Iraq is under US pressure to wean itself off Iranian electricity and gas imports,

The US' crude oil imports to China were last highest in January 2018 when inflows hit 2.01 million mt, or 474,450 b/d.

The U.S. economy slipped into recession in February. Gross domestic product contracted in the second quarter at its steepest pace in at least 73 years.

“Although the market remains uncertain, we saw encouraging signs in July with gradual rebalancing of oil supply and demand,” API Chief Economist Dean Forman said. “Increases in U.S. refinery throughput and capacity utilization in July – coupled with inventories receding from record highs – has reinforced expectations for the continued demand recovery.”

Nuclear power is crucial not only for ensuring clean, reliable, and affordable power to the American people,

U.S. Rig Count is up 10 from last week at 254, Canada Rig Count is up 2 rigs from last week to 56

the uncertainty related to the economic effects of the pandemic was extremely elevated

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 1.6 million barrels to 512.5 million barrels,

Job recovery in the U.S. clean energy sector slowed to a trickle in July

The consequences of climate change can affect every aspect of nuclear plant operations – from fuel handling and power and steam generation to maintenance, safety systems and waste processing