Iraqi Officials: US Will Grant Vital Iran Sanctions Waiver
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/10/business/bc-ml-iraq-us-sanctions.html
- waiver to be extended for another 3 months. Why? Because Iraq has FINALLY moved towards investments in its own natural gas and electricity development

Parsley Energy CEO debuts ‘shale new deal’ in appeal to Generation Z
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Parsley-Energy-CEO-debuts-shale-new-deal-in-15033627.php
- perception, pollution, profits. Can shale companies even make profits?

Plains sees Permian oil output growth slowing to 400,000 b/d by year end
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/020520-plains-sees-permian-oil-output-growth-slowing-to-400000-bd-by-year-end
- pipelines for days in the Permian
- spare capacity means that the pipeline companies can’t charge as much.
- some companies aren’t talking about slowing down at all

Failed OPEC Response To Coronavirus Shows Russia Is In Charge
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2020/02/06/failed-opec-response-to-coronavirus-shows-russia-is-in-charge/
- Why restart the neutral zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia when also trying to curb production

Posthaste: Why pipeline protests in Canada have taken an ugly turn and could disrupt the wider economy — at the worst possible time
https://business.financialpost.com/executive/posthaste-why-pipeline-protests-in-canada-have-taken-an-ugly-turn-and-could-disrupt-the-wider-economy-at-the-worst-possible-time?utm_

What’s Next For The U.S. Oil Market And Energy Policy?
https://www.investing.com/analysis/whats-next-for-the-us-oil-market-and-energy-policy-200505083
- do we really need more energy production?
- president trump needs to be careful because oil producers are in his base and they want higher prices.

What the Coronavirus Means for OPEC and Aramco
https://energyjournal.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/d/177DFBD2E9EC26F32540EF23F30FEDED/312F2B9CF0AAEE08A10BC276F201ED4B

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