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US Northeast electricity imports from Canada drop, EIA reports

September 19, 2025

(BOE Report)– Electricity imports from Canada into New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) have dropped due to drought conditions in Canada and lower U.S. Northeast electricity demand, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Friday. The EIA noted that from January to August 2025, imports into New England’s ISO-NE

U.S. steps up sanctions on Chinese imports of Iranian oil

July 31, 2025

(Oil Price)– The U.S. has sanctioned a fourth oil import terminal in China for receiving Iranian oil cargoes as the State Department expanded sanctions against entities involved in trade with Iran. The U.S. Department of State designated a fourth China-based crude oil and petroleum products terminal, Zhoushan Jinrun Petroleum Transfer Co Ltd, as it “has a demonstrated pattern of accepting Iranian crude

EU’s $750 billion energy deal with U.S. will be hard to attain, experts say

July 28, 2025

(World Oil)– The European Union’s promise to buy $750 billion of American energy imports over three years was pivotal to securing a trade deal with President Donald Trump, but it’s a pledge it will struggle to keep. The deal would require annual purchases of $250 billion of natural gas, oil and nuclear technology, including small modular reactors, according to EU

EU proposes world’s first carbon border tax for some imports

July 14, 2021

Reuters BRUSSELS/LONDON – The European Commission on Wednesday put forward plans for the world’s first carbon border tax, on imports of carbon-intensive steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers and electricity, as part of a programme to meet its new climate target. The border levy should be phased in from 2026, the Commission said, and is designed to protect European industries from competitors

How Russian and Saudi oil ties to China complicate the post-pandemic world

June 24, 2020

Forbes Russia and Saudi Arabia both rely on oil sales to fund a majority of their budgets. In the last five plus years, China has become the biggest customer for both countries. In fact, China is the world’s largest importer of oil, though it could cut imports if it stopped adding to inventory (storage). China has stored so much oil over that half

German hydrogen economy to spark traded market for imports: consultants

June 22, 2020

Reuters FRANKFURT – Germany’s push to increase the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel to meet climate targets will require imports and a traded market to supplement home-produced supplies, a consultancy close to protagonists in the emerging industry said. “There will have to be a mix of domestic and foreign hydrogen volumes, depending on where the cheaper source is,”

China Continued Iran Oil Imports in July in Teeth of U.S. Sanctions: Analysts

August 8, 2019

From Reuters China imported Iranian crude oil in July for the second month since a U.S. sanctions waiver ended, according to research from three data firms, with one estimate showing some oil entered tanks holding the country’s strategic reserves. According to the firms, which track tanker movements, between 4.4 million and 11 million barrels of Iranian crude were discharged into

Oil Falls 3% as Trade War Concerns Hit Demand Outlook

August 5, 2019

From Reuters Global oil benchmark Brent futures fell more than 3% on Monday on global growth concerns after U.S. President Donald Trump last week threatened China with more tariffs, which could limit crude demand from the world’s two biggest buyers. Brent crude LCOc1 fell $2.08, or 3.36%, to settle at $59.81 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1

Oil Prices Could Crash by $30 if China Buys Iranian Crude: BofA

August 5, 2019

From CNBC Crude oil prices could sink by as much as $30 a barrel if China decides to buy Iranian crude oil in retaliation to the latest U.S. tariff measures, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “While we retain our $60 a barrel Brent forecast for next year, we admit that a Chinese decision to reinitiate Iran crude purchases

U.S. Sanctions China’s State-Run Oil Company for Buying from Iran

July 23, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces sanctions for Zhuhai Zhenrong and its chief executive The United States government will be imposing sanctions on Zhuhai Zhenrong Company Limited, a state-run oil company in China, and its chief executive for purchasing crude oil from Iran. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced

Millions of Barrels of Iranian Oil Are Piled Up in China’s Ports

July 22, 2019

From Bloomberg Iran-owned tankers continue to haul shipments to bonded tanks, oil held by Iran’s state-owned producer and Chinese companies Tankers are offloading millions of barrels of Iranian oil into storage tanks at Chinese ports, creating a hoard of crude sitting on the doorstep of the world’s biggest buyer. Two and a half months after the White House banned the

Next-day natural gas prices at the Waha hub in the Permian basin in West Texas fell below zero for the first time since early April.- Oil & Gas 360

What Energy Security Looks Like: 90% of Natural Gas Used in U.S. Is Produced Domestically

July 10, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 The United States has been a net exporter of natural gas since 2017 In the United States, natural gas is one of the most prevalent sources of energy, and according to the EIA, in 2018, 90% of the natural gas consumed by Americans was produced domestically. In general, thanks to the

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