Between now and 2020 expect a huge overseas clamour for our LNG even
as our crude oil import bill grows wildly.
Not exact matches
Although the
oil price and the dollar have moved in tandem for the last few weeks, the two generally tend to trade in the opposite direction,
as a stronger dollar encourages non-U.S. investors to sell
oil and
crude -
importing countries to curtail their purchases.
For one thing, the concerns over the decline in
crude oil prices may be overdone, it said, adding that the economy is still resilient and Malaysia is likely to maintain a trade surplus
as demand for
imports is also softening along with exports.
As for consumers, it bears asking whether they're really any better off paying high prices for
oil that's pumped close to home versus
crude that's
imported from overseas.
In China, domestic
crude oil output is dropping while demand is continuously growing, and
as such, China is raising its
imports.
Rising
crude oil prices over the last two years will further aggravate the trade deficit
as the currency is also depreciating, which will add to the
import bill.
As today's Hot Chart shows, U.S. volume
imports of
crude oil plummeted to their lowest level since 1996 in April.
Hyundai Oilbank bought 300,000 barrels of
crude from Chevron Corp
as part of its efforts to diversify its
crude imports and gain access to cheaper Canadian
oil.
Exports of cars and auto parts posted big increases in February
as did
imports of pharmaceuticals,
crude oil and civilian aircraft.
Hengli Petrochemical, part of the Chinese chemical giant Hengli Group, has obtained government approval to
import 400,000 b / d of
crude oil — the largest quota ever handed to a private Chinese refiner,
as it aims to start a new refinery this year.
Nigeria continues the absurdity of expending more than 30 % of scarce foreign currency
importing refined petroleum products, a self - imposed malaise
as we insist on subsidizing domestic fuel consumption; and
crude oil and gas
as a percentage of our export revenue stays at 96 % meaning beyond all the talk of diversification, current rhetoric does not match the outcomes!
ABUJA — Nigeria's woes in the area of dwindling revenue from
crude oil sales is expected to heighten in the next couple of days,
as the South African Petroleum Industry Association, SAPIA, yesterday, stated that South Africa would likely stop
importing crude oil from Nigeria following the lifting of the sanctions on Iran.
For countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), apparent consumption is derived from refined product output plus refined product
imports minus refined product exports plus refined product stock changes plus other
oil consumption (such
as direct use of
crude oil).
The downward pressure is so great that even record Chinese
crude imports for December -
as the world's second - largest
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The gift that is American energy is seen in some key numbers: domestic
crude oil production reaching more than 9 million barrels per day last month, the highest level in more than two decades, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); total U.S. net
imports of energy
as a share of energy consumption falling to their lowest level in nearly 30 years during the first six months of this year; gasoline prices dropping to an average of $ 2.47 per gallon last week, their lowest point since May 2009, according to the Lundberg Survey Inc..
As the U.N. Council approved new sanctions which went against North Korean economy by capping
imports of
crude oil and banning condensates and natural gas, the hacking activity might just get a newfound impetus to sustain its financial requirement.