natural gas

EIA: Natural gas pipeline rupture in Canada affects US energy markets

The rupture of Enbridge’s BC natural gas pipeline near Prince George, British Columbia, on 9 October 2018, continues to affect natural gas supply, electricity generation, and petroleum refining in the US Pacific Northwest, according to US EIA.

The BC Pipeline links natural gas production in northeastern British Columbia with distribution markets in Canada as well as Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Imports of natural gas through the pipeline, which in the first half of the year averaged 1.1...

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EIA: US natural gas supply and demand increased in 2018

In the first half of 2018, US natural gas supply and demand grew significantly compared to the first half of 2017. Natural gas consumption and exports averaged 93.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during the first half of 2018, or 12% greater than during the first half of 2017, according to EIA’s Natural Gas Monthly.

Meanwhile, total supply of US natural gas, including domestic production, imports, and storage withdrawals, averaged 93.3 Bcf/d during the first half of 2018, a 12% increase from...

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US natural gas exports in Q1 2018 more than double the 2017 average

From January through June 2018, net natural gas exports from the United States averaged 0.87 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), more than double the average daily net exports during all of 2017 (0.34 Bcf/d), according to EIA.

The United States, which became a net natural gas exporter on an annual basis in 2017 for the first time in almost 60 years, has continued to export more natural gas than it imports for five of the first six months in 2018.

US natural gas exports have increased primarily...

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OPEC: Oil to remain dominant fuel until 2040

OPEC released its 2018 World Oil Outlook (WOO). This year’s report highlights the industry’s various linkages, and considers developments in areas such as the global economy, energy demand, oil supply and demand.

WOO examines the medium and long-term prospects to 2040 for the global oil industry, and analyzes various sensitivities that can impact the petroleum industry in the years ahead.

This year’s publication emphasizes the industry’s various linkages, and considers developments in areas such...

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