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In 2021, value of US and Canada energy trade rose from 2020 lows

May 10, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 9, 2022. By Natalie Kempkey In 2021, the value of US energy imports from Canada totalled $102 billion, which is 76 per cent [Read more]

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28 per cent of operating US coal fired power plants to retire by 2035

January 3, 2022 Energi Staff

By David Fritsch This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 15, 2021. Although coal fired power plants have no mandatory retirement age, power plant owners and operators have reported to [Read more]

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Major U.S. utilities spending more on electricity delivery, less on power production

November 23, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 23, 2021. Over the past decade, major utilities in the United States have been spending more on electricity delivery to [Read more]

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Major utilities’ electricity distribution system spending increases

May 31, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 27, 2021. Annual spending on electricity distribution systems by major U.S. utilities continues to increase. Utilities spent $57.4 billion on [Read more]

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North Dakota flared 19 per cent of its natural gas production in 2019

April 23, 2020 Energi Staff

By Steve Hanson and Emily Geary This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 22, 2020. According to the North Dakota Oil & Gas Division’s February 2020 Director’s Cut & Monthly [Read more]

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US electricity generation from renewables to pass nuclear and coal by 2021

January 30, 2020 Energi Staff

By Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 30, 2020. In the latest long-term projections, the U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects electricity generation from renewable sources such [Read more]

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Natural gas-fired generation growth slows, renewable energy rises

January 20, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tyler Hodge This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 16, 2020. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released on January 14, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts [Read more]

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Use of natural gas fired power plants up in largest US electricity market

October 17, 2018 Energi Staff

As the use of natural gas fired power plants rises, a number of coal-fired power plants have been retired.  ELP.com photo. Natural gas prices drop below coal prices, boosting gas use at natural gas fired [Read more]

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Opinion: Hedge funds doubt Saudis will replace Iranian oil

October 1, 2018 Energi Staff

Hedge fund managers are increasingly betting Saudi Arabia and its allies cannot or will not replace all the crude lost from the market when U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil go into effect fully from November. [Read more]

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Opinion: White House escalates China trade dispute hoping for early breakthrough

August 2, 2018 Energi Staff

If the United States chooses to escalate the trade dispute rapidly while China elects to ride out the attack and wait for the costs to rebound on the U.S. and global economies, the damage to [Read more]

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US LNG not on China’s tariff list, but could be added if trade spat worsens

July 5, 2018 Energi Staff

China opted to not include US LNG on its list of products from the United States that will face hefty import duties beginning on Friday, but Beijing may use LNG sales later should the trade [Read more]

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US oil production hits record-high 10.47 million b/d in March

May 31, 2018 Energi Staff

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, US oil production reached a record high of 10.47 million barrels per day in March.  Anadarko photo. US oil production up 215,000 b/d in March Data from [Read more]

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China to import more US crude, other commodities to avert trade war

May 24, 2018 Energi Staff

China says it will import record volumes of US crude and will probably import more commodities from the United States in an effort to stave off a trade war between the world’s two top economies.  [Read more]

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Opinion: Rising oil prices boost U.S. economy

May 15, 2018 Energi Staff

Senior market analyst, John Kemp says the impact of oil prices on the U.S. trade deficit and the exchange rate is becoming much less significant than before.  Statoil photo.   Higher oil prices will help US producers, [Read more]

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TransCanada plans to clear land for Keystone XL construction this fall

May 4, 2018 Energi Staff

TransCanada could begin clearing land in Montana this fall, as part of the initial steps in construction of its highly contentious Keystone XL pipeline.  Canadian Press photo by Alex Panetta. TransCanada expects construction of Keystone [Read more]

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US energy dept spending $1.8 Billion for ‘Exascale’ supercomputers, 50 to 100 times faster than current supercomputers

April 24, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Exascale supercomputer will provide 50 to 100 times greater performance than current fastest US supercomputer US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced a Request for Proposals (RFP), potentially worth up to $1.8 billion, for the development [Read more]

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Opinion: US/China trade tensions likely to slow global growth

April 11, 2018 Energi Staff

Trade tensions between the United States and China are creating uncertainty for businesses, and could threaten their global supply chains and future investment plans. By John Kemp LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – Trade tensions between [Read more]

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Opinion: Markets underestimate risk of an accidental trade war

April 9, 2018 Energi Staff

Investors and traders are probably underestimating the difficulty of the negotiations and the risk the United States and China could drift into a damaging trade war by accident.  Getty Images photo by Chip Somodevilla. Game of [Read more]

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Opinion: With trade war, U.S. and China stumble into the Thucydides Trap

April 9, 2018 Energi Staff

President Donald Trump has insisted a trade war is winnable and pushed his officials to increase the scope of the target list and China has appeared anxious to avert a trade conflict but threatened a [Read more]

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US LNG firms lament Trump tariffs on steel, trade spat with China

March 22, 2018 Energi Staff

The US LNG industry is concerned the Trump tariffs and a possible trade war with China could  make American projects less attractive.  Cheniere Energy photo.   Trump tariffs could curb new US LNG developments According to [Read more]

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