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

by Elizabeth Trovall
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 Canada has become a critical supplier of crude oil to the U.S.

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 13, 2024
It's an international love story of sorts, featuring "thick, heavy, goopy crude oil."
"We're now in this position where we have these very high-tech refineries that can process the really heavy crude,” says Ryan Kellogg with the University of Chicago.
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The U.S. exports more petroleum than it imports. So why are we importing at all?

by Caleigh Wells
May 13, 2024
It's largely about the chemistry of the oil and the mechanics of the refineries. In many cases, importing foreign crude is cheaper.
An oil pumpjack in Texas. Importing foreign crude oil is often cheaper for the United States.
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The higher price of oil is helping tank the price of natural gas

by Elizabeth Trovall
Apr 11, 2024
Stay with us here — think about chicken parts. Higher demand for white breast meat means an excess of chicken legs.
Crude oil is easier to get out of the isolated Permian Basin than natural gas, which needs pipelines to reach customers, says Ed Hirs with the University of Houston.
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The price of oil is up. That's a hint at what may be coming for the global economy.

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 14, 2024
Higher prices can correlate with economic strength. Also, OPEC is holding back supply.
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"Killers of the Flower Moon"

The history of economic exploitation in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Nov 9, 2023
How settlers stole the wealth and resources of citizens of the Osage Nation, whose reservation land in Oklahoma was rich in oil.
The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, depicts the mechanisms by which settlers could exploit the resources and wealth of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma.
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U.S. crude is playing a bigger role in pricing global oil

by Lily Jamali
Jul 12, 2023
The addition of American crude oil to the Brent benchmark had an immediate impact on global oil prices.
Adding plentiful American crude to the Brent benchmark means the price is now influenced by a more stable source, said Eli Tesfaye of RJO Futures.
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Crude oil prices are down, but oil companies' profits are doing just fine

by Lily Jamali
Apr 28, 2023
They're making less on crude, more on refining it.
Exxon’s refinery business helped lead the company to its most profitable first quarter ever. But that’s the exception since the pandemic started three years ago.
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If you asked Santa for a break at the gas pump, you may get your Christmas wish

by Andy Uhler
Dec 7, 2022
It's not the most wrappable holiday gift, but it's a popular one. Here's why we're seeing a dip in oil prices.
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Low water levels in the Mississippi River are disrupting the supply chain

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Oct 24, 2022
Austin Golding says his family's barge business was able to plan ahead, but it's still costing the company money and productivity.
A tug pushes a barge down the Mississippi River through St. Paul, Minnesota.
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