DOE: Tumbling global oil prices to cushion fuel tax hike's impact  Philippine StarThe new round of fuel tax hike that took effect last January 1 should not put too much pressure on Filipino consumers' budgets, the Department of Energy said ... R …

Is LNG the wrong target in emissions fight?  Business in VancouverB.C.'s new clean growth plan was not even officially announced yet last week, and it was already being deemed inadequate. Read more https://biv.com/article/2018/12/lng-wrong-targe …

Trafigura Boosts LNG Volumes by 22%  MarineLinkGeneva based commodity trading company Trafigura increased its liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded volumes by 22% to 9.9 million… Read more https://www.marinelink.com/news/trafigura-boosts-lng-volumes …

Snake-Oil Economics  Foreign AffairsMoore and Laffer's over-the-top enthusiasm for Trump's sketchy economic agenda is not likely to convince anyone not already sporting a "Make America Great ... Read more https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/re …

For the First Time, Australia Takes Top Place for LNG Exports  The Maritime ExecutiveFor the first time, Austalia has overtaken Qatar to become the worlds biggest exporter of liquefied... Read more https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/for- …

BW BusinessworldEmerging Career Trends In Engineering And TechnologyBW BusinessworldFor decades, an engineering career has been a choice by default for almost any student passing his/her school education. Engineering college seats were highly competitive a …

Investing.comOil falls to $69 as earlier rally fizzlesInvesting.comLONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell to around $69 a barrel on Monday, reversing an earlier rally, as a rise in Russian production and concern about a U.S.-China trade spat offset a drop in U.S. dri …

ReutersLatin American nations compete for capital in surge of oil auctionsReutersElsewhere, emerging reforms are giving oil majors and independent producers their pick of some of the region's richest resources - after being shut out of these markets or …

Oil Rig Count Declines Amid Falling PricesOilPrice.comThe number of active oil and gas rigs fell this week, according to Baker Hughes data, decreasing by 3 total rigs. This brings the total number of oil and gas rigs to 936, which is an addition of 242 rig …

Barring Major Reforms, Venezuela's Oil Industry Is FinishedForbesA Bolivarian National Guard member hits a Venezuelan opposition demonstrator with his bike, during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, on July 6, 2017. A political and …