North Dakota at Lowest Rig Count Since January 2010 The number of total rigs drilling in the United States rose for the third straight week, according to the most recent rig count from Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI). Total rigs drilling in the U.S. reached 863 for the week ended July 10, 2015, up just one from last week. The slow
Coast Guard seeks to deliver protection against “invisible” attacks. United States Coast Guard Commandant Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft in a keynote address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on June 15 said that while the U.S. port facilities have hardened their perimeters and they now notify the U.S. Coast Guard of intrusions in order to identify possible coordinated attacks, there is a notable hole
Preng & Associates President David Preng appeared on Fox Business News’ Opening Bell to discuss unintended consequences of the so-called U.S./OPEC market share battle, and how current management teams and boards are managing through the current commodity cycle.
EIA: U.S. remains the largest hydrocarbon producer for the third straight year The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2014, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates. U.S. petroleum production increased by 3 quadrillion Btu (1.6 MMBOPD) in 2014, while natural gas production increased by 5 quadrillion Btu (13.9 Bcf/d) over the
Earlier this year, the U.S. and the E.U. began a sanction regime against Russia in response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The sanctions are being used to target specific industries in the Russian economy, particularly oil and gas, the defense industry and the banking sector. Some companies, such as Russia’s oil company Rosneft (ticker: ROSN), have hired lobbyists to
Increased natural gas production is projected to satisfy 60% to 80% of a potential increase in demand for added liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Lower 48 states, according to recently released EIA report. The report, Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Market, considered the long-term effects of several LNG export scenarios specified by
Cove Point Begins Construction, Freeport Secures Financing Japanese/Asian Customers Lock Up Capacity of Both Projects With three years of governmental review and permitting out of the way, Dominion (ticker: D) announced today it has begun construction activities on its Cove Point LNG Export project on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The estimated price tag to add
Thanks in part to the U.S. shale oil boom, OPEC is predicting that its share of the world oil market will shrink in 2015 for a third year running, Reuters reported on Thursday. In its 2015 Oil Market Outlook, OPEC sees demand for its oil next year at 29.37 million barrels of oil per day (BOPD), down 0.31 million BOPD
In the context of a new climate change summit in Beijing, the U.S. and China have signed eight partnership pacts to promote the exchange of research and technology for greenhouse gas-cutting initiatives, the International Business Times reported. “In one of the agreements, China’s Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute, a subsidiary of the state-owned utility China Huaneng Group (ticker: HNGZ:CH), agreed
The oil and gas production surge in the United States (U.S.) has analysts predicting the U.S. will lead the world’s in oil and production by the end of 2013. Source: EIA According to The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States is on pace to surpass Russia by year-end 2013. Oil production alone has increased by 34% since 2005.
Dr. Hassan Rouhani is the seventh President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been a Representative of the Supreme Leader to the Supreme National Security Council, a Member of the Expediency Council, and a Member of the Assembly of Experts. He took office on August 4, 2013, succeeding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Previously, Rouhani served as Iran’s nuclear negotiator to
