Despite moves by the Trump administration to relax regulations on emissions from coal-fired plants, coal plant retirements in 2018 made up the bulk of power generation shutdowns. Bloomberg photo by Krisztian Bocsi. Coal plant retirements in 2018 [Read more] [Read more]
The Rhodium Group released a report on Tuesday which showed US CO2 emissions rose in 2018 after falling for the previous three. Cold weather and rising fuel demand were blamed for the increase. CO2 emissions [Read more] [Read more]
4 additional export terminals approved by regulators, waiting for final investment decisions China and other Asian countries are hungry for natural gas as they rush to electrify and reduce air pollution caused by coal power [Read more] [Read more]
Sixteen new Gulf of Mexico natural gas production fields will slow or reverse nearly two decades of declining production. 16 new Gulf of Mexico natural gas fields to start producing in 2018, 2019 By Naser Ameen [Read more] [Read more]
A low starting inventory level and below-average net injections of natural gas into storage contributed to working US natural gas stocks ending the refill season at this relatively low level. Getty Images photo. US natural [Read more]
US natural gas exports have increased primarily with the addition of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the Lower 48 states. Total photo. US natural gas exports outpace imports for five of first [Read more]
Traffic volumes in the United States are down compared to 2017, according to the US Federal Highway Administration, while oil prices have risen. The US EIA predicts consumption will decline by around 10,000 barrels per [Read more]
Decline in CO2 emissions in residential, commercial sectors mostly due to milder weather U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2017 fell to 5.14 billion metric tons, 0.9% lower than their 2016 levels, and coal [Read more]
Cheap natural gas replacing coal and nuclear for electricity generation in United States Electricity generators that use fossil fuels continue to be the most common sources of electricity generation in most states. In all but [Read more]
According to the US Energy Information Administration, 2017 was the fourth consecutive year that US coal consumption and coal shipments by all transport modes declined. William Alden III photo via Wikimedia. Electric power sector US coal [Read more]
Over the last few months, the US shale industry has seen a notable improvement in financial conditions, though the picture varies markedly by company. Anadarko photo. US shale industry, as a whole, may turn a [Read more]
Given the fervour with which Trump supported the coal industry on the campaign trail and continues to push measures intended to save the economically-maligned U.S. coal industry, Matt Chester says he found the lack of [Read more]
According to a monthly report by the US Energy Information Administration, US oil production could be over 12 million barrels per day by the end of next year. Apache photo. US oil production expected to [Read more]
USA expected to add 6.05 Bcf/d of new liquefaction capacity by 2021, in addition to 3.5 Bcf/d already in operation Global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached 38.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) [Read more]
“The U.S. administration should reconsider its actions and provide Canada with a permanent exemption” – Simard The U.S. administration has announced that Canada’s exemption from the 10 per cent aluminium tariff is lifted as of June 1 and the tariff [Read more]
Russian and Saudi natural gas production expanded significantly in 2017, at 8% and 6% year-on-year growth The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2017, reaching a record [Read more]
US oil imports are expected to hit their lowest levels in over 60 years as crude production in the United States continues to rise to record levels. Statoil photo. US oil imports forecast to drop [Read more]
In an article posted by The Energy Institute at Haas on April 8, 2018, James Sallee argued the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards are the reason cars in the United States are twice as fuel [Read more]
US imports 5.5 Bcf/d of Canadian natural gas, expected to decline to ~5 Bcf/d (almost 10%) starting in 2019 Construction of more natural gas pipelines in northeast United States is bad news for Western Canadian [Read more]
New Energy Realism: minimal regulation, technical innovation, reliance upon market forces and capital investment Rick Perry gave a fascinating speech at CERAWeek Wednesday. Canadians should pay attention for two reasons. One, the Canadian industry’s recently [Read more]
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