-fueled dry bulk carrier jointly with Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The ship is expected to be 229m in Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply
  • USA

U.S. Energy Dept approves release of 2 mln bbls of oil from SPR to Exxon

 The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday it had approved a release of two million barrels of crude oil to Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy
  • USA

Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Declined in Latest Week

U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Decline Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast . Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • USA

US natural gas storage fields post first triple-digit heating season draw

Highlights S&P Global Platts Analytics forecasts a pull of 48 Bcf for the week in progress Remaining Henry Hub winter strip tumbles The first triple-digit natural gas draw of the Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

US oil, gas rig count drops 13 to 706 on week, as Permian Basin losses mount: Enverus

Highlights Permian falls by five rigs, leaving 300 Haynesville at 63, highest since April 2019 Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Utica stagnant The US oil and gas rig count fell by 13 Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France faces power crunch once mild weather ends, grid operator says

Mild weather forecast for the first half of January should prevent France’s electricity grid coming under strain but the outlook thereafter is uncertain due to a decline in its nuclear Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • USA

Biden, Putin Warn of Danger to Relations if Crisis Over Ukraine Escalates – WSJ

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin warned each other of the potential for a dangerous downturn in relations if the current crisis over Ukraine further escalates, but kept a pathway open for diplomacy. Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia
  • USA

US will respond ‘decisively’ if Russia invades Ukraine, Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin

The US and its allies are prepared to respond “decisively” should Russia invade Ukraine, President Joe Biden told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday amid mounting tensions at the Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • Russia

Russia’s Gazprom sees 1 Bcm of gas in European storage sites by end-December

Highlights Significantly lower than levels in past two years Russian storage sites currently 83% full: Miller Domestic gas supply, withdrawals at 10-year high Russia’s Gazprom expects to have 1 Bcm Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

NYMEX crude futures climb for 7th day amid US crude stock draw

Crude oil futures rose during mid-morning trade in Asia Dec. 30, with the NYMEX crude contract on track for a seventh straight day of gains, as the ongoing Santa Claus Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Holds Gains After Six-Day Surge on Shrinking U.S. Stockpiles

Oil held gains after a six-day advance as a bigger-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories added to evidence that energy demand is proving resilient in the face of the omicron Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

OIL FUTURES: Crude prices extend rally after bullish US inventory data

Highlights US crude, oil products inventories decline US crude production hits 2021 high, more growth expected Crude oil futures extended their rally Dec. 29 on a rollercoaster day for prices Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Prices

Oil Holds Near One-Month High on Signs U.S. Stockpiles Falling

Oil held near a one-month high after industry data pointed to another drop in U.S. crude inventories and traders bet the fast-spreading omicron variant would prove to be less severe Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply

Chronic Underinvestment Could Push Oil Prices Higher In 2022

After the fracking revolution left the U.S. shale patch bleeding cash and deeply indebted. Wall Street ramped up pressure on companies to cut debt and boost shareholder value. The U.S. Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta cases

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants of COVID-19 producing a “tsunami” of cases between them, but he’s still Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • OPEC
  • Russia

Here’s Why OPEC+ Didn’t Respond To U.S. Calls For More Oil

Russia’s Deputy PM and top OPEC+ negotiator Alexander Novak explains in a recent interview why the group decided not to heed the U.S. call for more production Novak: Oil production Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran

Iran state TV says Tehran launches rocket into space

Iran said Thursday it launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it’s unclear if any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Egypt

Commercial Net Pay Found Onshore Egypt

AJ-13 is the fifth and final well in the Abu Sennan 2021 drilling program. United Oil & Gas PLC (AIM: UOG) announced on Wednesday that the Al Jahraa-13 (AJ-13) development Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iraq

After the Wars in Iraq, ‘Everything Living is Dying’

An Iraqi oil pipeline burns after sabotage by anti-U.S., pro-Saddam militants Sept. 8, 2003 near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. Credit: Scott Peterson/Getty Images It’s 6 p.m. and the pink-tinged skies Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • South Africa

Shell Ordered to Temporarily Halt Seismic Survey in South Africa

Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been ordered by a South African court to temporarily halt an offshore seismic survey after local communities took legal action to block the project. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Venezuela

Venezuela’s 2021 crude output shows no growth from last year

Highlights Average year crude production slightly below 2020 Production from JVs account for 60% of total production Iranian condensates boost output for third straight month Venezuelan state-owned PDVSA and its Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Ecuador

Ecuador private-sector oil pipeline to restart operations on Dec. 31 -operator

Ecuador’s heavy-crude oil pipeline will restart pumping on Dec. 31 following maintenance to solve issues caused by erosion in the country’s Amazon region, while exports of Napo crude will begin Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Prices

