Trade

‘Massive Opportunity’ for U.S. to Supply Energy to China, Says Mnuchin

The United States will not lift new tariffs on steel and aluminum from China, even as both countries said over the weekend trade talks had been “constructive” and China had agreed to purchase more American goods and services, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

May 22, 2018

Handle With Care, NatGas Experts Warn on NAFTA Negotiations

Natural gas industry experts last week warned that efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should be handled delicately, but early fears that the Trump administration had a disruptive, protectionist slant that could roil gas markets appear to be unfounded.

October 9, 2017
U.S. Shale Gale Blows Hard Across Canadian Border

U.S. Shale Gale Blows Hard Across Canadian Border

U.S. natural gas merchants are catching up to the traditional Canadian champions of international trade in North American production, according to the latest trade scorecard compiled the United States Department of Energy (DOE).

February 24, 2017
U.S. NatGas Exports to Canada, Mexico Climb as Canadian Imports Decline

U.S. NatGas Exports to Canada, Mexico Climb as Canadian Imports Decline

U.S. exporters are edging closer to overtaking Canadians in cross-border traffic in natural gas, according to the latest trade scorecard of the United States Department of Energy.

August 26, 2016
Brexit Bombshell Spreads Collateral Damage Across Energy Sector

Brexit Bombshell Spreads Collateral Damage Across Energy Sector

The world’s markets went into a tailspin Friday following a referendum vote by Great Britain to leave the European Union (EU), with the oil and gas sector suffering collateral damage.

June 24, 2016
PDC, Noble Agree to Trade Acreage in Wattenberg Core

PDC, Noble Agree to Trade Acreage in Wattenberg Core

Six months after devoting most of its capital budget for 2016 into Colorado’s Wattenberg field, PDC Energy Inc. announced Thursday that it has agreed to trade acreage in the formation with Noble Energy Inc., a move that consolidates PDC’s position there.

June 17, 2016

U.S. LNG Exports to Boost Trading Flexibility, Says IEA

The global natural gas trade should increase much more rapidly than pipeline gas over the next 25 years, with U.S. gas exports helping to diversify the market and make trading more flexible, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.

November 11, 2015
Pacific Trade Pact Has Only Long-Term Benefit For LNG

Pacific Trade Pact Has Only Long-Term Benefit For LNG

As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact among the United States and 11 Asia-Pacific nations advances, its adoption wouldn’t mean much for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, at least not in the near term.

October 7, 2015

Houston Energy Jobs Market Looking Strong on Exports Growth, Mexico Investment

Houston is poised to create thousands of new jobs on a twin boom, one fed by chemical plant and liquefied natural gas investments, the other as Mexico opens its doors to foreign money, according to an analysis by the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) and HSBC Group.

May 14, 2014
Gas Imports From Canada Hit 19-Year Low in 2013

Gas Imports From Canada Hit 19-Year Low in 2013

Canadian natural gas exports to the United States fell to the lowest level in 19 years during 2013, according to the latest trade scorecard kept by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

May 2, 2014