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Most US regions still net petroleum importers

February 7, 2020 Energi Staff

By Mason Hamilton This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 6, 2020.  Updated February 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. to correct Rocky Mountain petroleum net trade in the first figure. [Read more]

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Oil supply disruption risks can immediately effect oil prices

February 3, 2020 Energi Staff

By Jesse Barnett This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 31, 2020. Crude oil supply disruptions—realized or expected—can have large and immediate effects on crude oil prices. Two recent events, [Read more]

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CER hearings begin to determine TMX detailed route

January 28, 2020 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator will resume hearings to determine the detailed route for the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) Project in Spruce Grove, Alberta.  These hearings are the first since regulatory [Read more]

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US crude oil production to grow slowly through 2021

January 27, 2020 Energi Staff

By Jeff Barron and Naser Ameen This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 27, 2020. In the January 2020 update of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information [Read more]

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US oil production efficiency continues to improve

January 24, 2020 Energi Staff

By Jozef Lieskovsky, Richard Yan This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 24, 2020. US oil production from tight formations increased in 2019, accounting for 64 per cent of total U.S. [Read more]

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Crude oil prices expected to fall in 2020 H1, rise through 2021

January 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Matt French This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 21, 2020. In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts that the Brent crude oil spot [Read more]

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Opinion: Oil & Gas For 2020—Follow The Money

January 15, 2020 Energi Staff

By Ed Hirs This article was published by Forbes on Jan. 15, 2020. Expect low and lower prices for oil and natural gas during Election 2020. Since long before he was elected, President Trump consistently called [Read more]

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US oil and natural gas proved reserves, production set records in 2018

January 13, 2020 Energi Staff

By Steve Grape This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 13, 2020. US oil and natural gas proved reserves had another record-breaking year, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s [Read more]

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Opinion: Why Canada’s Energy Future report leads us astray

January 9, 2020 Energi Staff

By Nicole Dusyk This article was published by Pembina Institute on Jan. 9, 2020. The Canada Energy Regulator (formerly the National Energy Board) recently released updated projections for energy supply and demand in Canada in [Read more]

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Crude oil prices generally lower in 2019 than in 2018

January 7, 2020 Energi Staff

By Matt French This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 7, 2020. The price of Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, averaged $64 per barrel (b) in 2019, $7/b lower [Read more]

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US petroleum exports exceed imports in September

December 5, 2019 Energi Staff

In September 2019, the United States exported 89,000 barrels per day (b/d) more petroleum (crude oil and petroleum products) than it imported, the first month this has happened since monthly records began in 1973. A [Read more]

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Canadian crude production up 50 per cent by 2040: CER

December 5, 2019 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, the Canada Energy Regulator released its long-term energy outlook.  In it, the agency forecasts an increase in wind and solar production as well as a 50 per cent increase in Canadian crude production. [Read more]

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Rail important for transporting western Canadian oil – NEB

December 4, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the National Energy Board on Dec. 4, 2019. Price differentials between western Canadian heavy oil (Western Canada Select or WCS) and United States (U.S.) oil (West Texas Intermediate or WTI) tend [Read more]

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US crude oil production forecast for 2019 and 2020: EIA

November 21, 2019 Energi Staff

By Matthew French This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 21, 2019. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revises its US crude oil production forecast in each monthly Short-Term Energy [Read more]

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IEA Oil Market Report: Pausing to reflect

November 15, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 15, 2019. The IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2019 published this week highlights the increasing disparity between the calm oil market of today and heightened geopolitical tensions. [Read more]

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New technique could help decontaminate oilsands process water

October 31, 2019 Energi Staff

By Justin Dupuis This article was published by Folio on Oct. 29, 2019. New technology developed by engineers at the University of Alberta shows potential in cleaning and decontaminating process water from oilsands production. The [Read more]

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Opinion: Alberta’s psychological dystopia

October 23, 2019 Energi Staff

By Stephen Murgatroyd This article was published by the Murgatroyd Blog on Oct. 23, 2019. One feature of psychological illness is this: “if only everyone else were different, I could be the person I have [Read more]

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AER executive VPs leave, search for CEP continues

October 23, 2019 Energi Staff

On Wednesday, the Alberta Energy Regulator announced three executive vice presidents are no longer with the organization. Carol Crowfoot, executive vice-president, strategy and regulatory division, Stacey Schorr, executive vice-president, stakeholder and government engagement and Mark [Read more]

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Crude oil used by US refineries now lighter in most regions

October 17, 2019 Energi Staff

By Corrina Ricker This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 11, 2019. The API gravity of crude oil input to US refineries has generally increased, or gotten lighter, since 2011 [Read more]

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IEA Oil Market Report: Back to business as usual

October 12, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 11, 2019. Oil markets in September withstood a textbook case of a large-scale supply disruption as the attacks on Saudi Arabia temporarily affected about [Read more]

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