On May 2nd, the United States’ waiver period that granted eight nations to continue importing Iranian oil without penalty has ended. The countries who granted extensions that ended are China, India, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. As of today, only Italy, Taiwan and Greece have halted their purchases of Iranian produced oil. The […]
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On April 3 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill which will increase the gasoline and diesel fuel taxes for the state. Starting on July 1st the state tax on diesel fuel will increase by 19 cents to a total of 47 cents per gallon. The 67% increase will bump Ohio to the 6th […]
Read MoreThe U.S. and China conclude their two-day trade talks in Beijing today with President Trump tweeting this morning “Talks with China are going very well!” This tweet and word that China had their top trade official, Liu He, attend the talks early this week have boosted equity and oil markets along with it as February […]
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As we approach the holidays, here are a few things oil and gas companies are juggling:
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Yesterday, the United States and Mexico settled on new concessions that will make changes to the current North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The hope is to improve upon the U.S. $69-billion trade deficit with Mexico.
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Earlier this week the EIA stated that oil terminals on the Texas Gulf Coast exported more crude oil than they imported in April of this year; surpassing imports by 15,000 bpd. A month later, the spread between imports and exports in Texas widened to 470,000 bpd which contributed to the U.S.’ record setting crude oil […]
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The oil market is rallying today primarily because of a sizable crude oil draw reported by the DOE, a softening dollar, and bullish OPEC comments.
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The second round sanctions by the U.S. on Iran will take effect in November. These sanctions will focus on Iran’s energy sector. The Trump administration forecasts that it will persuade the countries that import Iranian oil to cut as much as 1 million barrels a day when the sanctions begin in early November. The major […]
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Early in 2018, United States crude oil production was around 9.492 million barrels per day. Since that time, U.S. crude output has remained above the 10 million barrel a day mark and currently stands around 10.7 million over the last month. The rapid increase in U.S. production is due to the thriving shale industry. However, […]
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On Thursday July 6th Scott Pruitt resigned from his position of Chief Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt has held the position since February of 2017 but recently been under fire for numerous ethics controversies, ultimately stating the reason for his resignation was due to “unrelenting attacks on himself and his family which […]
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