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Greater natural gas production is boost to U.S. at home and abroad

Oct 31, 2024
The expansion has boosted U.S. exports and brought down energy costs here at home.
An oil pumpjack in the Permian Basin, where natural gas production has tripled in the past decade.
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Why OPEC is downgrading its demand forecast for the 3rd time in 3 months

Oct 14, 2024
Oil demand is still expected to grow in the coming year, but more slowly, and especially in China.
China imports more crude oil than any other country in the world. And right now, it's having economic problems.
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New pipelines are expected to ease glut of Permian natural gas

Sep 10, 2024
Natural gas is a byproduct of oil production, and there's been a lot of that in Texas. The excess gas has depressed prices.

Alaska has "gobs and gobs" of natural gas, but still may need to import it

Mar 20, 2024
It’s one thing to have plenty of gas available in the ground. But in a state as big as Alaska, it’s another thing to get the gas to where people can use it.
Enstar Natural Gas President John Sims explains how pipes and machinery pump natural gas into underground reservoirs at this Kenai, Alaska, facility, where it's stored for later.
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Are there signs of a slowdown for U.S. natural gas?

May 17, 2023
The number of U.S. rigs has dropped along with natural gas prices. Here's what that means for the "shale revolution."

So much for coal's "comeback"

Apr 20, 2023
Coal-fired electricity generation was down more than 25% and hit a first-quarter low in the U.S.

Energy crunch eases in emerging markets, thanks to Europe’s warm winter

Apr 10, 2023
India, Thailand and other emerging markets struggled after some of the liquefied natural gas they'd expected was rerouted to Europe.