(Reuters) – Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan have secured enough long-term shipper commitments to move forward with a proposed pipeline project to supply fuel to Arizona and California, they said on Monday. The Western Gateway Pipeline project comes as companies race to build a major new fuel pipeline to the U.S. West Coast ahead of …
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A consistent theme in global oil markets since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran is that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz will be short-lived, and therefore so will the disruption to the supply of crude and refined products. That expectation has consistently been reflected in pricing for crude oil futures, which have …
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The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world’s most critical oil and gas chokepoint. But one thing is already clear: even if the guns fall silent, flows through the narrow waterway will take months – and possibly years – to recover to pre-war levels. Iran said …
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just three crossings in the space of 12 hours, according to shipping data. The oil products tanker Nero, which is under British sanctions for Russian oil activities, left the Gulf and was sailing through the Strait, according to satellite analysis …
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* Tehran says gaps remain over nuclear issues, Strait of Hormuz* Trump cites ‘very good conversations’ * Iran reimposes Strait of Hormuz closure * Shipping remains uncertain after vessels report gunfire By Trevor Hunnicutt, Ariba Shahid and Muhammad Al Gebaly WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 19 – Iran’s top negotiator said recent talks with the U.S. had made …
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The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it had loaned26.03 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to nine oil companies, the third allotment under the Trump administration’s effort to curb fuel prices that have surged since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The Trump administration agreed in March to release 172 …
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Iraq says oil exports to resume from all fields within days, state news agency Iraq’s oil ministry said oil exports would resume from all fields within the next few days, the Iraqi state news agency INA reported on Saturday. Four energy sources said that Iraq resumed southern oil exports on Friday after a halt of …
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Goldman Sachs said softer oil demand and easing supply disruptions have balanced out the risks in its oil price outlook, though it kept its 2026 average forecasts unchanged. The bank maintained its Brent and WTI crude forecasts for 2026 at $83 a barrel and $78 a barrel, respectively, assuming oil flows through the Strait of …
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By Jesus Calero and Gus Trompiz Threat of mines not fully understood, US Navy advisory warns Norway shippers also flag uncertainty over mines UN’s IMO says currently verifying details A group of ships tests Hormuz exit PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) – A group of ships made an unsuccessful attempt to exit the Gulf on Friday …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – The Department of Energy will retain funding for major carbon direct air capture awarded under the Biden administration after targeting them for fund cancellation last year, according to a list of projects identified by the agency that it sent to Congress this week seen by Reuters. Last …
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