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U.S. Becomes Largest LNG Exporter. Why that May Mean Costlier Gas at Home

The U.S. recently jumped into the top spot as the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, overtaking Qatar and Australia.

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OPEC Cut Extension Highlights Need for NOPEC

OPEC's collusive actions run counter to established international anti-competitive norms at American expense. But by amending the Sherman Act, NOPEC offers a tool to combat these activities.

topics: Oil and Gas
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OPEC+ Extends Cuts For 9 Months, But Risks Remain

While the result from Vienna is ostensibly a success, there are obvious cracks in OPEC’s cohesion, as well as in its strategy to tighten up the market.

topics: Oil and Gas
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U.S-Iran Tension Still Simmers, But Oil Market Well-Supplied

Against the backdrop of rising tension in the Persian Gulf, OPEC+ will meet to decide next steps

topics: Oil and Gas
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Refinery Explosion Exposes Northeast Energy Vulnerability

The Northeast's energy security vulnerabilities have been laid bare after a fire ripped through the region's largest refinery last week

topics: Oil and Gas
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Stage Set For Difficult OPEC Meeting

Russian discontent over Saudi intentions to reduce production is a likely potential flashpoint for the upcoming meeting—but internal OPEC politics, particularly between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mean this summit is rife with tension that threatens to upset proceedings.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Economic Concerns Take Pressure Off OPEC+ Action

The members of the OPEC+ coalition have different economic incentives. Most member countries are producing as much as they can and have little scope for higher output, so they are on board with an extension of production cuts.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Market Buoyed by OPEC+ Rhetoric and Falling Venezuelan Production

Any decision to reduce oil inventories OPEC's upcoming meeting will be greatly helped by Venezuela’s declining oil production, which has just fallen to its lowest levels since January 2003.

topics: Oil and Gas
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Infrastructure Week Hearings Point Toward U.S. Solutions for Fallout From Rising Mideast Tensions

The oil price increase sparked by the recent attacks on Saudi oil tankers is concerning for the United States, because oil is the lifeblood of the American economy.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Geopolitical Risk Rises For Oil

A series of apparent attacks on oil infrastructure in the Arabian Peninsula thrusted geopolitical risk to the forefront of market concerns. Against a backdrop of an already tightening supply-demand balance, the possibility of a serious supply outage poses a major risk to market stability.

topics: Geopolitics, Oil and Gas
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Blocked Chinese Ministry Website Foreshadows Wider Sino-U.S. Tech Competition

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website has been blocked to international visitors—a move some observers believe is a precursor to rising Sino-U.S. competition in technology and industry.

topics: Electric Vehicles