Canadian heavy crude has become so cheap that the cost of shipping it to refineries exceeds the value of the oil itself, a situation that may result in even more oil-sands producers shutting operations.
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Projections Show World Could Run Out of Places to Store Oil
The world will run out of places to store oil in as little as three months, according to an industry consultant.
March 26, 2020Oil Market Fears US Running Out of Storage Space
The U.S. oil market is displaying worries that stockpiles are going to run out of storage space, with futures being whipsawed as a growing glut counters economic stimulus measures.
March 25, 2020Falling Oil Prices May Stem Demand for Trucks, Experts Warn
The rapid plunge in oil prices could cut into sales of both tractors and liquid tank trailers as well as the trucks that haul fossil fuel extraction equipment, experts said.
March 25, 2020ATA, Fuel Marketers Seek EPA Waiver of Summer Fuels Requirements
Concerned over potential fuel shortages, American Trucking Associations and several other fuel marketing associations have sent letters to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking a waiver of summer gasoline sale requirements.
March 24, 2020Singapore Shipping Liner Fined for Dumping Oil in Pacific
A shipping company was ordered to pay a $1.65 million fine and given four years’ probation after one of its vessels was caught dumping oil bilge water into the Pacific Ocean, a short distance from the Golden Gate Bridge.
March 23, 2020Diesel Falls 7.4¢ to $2.659 per Gallon; Gasoline Plunges 12.8¢
The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 7.4 cents to $2.659 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported March 23 as oil prices went lower.
March 23, 2020Tens of Thousands Are Getting Laid Off in US Shale Patch
The spread of the coronavirus coupled with an oil-price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia threatens to devastate the oil services industry and its workers.
March 23, 2020Proterra Appoints Chairman Jack Allen to CEO Post
Electric-transit bus manufacturer Proterra appointed current Chairman Jack Allen to CEO as it prepares to extend its technology to other vehicle segments, including last-mile delivery.
March 23, 2020Glut of Jet Fuel Is on Brink of Overwhelming Global Storage
The world is close to running out of space to store all the fuel that jets are no longer burning.
March 22, 2020