U.S. LNG Exports Increased 288 Percent in 2017

Texans for Natural Gas | March 28, 2018

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) grew from 0.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2016 to 1.94 Bcf/d in 2017, an astounding 288 percent increase according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. natural gas reached 25 different countries last year, according to EIA, including South Korea, China, Mexico and Middle Eastern countries such as Jordan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Pruitt Proposes Revisions to Air Emissions Rules for Refiners

Nick Snow | Oil & Gas Journal | March 20, 2018

US Environment Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed amendments to the Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). The corrections will provide refiners regulatory clarity and savings of as much as $11.5 million/year in compliance costs, he said.

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Wonder how the Oil Patch impacts the world economy? Dallas Fed is trying to find out

Jeff Mosier | Dallas News | March 14, 2018

Texas oil and gas drillers aren't the only ones scrambling to dominate the energy market. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas continues to carve out its niche as the energy Fed.

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Link to More U.S. LNG Exports Established

Daniel J. Graeber | United Press International | March 15, 2018

March 15 (UPI) -- Improvements to a pipeline system in southern Louisiana will help with U.S. efforts to get liquefied natural gas to the market, TransCanada said.

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'Keep It In The Ground' Activists Optimistic Despite Oil Boom

Jeff Brady | NPR | March 16, 2018

The United States oil business is booming and the country could soon be the largest crude oil producer in the world. Despite this record-breaking production, climate change activists campaigning to move away from fossil fuels say they are making progress.

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More Than Half of US Oil Rigs Are in the Permian

Trevor Hawes | Midland Record Times | March 5, 2018

The U.S. hit 800 oil rigs this week, more than half of which were in the Permian Basin.

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One Texas Shale Oil Play Is Leading The U.S. To Energy Dominance

Michael Bastasch | The Daily Caller | March 5, 2018

The U.S.’s most productive shale oil formation, nestled in western Texas, is on track to double its output in the next five years, according to a new report.

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America's Oil Boom Is Fueled By A Tech Boom

Mose Buchele | KUT 90.5 | March 8, 2018

The U.S. is on track to become the world's biggest oil producer, pumping out more crude than at its peak nearly a half-century ago. For decades, few expected such a comeback, and it's all the more remarkable because the price of a barrel of oil is nowhere near what it was during the last, recent boom.

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