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After the costliest Chapter 11 year in history, 2021 bankruptcy numbers will normalize if WTI keeps up

AJOT | January 25, 2021 | Energy

The combined debt of North American E&P and oilfield service companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year jumped to $102 billion, surpassing the $100 billion mark for the first time, a Rystad Energy analysis of Haynes and Boone data shows.

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Diesel sales up 28% in 2020 boosting truck segment fuel economy

AJOT | January 25, 2021 | Energy

Sales of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with diesel engines grew 28 percent during 2020, even as overall auto sales declined by over 14 percent for the year.  Among alternative fueled vehicle offerings, vehicles with diesel engines held 5 of the top 10 rankings for fastest growing sales (2019-2020), according to the Diesel Technology Forum, based on data and analysis provided by Alan Baum and Associates.

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A vicious circle: How climate change increased the need for fossil fuels and their profitability in 2021

AJOT | January 22, 2021 | Energy

As the climate is changing, the Arctic is warming four times faster than global averages, causing the circumpolar Jetstream to weaken and move southwards. Consequently, freezing cold air masses – known as the Polar Vortex – descend to more densely populated areas in the earth’s Northern Hemisphere, where humans have no other immediate choice but to increase fossil fuel consumption to keep warm.

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In 2019, oil and lease condensate proved reserves were flat; natural gas reserves declined

AJOT | January 22, 2021 | Energy | Maritime

In 2019, proved U.S. reserves of crude oil and lease condensate increased by 0.1%, and proved natural gas reserves declined by 1.9%, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) recently released Proved Reserves of Crude Oil and Natural Gas in the United States, Year-End 2019 report. Proved reserves of oil and natural gas each rose annually in the United States by at least 9% in the previous two years (2017 and 2018).

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EIA expects crude oil prices to average near $50 per barrel through 2022

AJOT | January 21, 2021 | Energy

In its January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global demand for petroleum liquids will be greater than global supply in 2021, especially during the first quarter, leading to inventory draws. As a result, EIA expects the price of Brent crude oil to increase from its December 2020 average of $50 per barrel (b) to an average of $56/b in the first quarter of 2021. The Brent price is then expected to average between $51/b and $54/b on a quarterly basis through 2022.

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Crowley awarded fuel distribution contract for Arctic North Warning System, a critical link for national security

AJOT | January 21, 2021 | Energy

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy (DLA-Energy) has awarded Crowley Solutions a five-year, $15 million contract for fuels transportation and distribution services for the Canada North Warning System locations supporting the nations’ joint security efforts.

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Oil tanker owners pay to move crude in wake of supply cuts

Bloomberg | January 21, 2021 | Energy

Saudi Arabia’s oil production cuts have hit the tanker market so hard that owners of the biggest vessels are effectively subsidizing cargo deliveries on the industry’s main trade route.

For Trudeau, life after Trump is off to a rocky start
Energy
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 21, 2021

For Trudeau, life after Trump is off to a rocky start

President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL project has put Justin Trudeau in a no-win situation. He has no good options to retaliate. But a failure to fight back could fracture the unity of his own country.

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