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Crude's rapid decline has triggered bearish trading, profit warnings, and growing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the Henry Hub natural gas price to be at various points in the future as part of the first quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
The business activity index remained in positive territory, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said.
The group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia will add 411,000 barrels a day to the market next month, according to a statement posted on the OPEC website.
Uncertainty over tariffs, sanctions, and OPEC output drove cautious gains in crude.
SLB announced that it has been awarded a major drilling contract by Australian independent Woodside Energy for its ultra-deepwater Trion development.
President Donald Trump said he was 'very angry' at Vladimir Putin.
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This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage AND the reviews to back it up.

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You can choose to embrace it or ignore it. You can choose to pretend it does not apply to you. But the one thing you likely will not be able to do is work as a pipeline inspector without it after 2018. What is it you ask? It is the American Petroleum Institute Pipeline Inspector Certification; better known as the API 1169. Possibly a thorn in the side for many inspectors but for the industry it is a sure step forward in the right direction; joining the other sectors of oil & gas.

Questions surround the API 1169 exam requirements, purpose, and what individuals need to do in order to properly prepare for the certification that will likely keep them employed in their careers. Training options have been multiplying as the popularity of the API 1169 has hit the mainstream. Inspectors should perform their research and due diligence to adequately make an informed choice when it comes to the training course they attend.
'TIPRO appreciates the enormous contributions of the Texas oil and natural gas industry from an economic and energy security perspective', TIPRO President Ed Longanecker said.
Oil prices plunged after OPEC+ increased output and global trade tensions escalated.
Dmitriev on Thursday confirmed he was in Washington for meetings with representatives of the U.S. administration.
Here's a round-up of the initial impact of Wednesday's big announcement.
The punishments would include a 500 percent tariff on imports from countries that buy Russian oil, petroleum products, natural gas or uranium, according to a draft of the bill seen by Bloomberg News.
Market uncertainty grew with mixed signals on Russia and Iran, affecting oil demand forecasts.

Bret Bollich, an API 1169 certified pipeline inspector, is the newest edition to a growing team of industry experts at Velocity Training. Bret will be responsible for the development of field scenarios & process management training for pipeline integrity management, as well as serve as an educational consultant & subject matter expert for inspector training programs.

The American Petroleum Institute has added a new testing window for API 1169 pipeline inspector applicants for early 2017. By adding this new window, API has recognized the massive industry push to get all inspectors certified by the end of 2018. This means inspectors that missed the deadline for the November 2016 window will not have to wait until April 2017 to take the examination.

This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage and offer a 100% guarantee that if, in the unlikely circumstance that you do not pass, you will be provided access to a 90 day course for free.

The American Petroleum Institute has developed an internationally recognized Pipeline Inspector certification (API 1169) relating directly to the construction of new oil & gas pipeline systems. The tough examination process tests inspector knowledge on federal regulations including the environmental and quality principle aspects of new pipeline construction. Inspector's must meet experience and educational requirements prior to challenging the API 1169.
The office employed about 250 people before President Donald Trump, a climate change skeptic, returned to office.
These four key factors have driven the massive price drop over the last four trading days, said Ole R. Hvalbye, Commodities Analyst at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB).
Oil prices tumbled over 6% as Trump's aggressive tariffs and a surprise OPEC+ supply boost rocked markets.
'It means that environmental groups can bring lawsuits against the Interior Department just because they don't agree with a certain aspect of their environmental impact statement', Ellen R. Wald, the...
It appears that the May natural gas contract is looking to establish a new post-winter trading range into the shoulder season, Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, said.
A record volume of swaps that traders use to hedge benchmark physical oil prices changed hands on Friday as prices jumped.

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This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage.

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This course is taught by an API 1169 Certified inspector in an easy to follow and proven learning method. We will combine in-person discussions on code reviews, federal regulations, and Body of Knowledge lessons covering the four main categories of the API 1169 Exam. The VTES™ API 1169 Exam Prep courses have the industry's highest passing percentage and offer a 100% guarantee that if, in the unlikely circumstance that you do not pass, you will be provided access to a 90 day course for free.