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Oil Prices Steady as Investors Weigh up Gaza Ceasefire Signals

(Reuters) – Oil prices were largely stable on Tuesday, as investors weighed up signals of a Gaza ceasefire against the reality on the ground in the Middle East. Brent crude futures fell 10 cents, or 0.12%, to $82.43 a barrel by 0923 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) were down 7 cents, …

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ChampionX acquires Artificial Lift Performance Limited to expand digital solutions portfolio

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ChampionX Corporation (“ChampionX” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHX) announced today the acquisition of Artificial Lift Performance Limited (“ALP”), a provider of advanced analytics solutions for enhancing oil and gas production performance. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, ALP has extensive expertise in developing artificial lift optimization software designed …

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Qatar’s New LNG Expansion Plans to Squeeze Out US, Other Rivals

Qatar’s planned expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production could see it control nearly 25% share of the global market by 2030 and squeeze out rival projects including in the United States where President Biden paused new export approvals, market experts say. Qatar, one of the world’s top LNG exporters, plans an 85% expansion in …

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APA Corporation Announces Timeline For Closing of Callon Petroleum Company Transaction; Issues Investor Slide Deck Highlighting Top-Tier Permian Performance

HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) announced today that the applicable statutory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 expired on Feb. 22, 2024. Assuming both APA and Callon shareholder approvals are obtained, the closing of the acquisition is expected to occur on or about April 1, …

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COMMENTARY: Climate Change on Trial – A Podcast Series: Climate Had Its Day in Court

by Deidra Garyk A very important court case went on in Washington, DC over the past few weeks. You may not have heard because there was not much talk about it in the legacy news until the verdict was read. Fortunately, a daily podcast series “Climate Change on Trial” by Unreported Story Society documented it …

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U.S. Takes Lead as Top Supplier to Europe for Crude, Diesel and LNG

By Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON, Feb 26 – The United States has taken the top spot as Europe’s supplier of crude oil, diesel, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in recent months, capitalising on reduced imports from east of Suez caused by shipping disruptions in the Red Sea. “The U.S. is in top position on basically …

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U.S. Natgas Futures Rebound Ahead of March Contract Expiry

U.S. natural gas futures gained more than 6% on Monday, ahead of the expiration of the March contract, in a technical rebound following a sharp retreat in the last two sessions. Front-month gas futures were down 7.5% or 12.9 cents to settle at $1.603 per million British thermal units. The March contract is set to …

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U.S. Gas Glut Gets Hedge Funds Ultra Bearish

Commentary By John Kemp LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Portfolio investors have become extremely bearish about the outlook for U.S. gas prices, even though prices have already fallen to their lowest level in real terms since futures began trading in 1990. Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 399 billion cubic feet …

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Platts Says Adding Midland to Brent Has Gone Well, No Need for More

(Reuters) – Commodities pricing agency Platts said on Monday its addition of U.S. WTI Midland crude into the global Brent oil benchmark has gone well, and it won’t be necessary to add any further crudes for the time being. Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, added Midland to its dated Brent price assessment in …

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Denmark Drops Nord Stream Blast Probe Without Criminal Case

Decision follows similar move in Sweden earlier this month Authorities had concluded ‘deliberate sabotage’ took place Denmark gave up on an investigation into the explosions that in 2022 ruptured the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines just outside its territorial waters, following a similar decision in neighboring Sweden earlier this month. Danish authorities concluded there was …

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