Colorado oil and gas operators wary of new rules, Gov. Polis says oil prices will determine whether to drill or not

Colorado oil and gas operators wary of new rules, Gov. Polis says oil prices will determine whether to drill or not

Energize Weekly, September 4, 2019 The Colorado oil and gas industry is facing uncertain times as new state and local drilling regulations take hold, industry executives say, even as the state’s governor, Jared Polis, dismisses those concerns. That was the divide in sharp display the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s…

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U.S. shale drillers post positive cash flow for the first time on record in Q2, Rystad says

U.S. shale drillers post positive cash flow for the first time on record in Q2, Rystad says

Energize Weekly, August 28, 2019 Major U.S. shale operators, thanks to strong oil prices and more efficient operations, posted a sharp turnaround in the second quarter of 2019, showing positive cash flow for the first time on record, according to Rystad Energy, an Oslo-based energy consultant. In the second quarter,…

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Investments in the oil and gas sector drop to $16.9 billion in second quarter of 2019

Investments in the oil and gas sector drop to $16.9 billion in second quarter of 2019

Energize Weekly, July 31, 2019 Investment in the oil sector was $16.9 billion in the second quarter of 2019 – a 36 percent drop year-on-year and down 23 percent from the first quarter of 2019, according to Drillinginfo, an industry data analyst. The industry raised $3.4 billion from public stock…

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LNG global building boom faces risk from renewable energy, climate policies, report says

LNG global building boom faces risk from renewable energy, climate policies, report says

Energize Weekly, July 10, 2019 The natural gas industry is making $1.3 trillion in infrastructure investments to create a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market but those capital expenditures may be at risk from competitive renewable energy prices and the prospect of climate regulations, according to Global Energy Monitor. The…

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Oil and gas merger activity rebounds in Q2 2019 as Occidental-Anadarko deal dominates

Oil and gas merger activity rebounds in Q2 2019 as Occidental-Anadarko deal dominates

Energize Weekly, July 10, 2019 Oil and gas industry merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the second quarter of 2019 saw a rebound from the first quarter’s historic lows reaching $65 billion for the period, according to DrillingInfo, an industry consultant and data analyst. The quarter was dominated by the…

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U.S. oil production seen as a moderating force in coping with oil market price volatility

U.S. oil production seen as a moderating force in coping with oil market price volatility

Energize Weekly, May 29, 2019 As costs come down for producing oil from shale plays, U.S. production appears to be playing a larger role in anchoring long-term oil prices, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analysis. The combination of shorter lead times between drilling and production and the…

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Global energy investment, after a three-year slide, stabilized in 2018, the IEA says

Global energy investment, after a three-year slide, stabilized in 2018, the IEA says

Energize Weekly, May 29, 2019 After a three-year slide, global energy investment stabilized in 2018 at just more than $1.8 trillion dollars—as spending on oil, natural gas and coal increased, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Investments in renewable generation and energy efficiency, however, stalled in 2018, according to the…

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Oil market hit by uncertainties and slow growth, LNG global market faces an imbalance

Oil market hit by uncertainties and slow growth, LNG global market faces an imbalance

Energize Weekly, May 22, 2019 The oil market is being roiled by production cuts, political sanctions, slow economic growth and political uncertainty, leading to a market of “mixed signals,” according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The global market for another key petroleum product, liquefied natural gas (LNG), also looks…

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Oil demand will see a shift with transportation using less and petrochemicals using more, Barclays says

Oil demand will see a shift with transportation using less and petrochemicals using more, Barclays says

Energize Weekly, May 15, 2019 Global oil demand—under current economic and energy development trends—is projected to peak between 2030 and 2035 and then plateau through 2050, according to a new analysis by the London-based investment bank, Barclays. That peak could come as early as 2025 if more aggressive energy policies…

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The crossover point when EVs are cheaper than ICE cars is getting closer, BNEF says

The crossover point when EVs are cheaper than ICE cars is getting closer, BNEF says

Energize Weekly, May 8, 2019 The “crossover point” when electric vehicles (EVs) are cheaper than their internal-combustion-engine (ICE) counterparts continues to get closer with falling battery costs, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). In a 2017 BNEF analysis, the crossover point was forecast as 2026. In 2018, the crossover…

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U.S. hit a record for energy consumption in 2018 led by increases in oil and natural gas

U.S. hit a record for energy consumption in 2018 led by increases in oil and natural gas

Energize Weekly, April 24, 2019 The United States hit a record high 101.3 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) for primary energy consumption in 2018—surpassing by three-tenths of a percent the previous high in 2007, according to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). Energy consumption was up 4 percent from 2017.…

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Climate-driven weather events pose a risk to municipal bonds, commercial real estate and utilities, BlackRock says

Climate-driven weather events pose a risk to municipal bonds, commercial real estate and utilities, BlackRock says

Energize Weekly, April 24, 2019 Among the economic threats posed by climate change are risks to municipal bonds, commercial real estate investments and the utility sector, according to an analysis by BlackRock and the Rhodium Group. “Our work with Rhodium Group shows a rising share of U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) will…

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U.S crude production hits record 11 million barrels/day led by Texas and Gulf output

U.S crude production hits record 11 million barrels/day led by Texas and Gulf output

Energize Weekly, April 17, 2019 U.S. crude oil production—driven by Texas output—hit a record average 10.96 million barrels a day in 2018, a 17 percent year-over-year increase, according to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). In December 2018, crude oil production reached 11.96 million barrels a day—the highest monthly level…

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Brazilian LNG-to-power project gets $288 million loan from International Finance Corp.

Brazilian LNG-to-power project gets $288 million loan from International Finance Corp.

Energize Weekly, April 10, 2019 A Brazilian liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant project, developed by an international joint venture, has received a $288 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a sister organization to the World Bank. The 15-year loan will cover development and operation of the plant…

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Bill overhauling Colorado oil and gas regulations is speeding through the legislature

Bill overhauling Colorado oil and gas regulations is speeding through the legislature

Energize Weekly, March 13, 2019 A bill aimed at dramatically overhauling regulation of oil and gas operations in Colorado is swiftly moving through the state legislature. The legislation is in response to growing concerns as large fracking operations get closer to suburban development and in the wake of a string…

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Montana-Dakota Utilities to close uneconomical coal plants in favor of gas and wind

Montana-Dakota Utilities to close uneconomical coal plants in favor of gas and wind

Energize Weekly, February 27, 2019 Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) said it will close three aging coal-fired generation units in the next three years, replacing the capacity with cheaper natural gas-fired and wind generation. “Low-cost power available on the market, due to low-cost natural gas and increasing wind resources, as well as…

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Natural gas-fired plants dominated 2018 new generating capacity, renewables set to rebound in 2019

Natural gas-fired plants dominated 2018 new generating capacity, renewables set to rebound in 2019

Energize Weekly, January 16, 2019 New natural gas-fired generation capacity in 2018 accounted for nearly three-quarters of the total 24,808 megawatts (MW) installed for the year—and was double the amount of gas-fired capacity installed in 2017, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. The 18,550 MW of natural gas-fired capacity…

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Natural disasters caused $160 billion in damages in 2018 with about half covered by insurers

Natural disasters caused $160 billion in damages in 2018 with about half covered by insurers

Energize Weekly, January 16, 2019 Natural disasters worldwide caused $160 billion in damage and killed 10,400 people in 2018, making it the fourth mostly costly year for the insurance industry since 1980, according to the international insurer Swiss Re Group. “The indications at the start of 2018 were that it…

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