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Energy Indicators
Russia increasingly restricting natural gas supplies to Europe over the past year has pushed natural gas prices to stratospheric levels in Europe. The hunt for substitutes amid widespread heat waves is pulling many other energy prices up with it.
August 02, 2022
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Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2022
Houston Still an Energy Town, Largely Pins Growth on the Sector
In recent
months, increasing oil and
gas demand and shifting
geopolitics have become
tailwinds for energy
production and exports—as well as for Houston.
July 01, 2022
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Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2022
Spotlight: Federal Dollars Could Drive Electric Vehicle Charging Across Texas
Consumers who are reluctant to switch to electric vehicles cite inadequate charging facilities. The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act seeks to address such concerns, providing funding to expand charging infrastructure along interstates and in rural areas.
July 01, 2022
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High fuel prices in the U.S. may crimp oil demand soon
If prices climb higher, expect consumers to respond by cutting back on fuel consumption and overall spending sooner than later.
June 21, 2022
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Energy Indicators
Natural gas prices have been rising as inventories wane. Exports of natural gas are at record levels and set to grow further in the second half of 2022.
June 03, 2022
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Russia’s war on Ukraine will leave scars on U.S., world economies
The conflict may alter the global economic and geopolitical order, leading to a new era of deglobalization.
May 17, 2022
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Don’t look to oil companies to lower high retail gasoline prices
While U.S. retail gasoline prices in many regions have remained stubbornly high since March, this situation reflects frictions in the retail gasoline market rather than the supply of oil or the price of oil.
May 10, 2022
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Capacity constraints drive the OPEC+ supply gap
Assuming that the group increases production at the same pace it has in recent months, only a handful of countries in OPEC+ will have spare capacity left by the start of the summer, a number that will dwindle as year-end approaches.
April 19, 2022
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Renewable energy projects present unique lender risks, need for oversight
A vigorous risk management program can mitigate potential problems facing banks and nonbank financial institutions engaged in financing these facilities—whether as agents, loan participants or direct lenders.
April 12, 2022
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Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2022
Looking Back: Shale Oil Boom Gave Permian Basin a Second Life
We look back a decade ago as Southwest Economy told of the rebirth of the Permian Basin as part of the shale oil boom in “Permian Basin Booms as New Techniques Resurrect Old Sites.”
April 01, 2022