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2021, January, 11, 12:30:00
THE NEW U.S. RENEWABLES UP 71%
Combined, they accounted for almost 71% (14,734 MW) of the 20,803 MW of new utility-scale capacity reported to have been added thus far in 2020. Year-to-date, wind (8,042 MW) and solar (6,485 MW) have each contributed more new generating capacity than has natural gas (6,039 MW).
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2021, January, 11, 12:15:00
U.S. RIGS UP 9 TO 360
U.S. Rig Count is up 9 from last week to 360, Canada Rig Count is up 58 from last week to 117.
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2021, January, 8, 15:30:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 8.0 MB TO 485.5 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 8.0 million barrels to 485.5 million barrels.
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2021, January, 8, 15:20:00
U.S. LNG EXPORTS 9.8 BCFD
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) set a new record in December after a record-breaking November 2020, averaging 9.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d),
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2021, January, 8, 15:15:00
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEFICIT UP TO $68 BLN
the U.S. goods and services deficit was $68.1 billion in November, up $5.0 billion from $63.1 billion in October
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2021, January, 6, 13:15:00
U.S. RIGS UP 3 TO 351
U.S. Rig Count is up 3 from last week to 351, Canada Rig Count is down 23 from last week to 59.
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2020, December, 29, 11:50:00
ASIA'S LNG PRICES UP ANEW
North American LNG export developers are hoping sustained high prices will provide incentive to buyers to sign more long-term commercial deals that would enable the developers to sanction new terminal projects in 2021.
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2020, December, 28, 10:50:00
CHINA WILL OVERTAKE THE U.S.
China looked set for average economic growth of 5.7% a year from 2021-25 before slowing to 4.5% a year from 2026-30.
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2020, December, 25, 10:25:00
U.S. RENEWABLES STUMULUS $2 TLN
$35 billion in funding for clean energy research across different types of technologies
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2020, December, 25, 10:20:00
THE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY REVOLUTION
The US Energy Department has a Geothermal Technologies Office and they are understandably optimistic.
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2020, December, 24, 13:35:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES DOWN 0.6 MB TO 499.5 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.6 million barrels to 499.5 million barrels.
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2020, December, 24, 13:10:00
U.S. RIGS UP 2 TO 348
U.S. Rig Count is up 2 from last week to 348, Canada Rig Count is down 20 from last week to 82
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2020, December, 23, 13:10:00
WORST U.S. SHALE
Shale producers were hit hard after borrowing to expand production and slashed spending and output to cut losses.
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2020, December, 23, 13:05:00
U.S. LNG UP
Natural gas futures in Europe and Asia have climbed to their highest levels in more than a year due to a sharp increase in demand late in 2020,
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2020, December, 23, 12:50:00
U.S. GDP UP 33.4%
U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.4 percent in the third quarter of 2020