Saudi Aramco Shuts Jazan Oil Refinery After Attack, IIR Note Shows

(Reuters) – Saudi Aramco shut down its 400,000 barrel per day Jazan oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on July 27 following an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Saturday, a note from consultancy IIR seen by Reuters showed. The attack damaged the plant’s Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) complex and the tank farm area, the …

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Bab el-Mandeb Shipping Rises Amid Hopes of Resolution in US-Iran War

(Reuters) – The number of vessels passing through Bab el-Mandeb rose to 28 on Monday, a four-day high, while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low, according to Kpler shipping data, amid optimism about a potential resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict. Traffic was still below the month’s peak of 46 vessels recorded on July …

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CenterPoint Energy Beats Q2 Profit Estimates, Boosts 10-Year Capital Investment Plan

  (Reuters) – U.S. utility CenterPoint Energy beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday and increased its 10-year capital ​investment plan by $1.2 billion, aided by rising power ‌demand in the Houston service territory. Utilities are pouring billions of dollars into capital spending as they field massive requests for new power capacity ​from Big …

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ENERGY NORTH: Canada’s Trump Administration Friendly Premier Advances Her Pro-Oil Agenda

Alberta’s Danielle Smith spent three years fighting with the previous government. Now she has an ally in Ottawa also keen to sell more of the country’s oil to the world. By Iain Boekhoff Smith at a pancake breakfast during the Calgary Stampede. Photographer: Kelsey McMillan for Bloomberg Businessweek It’s midafternoon, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is being …

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Australia Plans First Domestic Oil Refinery in 60 years to Boost Fuel Security

Summa Australia to conduct feasibility study for refinery Project to help boost sovereign capability, PM says Treasury warns oil market has become more vulnerable (Reuters) – Australia will consider building its first new ‌oil refinery in more than 60 years, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, as war in the Middle East squeezes supplies from overseas …

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US Energy Department Orders More Power Resources for Western Electric Grid

By Tim McLaughlin Order lets SPP use backup generators before a level three emergency alert SPP’s West region will remain under a conservative operations advisory until Aug 1 Friday import losses left SPP with thin reserves, but ​voluntary conservation avoided outages July 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department on Sunday issued an emergency order …

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Oil Prices Settle at Lowest in Over a Week, as US Pauses Attacks on Iran

Trump pauses attacks to allow more time for diplomacy, US ambassador says Trump threatens strong military action if talks with Iran fail Strait of Hormuz traffic stays low despite pause in conflict Kazakhstan’s daily oil output halves after exporting terminal closure, source says NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, settling …

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US Natural Gas Prices Fall 4% to 11-Week Low on Record Output

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures slid about 4% to an 11-week low on Monday on record output, lower flows to liquefied natural gas export plants, and ample amounts of gas in storage. Front-month gas futures for August delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 10.4 cents, or 3.6%, to settle at $2.767 per …

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Oil Stocks in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fall by 3.7 Million Barrels to Lowest Level Since 1983

(Reuters) – Stocks of crude oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by about 3.7 million barrels to 307.7 million barrels last week, the lowest level since March 1983, according to data from the Department of Energy. The drawdowns are part of a U.S. agreement to release 172 million barrels from the facility. Reporting …

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