Crude Oil

American exploration and production firms’ (E&P) continued to drive oil output at strong levels over the last two weeks, though activity slipped from the highs of the year. E&Ps generated 12.2 million b/d for the week ended March 10, even with the prior week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Weekly Petroleum Status…

U.S. crude output last week held at robust levels as American exploration and production (E&P) companies remained active to bolster domestic supplies and help meet global demand. E&Ps generated 12.3 million b/d for the week ended Feb. 24. That was on par with the highest level since March 2020, when the pandemic was declared. U.S.…

U.S. crude production held firm at a pandemic-era high as new forecasts called for rising global demand tied to an expected surge in Chinese travel fuel consumption. American producers generated 12.3 million b/d for the week ended Feb. 10, on par with the prior week and the high mark of the past nearly three years,…

Domestic crude production climbed to the highest level since 2020 as demand for petroleum products pushed ahead last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. American producers generated 12.3 million b/d for the week ended Feb. 3, up by 100,000 b/d from the prior week, data from EIA’s latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report…

Enterprise Product Partners LP has $3.6 billion of assets scheduled to begin commercial operations this year to expand natural gas, liquids and crude oil systems across the United States, with almost $2 billion more rolling off the boards through 2025, executives said Wednesday. Co-CEOs Jim Teague and Randy Fowler shared a microphone with the executive…

U.S. oil producers remained active through January, with output last week holding at a pandemic-era high as it did across the month and in late 2022. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday production for the period ended Jan. 27 stood at 12.2 million b/d – on par with the prior week and the…

Domestic crude production matched the pandemic-era peak, while demand last week declined and extended a trend early in 2023. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday output for the period ended Jan. 20 clocked in at 12.2 million b/d – matching the high mark of the past two years and on par with the…

Domestic oil production bounced back to near pandemic-era highs in the final week of 2022, while demand plummeted following a run-up to the Christmas holiday. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday output for the period ended Dec. 30 climbed 100,000 b/d week/week to 12.1 million b/d. That put production within 100,000 b/d of…

Oil exports from Russia are to be banned beginning Feb. 1 to any country that agreed to cap prices, according to a decree signed Tuesday by President Vladimir Putin. The ban would continue for five months. “Deliveries of Russian oil and oil products to foreign entities and individuals are banned, on the condition that in…