A Tanker’s Giant U-Turn Reveals Strains in the Market for Russian Oil

Oil Tanker Takes a Meandering Path In the AtlanticSource: MarineTraffic.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/climate/oil-tankers-russia.html The ship, originally sailing to Philadelphia, apparently lost its buyer in the middle of the Atlantic. A number of tankerscarrying…

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Read more about the article Everyone is worried about gas prices, but diesel is driving inflation more than you think 
The prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $6.00 a gallon, are displayed at a petrol station in Los Angeles, March 2, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images

Everyone is worried about gas prices, but diesel is driving inflation more than you think 

Now, with sanctions on Moscow, Russia's fuel exports to Europe are down and there is a global scramble for supply that has sent prices to record levels.  The prices for…

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A boat lies on the bottom of Amazonas river, in the city of Manaus, Brazil, October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo

Drought effects on hydroelectricity generation in western U.S. differed by region in 2021

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly In 2021, a historic drought that affected much of the western United States led to reduced water supply and, as a result, lower hydropower…

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U.S. gasoline and diesel prices declined slightly the week after their March 14 peak

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update On March 21, the U.S. regular retail gasoline price across all formulations (conventional and reformulated) averaged $4.24 per gallon (gal), and the…

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Read more about the article Oil prices jump again as EU considers Russian oil ban
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum products at the Kinder Morgan Carson Terminal (background), at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan

Oil prices jump again as EU considers Russian oil ban

A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum…

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