The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the goods and services deficit was $43.1 billion in November, down $3.9 billion from $46.9 billion in October, revised.

The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in October 2019 was 2,952 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 95.2 Bcf/d.

As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 330,222,422 on Jan. 1, 2020. This represents an increase of 1,991,085, or 0.61%, from New Year’s Day 2019. Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 21,476,884 or 6.96%.

U.S. Rig Count is down 9 rigs from last week to 796, Canada Rig Count is down 14 rigs from last week to 85

U.S. Rig Count is down 8 rigs from last week to 805, Canada Rig Count is down 50 rigs from last week to 99

“It really is a great irony that at a time when the United States became the world’s biggest producer and has become a great exporter, that investors have become skeptical and have adopted a position of ‘show me the money,’”

This was supposed to be a breakout year for US LNG export projects getting commercially sanctioned. But with 2019 wrapping up, just two new export terminals and an additional train at an existing facility made it over the line to construction.

U.S. Rig Count is up 14 rigs from last week to 813, Canada Rig Count is down 4 rigs from last week to 149

The U.S. current account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $1.1 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $124.1 billion in the third quarter of 2019

U.S. industrial production and manufacturing production both rebounded 1.1 percent in November after declining in October