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Wind Turbine Manufacturers Hit Turbulence as Machine Prices Fall

Bloomberg | November 12, 2018 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Exports Amid Signs of New Surplus

Bloomberg | November 11, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Top Performing Saudi Exporter Seeking to Restore Deal With Aramco

Bloomberg | November 11, 2018 | Energy

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Winter begins with higher U.S. heating oil and propane prices

AJOT | November 06, 2018 | Energy

U.S. residential heating oil and propane prices at the start of the 2018–2019 winter heating season were 23% and 4% higher, respectively, than at the start of the last heating season.

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Midwest propane inventories enter winter higher than previous five-year average

AJOT | November 05, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Propane inventories in the Midwest United States had been lower than the previous five-year average for much of 2018, but in recent weeks, net additions to inventories increased Midwest propane to levels higher than the previous five-year average.

Iraq’s Kurds Add Pipeline Capacity to Export Kirkuk Oil

Bloomberg | November 05, 2018 | Energy

Welcome to Pipelines on Wheels as LNG Giant Turns to Trucks

Bloomberg | November 05, 2018 | Energy | Intermodal | Trucking

Oil Producers in Canada Look Past Grim Days to a Rosier Future

Bloomberg | November 02, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

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Carbon dioxide emissions from the U.S. power sector have declined 28% since 2005

AJOT | October 29, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity. EIA has calculated that CO2 emissions from the electric power sector totaled 1,744 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2017, the lowest level since 1987.

Pipeline explosion in Canada leads to lower U.S. natural gas imports, higher regional prices

AJOT | October 26, 2018 | Energy

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Iran has produced and exported less crude oil since sanctions announcement

AJOT | October 23, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

Iran's crude oil exports and production have declined since the May 2018 announcement by the United States that it would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reinstate sanctions against Iran.

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MOL’s newbuilt LNG carrier “MARVEL EAGLE” to serve Mitsui & Co.

AJOT | October 22, 2018 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Will transport shale gas-derived LNG from Cameron project in U.S.

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U.S. manufacturers’ short-term capability to switch fuels continues to decline

AJOT | October 22, 2018 | Energy

Some manufacturing plants can take advantage of relative price differences and cope with supply shortages by switching the fuels used in their furnaces, boilers, ovens, and other combustors.

A Solar Movement Grows in New York City

Bloomberg | October 22, 2018 | Energy | Alternative

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Natural gas-fired power plants are being added and used more in PJM Interconnection

AJOT | October 17, 2018 | Energy

The average annual capacity factors for natural gas-fired generators in the PJM Interconnection—the largest competitive wholesale electricity market in the United States—have increased in recent years, reflecting greater use of natural gas-fired generators in the region.