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Pipelines moving ahead and New Crude by Rail Ruling announced

During the month of April an array of announcements indicate that activity in the North America crude logistics landscape is far from slowing down. For April, EnSys Energy compiled similar numbers of announcements from both industry and government. Pipelines and open seasons (mainly) move ahead Enbridge’s Sandpiper (Beaver Lodge ND, to Superior WI via Clearbrook […]

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Swaps may be a way around US crude export impasse, CSIS forum told

Martin Tallett participated in this CSIS forum “U.S. Refining and Crude Oil Exports: An Update” where he talked about potential world refinery markets for U.S. crude. EnSys Energy and ICF collaborated in the study “The Impacts of U.S. Crude Oil Exports on Domestic Crude Production, GDP, Employment, Trade, and Consumer Costs” for the American Petroleum […]

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Crude Imports from Canada continue to increase

Although the first three months of 2015 have shown some industry’s retraction due to sustained low crude prices, there are still plenty of developments which demonstrate the continued dynamism of the North America Crude Renaissance. For example, EIA data show that crude imports from Canada continue to increase. EIA reports that 3.2 mbd of Canadian […]

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Keystone XL saga, Alaska pipeline and crude by rail

Monthly Overview from EnSys North America Logistics Review Service – February 2015 edition Keystone XL Saga After the U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan bill to start the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, U.S. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill, arguing that the bill would undercut the longstanding process for determining if projects serve the […]

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Pipeline projects are not stopping yet, rail…that is another story

January 2015 Overview from our North America Logistics Review Service – Multiple developments in the crude logistics arena confirm that, even though the industry has been shaken by the drop in crude prices, significant new pipeline capacity will likely come on line in the next two years although the outlook for further rail expansion looks […]

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Parnon, Arcadia to Pay $13 Million in Price-Rigging Suit

Parnon Energy Inc., an oil logistics company, and London-based oil trader Arcadia Petroleum Ltd. agreed to pay $13 million to settle the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) claims they manipulated oil futures prices.  EnSys Energy provided expert testimony in support of the CFTC regarding this case.  The CFTC contended that the companies illegally made more than $50 million […]

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OPEC’s 2014 World Oil Outlook

The OPEC World Oil Outlook 2014 is now published and available. As in previous years, EnSys is pleased to contribute to this very thorough, annual examination of developments in the global oil sector, working closely with the Secretariat to assess the downstream outlook and challenges from the medium term through 2035.  The publication is a […]

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Crude prices – implications for logistics

December 2014 Overview from our North America Logistics Review Service – By way of update on last month’s commentary on crumbling crude oil export barriers, PEMEX is reportedly negotiating to receive US crude, the US Department of Commerce has released a regulation which eases re-export of foreign (read Canadian) crudes, this by allowing “incidental” contact […]

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