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Hawaii Oil Dependence to Boost America’s Highest Power Bills
October 30, 2018

Paradise is about to get pricier. Hawaii, which already struggles with the nation’s highest electric bills, could see them jump by as much as 20 percent in just two years thanks, oddly enough, to new regulations on fuel use in oceangoing...  +

Iran Sells First 280,000 Barrels Of Crude On Exchange
October 29, 2018

A little over a quarter of a one-million-barrel offering of Iranian crude on the local energy exchange found buyers in the first day of trading, IRNA reports, as Iran seeks alternative ways of selling its crude abroad after U.S. sanction...  +

Asia's slowing LNG demand growth to curb spot market buying
October 24, 2018

Asia's demand growth for short-term, or spot, cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could dip as the region's thirst for LNG will increase less than last year on forecasts for a warmer winter and as nuclear power plants erode the need f...  +

How Saudi Arabia might retaliate against any sanctions
October 15, 2018

Saudi Arabia has a number of tools it can use to retaliate against any potential US sanctions related to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who went missing in Turkey this month. The kingdom's response could inclu...  +

Iran’s New Gray Area Oil Trade Strategy
October 14, 2018

Iran is resurrecting its stock exchange, last used four years ago, to sell one million barrels of crude, the National Iranian Oil Company said in a statement quoted by S&P Global Platts.   Read Article    +