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2020, June, 8, 13:00:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
The foundation of AI is data and, based on the huge amount of it that utilities collect about customers, they’re well-positioned to deploy AI to improve customer care.
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2020, June, 8, 12:55:00
ENERGY: DIGITAL CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
The typical customer only interacts with a utility intermittently, sometimes not at all for a year or two and typically only when there is a problem.
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2020, June, 8, 12:40:00
U.S. RIGS DOWN 17 TO 284
U.S. Rig Count is down 17 rigs from last week to 284, Canada Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 21
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2020, June, 5, 12:05:00
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEFICIT UP $7.1 BLN
the U.S. goods and services deficit was $49.4 billion in April, up $7.1 billion from $42.3 billion in March
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2020, June, 4, 11:30:00
U.S. RENEWABLES INITIATIVE
Ten countries, including Canada, Australia and Brazil, joined the United States last year to form the Energy Resource Governance Initiative, or ERGI,
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2020, June, 4, 11:15:00
U.S. NUCLEAR COMPETITIVENESS
The US intends to increase competitiveness in new markets as it attempts to regain its position as a leader in nuclear technology
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2020, June, 3, 13:00:00
U.S. INDEXES UP
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 267.63 points, or 1.05%, to 25,742.65, the S&P 500 gained 25.09 points, or 0.82%, to 3,080.82 and the Nasdaq Composite added 56.33 points, or 0.59%, to 9,608.38.
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2020, June, 3, 12:50:00
U.S. SHALE RECOVERY
U.S. shale oil producers signaling they are ready to re-open wells that were shut during the market’s collapse.
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2020, June, 2, 15:10:00
RESTORING OIL DEMAND
"The presidents addressed world oil market developments in the context of implementing the OPEC+ agreement," the Kremlin said. "It was stated that this multilateral agreement, reached with the active support of the presidents of Russia and the United States, would lead to a gradual restoration of oil demand and price stabilisation."
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2020, June, 1, 11:00:00
OH THESE TERRIBLE RUSSIANS!
It is clear the Chinese, Russians, North Koreans, Iranians, etc. have been actively trying to hack into the US grid
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2020, June, 1, 10:40:00
U.S. LNG: THE LOWEST LEVEL
Natural gas deliveries to U.S. LNG export facilities decline to the lowest level since October 2019
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2020, June, 1, 10:35:00
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES UP BY 7.9 MB TO 534.4 MB
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 7.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 534.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 13% above the five year average for this time of year.
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2020, June, 1, 10:20:00
U.S. ENERGY STRATEGY ROLE
Energy plays a strategic role in almost everyone’s thinking about the future of the U.S. economy.
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2020, June, 1, 10:15:00
US ELECTRIC UTILITIES FINANCIAL PRESSURE
U.S. electric utilities face increasing pressure to achieve financial targets. The current pandemic in the U.S. further compounds the problem that utilities have seen coming for several years.
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2020, June, 1, 10:10:00
US CARBON CAPTURE DIFFICULTIES
The high cost and complication of carbon capture technology have created several obstacles for success over the years.