Crude oil prices moved lower earlier today even after the latest round of talks between the United States and China on trade yielded positive results, as traders adopted a wary stance on the news. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $66.82 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $65 per barrel
Texas is pumping natural gas out of the ground and exporting it at a record pace. It may only be the start of another energy boom for the Lone Star State because natural gas demand is growing both globally and at home. Texas produced 34.1 billion cu ft daily of natural gas in March.
Curious Minds Corner
Why does natural gas smell like rotten eggs if it’s naturally odorless?
A foul-smelling chemical (Mercaptan) is deliberately added as a safety measure so leaks can be easily detected by smell.