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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are poised to soar in 2021 as energy use mounts alongside global economic momentum, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report Tuesday. The Paris-based energy watchdog estimated that emissions would spike by 1.5 billion metric tons/year. It would mark the second-biggest increase on record and more than reverse the…

Natural gas futures traded in the green much of Wednesday, lifted by colder weather trends that pointed to increased heating demand through the second half of April. Near-record liquefied natural gas (LNG) levels continued to provide price support as well. But a sixth-straight day of gains proved elusive as traders took profits late in the…

Natural gas futures advanced again Tuesday as robust liquefied natural gas (LNG) levels fueled demand optimism and a dose of chilly weather bolstered cash prices.   The May Nymex contract climbed 5.8 cents day/day and settled at $2.619/MMBtu – the fifth straight day of gains. June rose 5.3 cents to $2.696. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg.…

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday formally raised its expectations for global oil demand in 2021, citing expectations for a recovery from the pandemic and stronger economic growth. In its Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR), the cartel projected demand would rise by 5.95 million b/d this year, a nearly 7% increase…

Natural gas futures waffled in and out of the green Thursday after the weekly storage data failed to offer any surprises, and weather models maintained a warm pattern for the near term. The May Nymex gas futures contract ultimately settled two-tenths of a cent higher at $2.522/MMBtu. June picked up a penny to reach $2.607.…

Global commodity trader Vitol said Tuesday its activity in the energy markets declined last year along with demand as the Covid-19 pandemic raged on.  The world’s top oil trader, and a dominant force in the still-developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, saw both oil and LNG trading fall.  “The extraordinary market conditions in the initial…

Click here to listen to a new episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. Overall, leading natural gas marketers in North America collectively posted lower 4Q2020 sales volumes when compared with the year-earlier quarter. The result extended a streak of declining or flat year/year results that dates to mid-2019, NGI’s latest Top North American Natural…

Canadian natural gas export volumes and revenues both shrank last year, according to trade records compiled by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). Pipeline deliveries to the United States dropped by 8% to 6.8 Bcf/from 7.4 Bcf/d in 2019. Canadian gas export revenues plunged by 24% to C$6.9 billion ($5.5 billion) last year from C$9.1 billion…

Canadian oil and gas job losses will continue this year and take until 2022 to brighten, the industry’s workforce monitoring agency is reporting. The contraction is prolonged by corporate takeovers and efficiency drives in response to low prices, the Covid-19 pandemic and environmental policies, according to the Calgary-based Petroleum Labor Market Information (PetroLMI). “Industry is…