- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 15, 2019
Crude falls on larger-than-expected US inventory
Crude oil prices fell Thursday as U.S. crude futures were squeezed by a build in domestic inventories and record production, while forecasts from Opec for a lower-than-expected oil surplus supported Brent.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 13, 2019
Crude prices rise on no news on trade talks
Crude oil prices rose roughly 1% Tuesday following a speech from U.S. President Trump that offered few new details about Washington’s trade talks with Beijing, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 6, 2019
Oil gains on trade deal hopes, better demand outlook
Crude oil prices rose more than 1% Tuesday on hopes for a U.S.-China trade agreement and optimism Washington could roll back some of the tariffs it has imposed on Chinese imports, Kallanish Energy learns.Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – November 2, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 27, 2019
Oil prices clock strong weekly gains
Crude oil prices rose Friday, registering the strongest weekly gains in more than a month, Kallanish Energy reports. The gains were due from optimism over a U.S.-China trade deal, falling U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2019
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – October 26, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2019
Oil prices climb as Opec+ mulls deeper output cuts
Crude oil prices rose slightly Tuesday after China signaled progress in trade talks with the U.S. and Opec+ mulled deeper production cuts, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 21, 2019
Oil falls as China’s economic concerns outweigh refining
Crude oil prices were lower Friday, as concerns about China’s economy outweighed strong signals from its refining sector, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2019
China’s gas demand growth to slow to 10% this year
China’s natural gas demand is expected to reach 307 billion cubic meters (Bcm) this year, an increase of 10% from 2018, an official of state-run Sinopec Gas Co.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 10, 2019
Oil mixed amid military action in Syria, rising inventories
Crude oil prices were mixed Wednesday as Turkey launched an offensive in Syria that could disrupt the region’s crude production, and on hopes of progress in the U.S.-China trade war, but a build in U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 3, 2019
Oil slides as US inventories build
Crude oil prices fell Wednesday after Energy Information Administration data showed a third straight week of higher U.S. crude inventories, adding to worries about an oversupplied market as weak economic data in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2019
Sempra selling stake in Luz del Sur in Peru
Sempra Energy said this week it’s selling its equity interests in its Peruvian businesses, including its 83.6% stake in electric utility Luz del Sur S.A.A.Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – September 28, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2019
Oil plummets after Trump ratchets up US-China trade war
Crude oil prices fell 2% Tuesday as President Trump fanned market fears China-U.S. trade tensions are far from settled amid ongoing negotiations, a negative sign for oil demand growth.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 18, 2019
Total, Envision form JV to pursue China’s solar energy market
Teess, a 50/50 joint venture formed by French supermajor Total and smart-energy technology firm Envision launched development of onsite distributed generation solar projects for business-to-business customers in China, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 13, 2019
Oil prices fall on US-China trade doubts, Opec+ talks
Crude oil prices fell Thursday after a media report cast doubt on the possibility of an interim U.S.-China trade deal and as a meeting of the Opec+ producer alliance yielded no decision on deepening crude supply cuts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 13, 2019
Sierra Club, others oppose West Virginia Ctl plant
Some environmental groups are hoping the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (Dep) will stop a proposed Mason County coal-to-liquids plant project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 7, 2019
Crude oil falls as US-China trade tensions impact
Crude oil prices fell slightly Tuesday, with Brent crude remaining near seven-month lows just below $60 a barrel due to growing trade tensions between China and the U.S., Kallanish Energy reports President Trump is vowing to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports, and China is retaliating by making further moves against U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 1, 2019
Iran ready to export gasoline, natgas if can’t export crude
With U.S. sanctions on its crude oil seriously crimping exports, Iran has turned to gasoline and natural gas exports to boost its economy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 17, 2019
Russia allocates $800M for LNG tankers
The Russian government has allocated nearly 50 billion Russian rubles ($800 million) to construct liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for the Arctic LNG 2 project, expected to start in 2023, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 17, 2019
Oil drops after Pompeo says Iran ready to negotiate
Crude oil prices dropped more than $2.45 a barrel Tuesday, as President Trump said progress has been made with Iran, signaling tensions could ease in the Mideast, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 21, 2019
Natural Gas Consumption Increases 5% As Emissions Grow by Only 2%
... … … Natural gas consumption grew by 5% in 2018 with economic growth, but emissions only grew only 2%, showing how gas, by changing the energy mix is a big win.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2019
Crude little changed as Opec+ cuts counter growth concerns
Crude oil prices were little changed Tuesday, continuing to be negatively impacted by concerns about a global economic slowdown that could lower crude demand, but supported by expectations Opec+ will extend its supply curbs, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2019
US, Brent crudes fall amid supply-cut uncertainty, US-China tariffs
Crude oil prices settled lower Monday after a choppy trading session, as Saudi Arabia and Russia have not yet agreed to extend the Opec+ output-cutting deal, and U.S.-China trade tensions continued to threaten crude demand, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2019
Brent slips to 4-month low, as trade fears persist
Crude oil futures ended Monday’s trading session lower after unsettled trading, as Saudi comments indicated Opec+ would extend supply cuts supported prices, but concerns U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 30, 2019
Crude drops as trade war worries outweigh supply disruptions
Crude oil prices fell in roller coaster-like trading Wednesday, impacted by equity markets, as China signaled it’s prepared to raise the stakes in the trade war with the U.S., raising concerns such a situation could hurt demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
More on Big Green and the Big Money Behind the Big Green Curtain
... … … Big Green, Inc. outspends industry by a very wide margin in grass-roots lobbying and gets away with it by using charitable tax status to hide the spending.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2019
Goldman not expecting oil to rally despite tightening sanctions
Goldman Sachs expects the U.S.’s decision to end exemptions from sanctions for eight countries still buying oil from Iran to have a limited impact on crude prices — even though the timing is likely to have caught energy market participants by surprise.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2019
Oil prices drop on China growth, lower U.S. crude stockpiles
Crufe oil prices dropped Wednesday after Brent crude hit a 2019 high above $72 a barrel, supported by steady economic growth in China and data showing U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2019
Brent crude tops $70 for first time since November
Brent crude oil prices Thursday pushed through $70 per barrel for the first time in nearly five months, as expectations of tight global supply outweighed pressure from rising U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 4, 2019
LNG will be big part of China-U.S. trade once tensions resolved: CNOOC
Liquefied natural gas is expected to become a big part of China-U.S. trade once the dispute is resolved between the two countries, a senior executive from China National Offshore Oil Corp.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2019
Energy Transfer eyes opportunities in China, opens Beijing office
Energy midstreamer/transporter/storage giant Energy Transfer LP is opening an office in Beijing, looking to capitalize on China’s demand for ethane and other natural gas liquids.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 19, 2019
A Tale of Three Countries, CO2 Emissions and the Cure
Energy Builders, the folks who deliver heat to our thermostats, tell the story of CO2 emissions, three countries and one making all the difference.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 11, 2019
Apac to remain largest combined heat and power market
The Asia-Pacific (Apac) region is expected to remain the largest combined heat and power (Chp) market in the world due to increased capacity installations led by countries such as China, India and Japan, according to data/analytics company GlobalData.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 20, 2019
Crude mixed Tuesday, as demand worries weigh
Crude oil prices were mixed Tuesday, but managed to stay around 2019 highs, as concerns about global demand, coupled with uncertainty over the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks, countered investor optimism due to tightening supplies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 15, 2019