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U.S. Natgas Price to Average Higher in 2024 and 2025 – EIA

The U.S. natural gas spot price is projected to average higher in 2024 and 2025 compared with last year but will remain below the $3.00-per-million British thermal units (MMBtu) mark, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday. “We forecast increases in natural gas prices as demand for natural gas grows faster than supply …

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FirstEnergy Scraps 2030 Climate Goal in Rare Embrace of Coal

Two coal-fired plants are crucial to company’s power supplies Utilities under growing pressure to clean up generation fleets Bloombert FirstEnergy Corp. abandoned its 2030 target for slashing greenhouse-gas emissions because coal plants can’t be replaced in time, marking a major about-face in the movement to protect the climate. Utilities across the US have announced a slew …

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Oil Slips After Rally Last Week on Middle East, Right Supply

(Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday as investors indulged in some profit-taking after both benchmarks ended last week about 6% higher on Middle East tensions and as refining outages squeezed refined products markets. Brent crude futures were down 82 cents, or about 1%, at $81.37 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures …

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Diamondback to Buy Endeavor Energy in $26 Billion Mega Shale Deal

(Reuters) – Shale producer Diamondback Energy  said on Monday it would buy the largest privately held oil and gas producer in the Permian Basin, Endeavor Energy Partners, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $26 billion, including debt. The combined company would be the third largest oil and gas producer in the region behind Exxon and …

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Biden Taps Democrat Phillips as Head of FERC Energy Regulator

U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed fellow Democrat Willie Phillips as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at a time when the usually low-key panel hopes to take on a more prominent role in transforming the U.S. energy system. The White House made announcement on Friday. Democrats have a 2-1 majority in the commission …

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U.S. Government Announces Intent to Fund Methane Reduction Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of intent on Friday to help fund projects aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors. The notice was issued to give applicants enough time to prepare their proposals and form partnerships if needed in anticipation of …

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U.S. Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for Third Time in Four Weeks – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the third time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by 4 to 623 in the week to Feb. 9, its …

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Australia’s Woodside Is in Talks With Energy Transfer for U.S. LNG Supplies

Woodside also weighs supply from other US projects, people say Energy Transfer is developing Lake Charles plant in Louisiana Australia’s Woodside Energy Group Ltd. is in talks to buy liquefied natural gas from several US export terminals, including Energy Transfer LP’s Lake Charles project in Louisiana, according to people familiar with the matter. Lake Charles, which isn’t yet …

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Energy M&A Boom Is Just Getting Started, Enbridge CEO Ebel Says

The surge in energy industry mergers and acquisitions — marked by a series of megadeals among oil producers last year — is set to ramp up further in 2024 as interest rates decline, Enbridge Inc. Chief Executive Officer Greg Ebel said. “As interest rates start to peak and perhaps come down — who knows exactly when that’s going to …

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U.S. Trade Bank Defies Biden to Expand Oil Drilling in Bahrain

Export-Import Bank loan would finance more than 400 wells Plan runs counter to Biden’s pledge on fossil-fuel projects US Export-Import Bank leaders are moving forward with plans to underwrite the drilling of more than 400 oil and gas wells in Bahrain, even as President Joe Biden halts new liquefied natural gas export licenses over climate concerns.  The …

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