Energy

OPEC+ Considers Extending Voluntary Production Cuts into Second Quarter

William Watts of MarketWatch reports oil prices pulled back after industry data showed a large rise in U.S. crude stocks. Watts writes: William Watts Oil...

Low Gas Prices Could Trigger a Switch by Regional Power Producers

Gavin Maguire of Reuters reports that weak gas prices are primed to trigger a coal-to-gas switch in Germany's multi-fueled gas and coal-fired plants. Maguire...

E.U. Industry Deal Looks to Rival China and U.S. in Green Shift

John Ainger and Ewa Krukowska of Bloomberg are reporting that Europe risks losing out to China and the U.S. if they don't cut red tape and...

Natural Gas Consumption to Triple in India by 2050

U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting natural gas consumption to more than triple in India by 2050. They write: In our International Energy Outlook 2023 (IEO2023), we...

World LNG Demand Up at Least 50% by 2040

AFP is reporting a forecast by Shell that world demand for liquefied natural gas will jump 50% by 2040, and it's fueled by China...

Can the U.S. Close the Gap on China’s Solar Supply Chain?

Phred Dvorak and Andrew Mollica of The Wall Street Journal report that the U.S. is trying to play catchup in the solar panel supply chain. China...

Chinese Solar Giants Reaping U.S. Government Aid

Phred Dvorak of The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s biggest solar companies are expanding in the U.S., where they will reap generous government...

America Is the World’s Biggest Oil Producer

At Bloomberg, Kevin Crowley explains the dichotomy of the oil and tech industries in America, and he reminds readers that America has become the...

U.S. Drivers May Need to Dig Deeper into Their Pockets

David Uberti and Vipal Monga of The Wall Street Journal tell their readers that drivers in the U.S. may need to dig deeper into...

Europe Could Have a New Top Dog in Coal Burning

  Gavin Maguire of Reuters reports that Turkey recorded its second straight annual increase in coal-fired electricity output. Turkish power producers favor cheap coal over...