Some Supporters Fear Trump Will Lose Hard Edge in State of Union Speech
Signals from the White House have hard-line supporters worried that he will sing the praises of bipartisanship instead of ideological purity.
Saudi’s Aramco IPO dream could create shale oil nightmare
Saudi's dream of securing a $100bn windfall from the IPO of Aramco may be clouding its judgement. It needs higher oil prices to entice international investors to buy a stake in the state-owned company, which supplies almost all its crude.
U.S. crude oil exports increased following hurricane-related refinery disruptions
(Mon, 29 Jan 2018) From late August through September 2017, Hurricane Harvey caused disruptions to the U.S. Gulf Coast refining sector, resulting in record-high U.S. crude oil exports when export facilities reopened after the storm and before many refineries returned to pre-storm levels of utilization.
Trump trade rift report adds a chapter to steel import saga
US market players anxiously awaiting Trump’s decision on whether or not to restrain steel imports got something else instead: the report of a rift between Trump and Wilbur Ross, secretary of the US DOC, which launched the import investigation last year.
Natural gas production in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia growing faster than demand
(Fri, 26 Jan 2018) Significant growth in natural gas production over the past decade—primarily from the Marcellus and Utica shales in the Appalachian Basin—have increased gross natural gas output in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
State Energy Data System: Retail electricity for 2016
(Fri, 26 Jan 2018) Annual state-level estimates of retail electricity consumption, prices, and expenditures.
The Case for Fancier Subways: We Deserve Them
Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo are at odds over what the mayor sees as bells and whistles, but maybe they are not extras after all.
Gold starts 2018 well bid, ignoring sky-high stock markets and cryptos
Gold has started on solid footing in 2018, even in the face of soaring equity markets and interest in cryptocurrency Bitcoin; bullion has been impressing many, and lining the pockets of many others.
EIA expects 2018 and 2019 natural gas prices to remain relatively flat
(Thu, 25 Jan 2018) In its latest <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO), EIA expects the Henry Hub natural gas spot price to average $2.88 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2018 and $2.92/MMBtu in 2019, slightly lower than the 2017 average of $2.99/MMBtu. Lower prices in 2018 and 2019 reflect EIAâs expectation of increased natural gas production and relatively flat consumption.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken and Pork Products Produced without the Benefit of Inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Pigeon Caterers, Inc., doing business as Carnival Brands, a New Orleans, La. establishment, produced and distributed approximately 140 pounds of a chicken and pork product without the benefit of federal inspection.