Oil prices slip as China cuts import quotas

Oil prices eased on Thursday after the world’s top importer China cut the first batch of crude import allocations for 2022, offsetting the impact of U.S. data showing fuel demand Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

Peak Carbon in China Could Come Two Years Earlier Than Planned

Carbon emissions in China could peak two years earlier than planned as the economy slows and Beijing prioritizes renewable energy, according to a leading government think tank. China has pledged Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • coronavirus

Locked down in China’s Xi’an amid covid outbreak, residents subsist on deliveries of vegetables

In the central Chinese city of Xi’an, 13 million people are dealing with one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns. Residents have been ordered to stay in their homes since Monday, with Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China

China issues first batch of oil product import quotas at 12.65 mil mt for 2022

China’s Ministry of Commerce has issued 12.65 million mt of oil product import quotas in the first batch for 2022, sources with knowledge about the matter said on Dec. 30. Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • USA

U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up

The average number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States hit a record high of 258,312 over the past seven days, a Reuters tally showed on Wednesday, as Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Shale Drillers Face Record Cost Pressures as Banks Shun Sector

Oil drillers in the biggest U.S. fields are shouldering record costs at the same time that some banks are increasingly reluctant to loan money to the sector, according to the Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Alaska

Alaska ‘Icemageddon’ warning follows heat record

The coldest US state of Alaska has recorded its hottest-ever December day, amid an unusual winter warm spell. Temperatures soared to a record 19.4C (67F) on the island of Kodiak Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending December 24, 2021

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.7 million barrels per day during the week ending December 24, 2021 which was 115,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Top Automakers Are Fueling A Battery Plant Boom In The U.S.

The biggest names in the auto industry are racing to build battery plants in the United States. The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has listed 13 new battery plant Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply

Oil Perks Up With Another Crude Inventory Draw

EIA: commercial crude inventories fell by 3.6 million barrels Gasoline inventories decreased by 1.5 million barrels In middle distillates, the EIA estimated an inventory draw of 1.7 million barrels Crude Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Rates of return drop in most US basins this month yet rig counts rise

Internal rates of return have fallen this month across both oil and dry gas basins in the US, yet the rig count has increased steadily throughout December despite lower commodity Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • LNG

US LNG Weekly: Gulf Coast FOB cargo values plunge amid European price dive

US Gulf Coast FOB daily export cargo values nosedived to below $30/MMBtu during the week of Dec. 22-29, right after rising to the highest level on record, as they continued Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Oil

Shale Drillers Face Record Cost Pressures

Oil drillers in the biggest U.S. fields are shouldering record costs. Oil drillers in the biggest U.S. fields are shouldering record costs at the same time that some banks are Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Exxon

Exxon Makes Satellite Methane Emission Detection Deal

The agreement has the potential to redefine methane detection and mitigation efforts. ExxonMobil has announced that it has agreed to work with Scepter Inc to deploy advanced satellite technology and Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus

Omicron, U.S. Case Records and Covid-19: Live News Updates

With a caseload nearly twice that of the worst single days of last winter, the United States shattered its record for new daily coronavirus cases, a milestone that may still Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe
  • Prices

European Natural Gas Prices Drop to Near 3-Week Low on Rising Supply

European gas prices slumped for a sixth day, the longest losing streak in more than a year, as cargoes of the liquefied fuel head to the continent just as industrial Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • France

France hit by ‘dizzying’ daily record of over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases

France is seeing a “tsunami” of COVID-19 infections, with 208,000 cases reported over the past 24 hours, a new national and European record, Health Minister Olivier Veran told lawmakers on Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Russia

Russian Inflation Exceeds Estimate Following Big Key-Rate Hike

Russian inflation rose faster than analysts forecast in December, staying near the six-year high that has prompted the central bank to warn more key-rate increases may be needed to tame Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Europe

High Energy Prices To Persist In Europe Despite Arrival Of U.S. Gas

A flotilla of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers from the U.S. has started to arrive on European shores Bloomberg NEF’s Andrew Hill: Europe’s gas problem may not go away in Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Nord Stream

Nord Stream 2 operator completes process of filling second string with gas

Highlights Part of technical preparations ahead of commercial launch Nord Stream 2 can help ‘stabilize’ European prices: Putin First string of new pipeline filled with gas in October The operator Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electric Cars

Northvolt kicks off battery cell production at Swedish gigafactory

Commissioning, upscaling of Ett gigafactory to continue through into 2022 Company to boost output capacity at Ett to 60 GWh/year over next few years Swedish battery maker Northvolt assembled its Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Dec 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple

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