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US Oilfield Giants Brace for Tough Times as Price Slide Rattles Producers

(Reuters) – Top U.S. oilfield service firms have signaled a challenging period ahead as a recent slide in oil prices pushes producers to temper their drilling activity and rethink their budgets. SLB, Halliburton, and Baker Hughes all flagged cautious customer spending in their first-quarter reports, citing a lack of visibility, especially in North America. Higher …

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COMMENTARY: Making the Case for Industrial Freedom—Instead of Tariffs—on Donald Trump Jr’s Show

The case for improving our industrial capacity with industrial freedom, not tariffs. By Alex Epstein It’s important to have nuanced conversations about tariffs. Recently I had the opportunity to share my view on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast, Triggered, which is that there are real problems with our industrial capacity, but the solution is industrial freedom, freer …

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US, Russia Explore Ways to Restore Russian Gas Flows to Europe, Sources Say

(Reuters) – With a frost covering Europe’s energy relations with Russia, officials from Washington and Moscow have held discussions about the U.S. helping to revive Russian gas sales to the continent, eight sources familiar with the talks have told Reuters. Europe slashed its imports of Russian gas following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a …

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