In 2023, the United States once again moved into the position of the world’s top oil and gas producer and exporter. By year’s end, the U.S. was producing almost 14… Read More
Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting disruption to oil and grain markets have raised ocean shipping rates and rates for barged grains. Over the past two weeks, ocean vessel… Read More
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled several major commodities markets, including those for oil and gas, wheat, fertilizer, steel, coal and vegetable oil. Global steel prices had already been climbing… Read More
The COVID-19 lockdown and the rebound from it had already sent steel prices on a wild ride as the steel industry, like other industries, struggled to second-guess and keep up… Read More
President Joe Biden just announced a ban on oil and gas imports from Russia. America imports less than 5 percent of its oil and gas from there, so the ban… Read More
Now that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has begun, world markets are concerned about its impact on wheat and energy. At this writing, Ukraine has closed its ports. Wheat futures prices… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi hosted a unique Texas Energy Day event May 13, with the meeting held via webinar rather than in Washington, D.C. due to travel restrictions in… Read More
As the coronavirus scare rolls on, there is no shortage of sober, responsible voices telling us that panic over the virus can do more damage than the virus itself. That’s… Read More
A two-day conference February 7 and 8, entitled “Hydraulic Engineering Structures of Water Transport” took place at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow, Russia. The Congress was… Read More
