First Up if Democrats Win: Campaign and Ethics Changes, Infrastructure and Drug Prices
House Democratic leaders, for the first time, laid out an ambitious opening salvo of bills for a majority, including an overhaul of campaign and ethics laws.
New Englandâs competitive electricity markets lead to less price volatility
(Wed, 31 Oct 2018) Of the six states that comprise New England, all but Vermont have deregulated electricity markets that allow customers to choose among competitive suppliers to provide their electricity. Retail electricity prices paid by customers in New England who choose a competitive supplier are much less volatile than wholesale electricity prices, but temporary increases in competitive retail electricity prices occur at about the same time as the largest increases in wholesale electricity prices.
Meet the Would-Be House Committee Leaders Who Could Torment Trump
If Democrats win control of the House, they will gain control of powerful committees that could put a check on Mr. Trump’s agenda. Expect subpoenas, must-see hearings and lots of investigations.
Natural Gas Storage DashboardâOctober 29 Commentary
(Mon, 29 Oct 2018) Working gas stocks in the South Central will be at their lowest pre-winter levels since 2005.
Pakistan Tries a New Way to Pay for a Dam: Crowdsourcing
The financially strapped government asks Pakistanis at home and abroad to donate to a $14 billion dam project. It’s a sign of a much bigger problem.
Europeâs liquefied natural gas imports have increased lately, but remain below 2011 peak
(Thu, 25 Oct 2018) Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the 28 countries that make up the European Union (EU-28) averaged 5.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, increasing for the third consecutive year but remaining below their 2011 peak. In 2017, imports of LNG into EU-28 accounted for 13% of the global total.
Resumption of Iran sanctions adds uncertainty to crude oil and gasoline price forecasts
(Wed, 24 Oct 2018) EIAâs October 2018 <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO) forecasts Brent crude oil spot prices, which averaged $79 per barrel (b) in September, to average $81/b in the fourth quarter of 2018, before falling to an average of $75/b in 2019. However, the effects of the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, and the potential response from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other countries pose significant uncertainty to the forecast.
China Opens Giant Bridge Linking Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland
The government hopes the 34-mile span will bolster growth, but some say the primary goal is further integrating semiautonomous cities and the mainland.
Iran has produced and exported less crude oil since sanctions announcement
(Tue, 23 Oct 2018) Iran's crude oil exports and production have declined since the May 2018 announcement by the United States that it would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reinstate sanctions against Iran.
Sagrada Familia, a Barcelona Masterpiece, and Scofflaw?
The basilica will pay $41 million to settle a dispute over taxes, infrastructure and a building permit the city says the church should have gotten a century ago.