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Climate Activists in Norway Disrupt Gathering of Oil Chiefs

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Bloomberg Protesters calling for an end to oil and gas exploration by Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas have blockaded a planned gathering of oil executives and politicians in southern Norway. About 35 demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrance of the Scandic Park Sandefjord, making it impossible for some conference attendees to enter ahead …

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Texas Sets New Electricity Record, Faces More Tests From Freeze

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Ercot urges people to conserve energy Tuesday morning Texas grid holds up Monday despite record demand for winter Texas faces another power grid test Tuesday after surviving record winter demand as freezing weather strains electricity systems across North America. While the state’s grid held up Monday, its operator issued a conservation plea for 6 a.m. …

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Red Sea Disruptions Not (Yet) Enough to Trouble LNG Prices

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(Reuters) – The effective closure of the Red Sea to tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), while a concern, is unlikely to shift prices for the super-chilled fuel because other factors are driving the market. QatarEnergy, the world’s second-biggest LNG shipper, has stopped sending tankers via the Red Sea, a senior source with direct knowledge of …

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Shell to Exit Nigeria’s Troubled Onshore Oil After Nearly a Century

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(Reuters) – Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British energy giant pioneered Nigeria’s oil and gas business beginning in the 1930s. It has struggled …

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U.S. Energy Tax Credit Trading Grows to as Much as $9 billion, Study Finds

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NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Developers of renewable energy projects selling unused U.S. tax credits to other companies now account for a market worth between $7 billion and $9 billion, buoyed by legislation in 2022 that made these trades possible, a new study shows. President Joe Biden’s climate law aimed to stoke trillions of dollars of investment to …

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North Dakota Oil Output Drops up to 425,000 Bpd on Freezing Weather

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 North Dakota oil production has fallen by 400,000 to 425,000 barrels per day and gas output is down 1.0 billion to 1.1 billion cubic feet per day on extreme cold and related operational issues, the North Dakota Pipeline Authority estimated on Monday. Canadian gas continued to flow to the U.S. midcontinent through the Northern Border …

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More Oil Tankers shun Southern Red Sea After U.S.-led Strikes in Yemen

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At least six further oil tankers have either diverted their course away from, or paused before entering the southern Red Sea since the weekend, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler show. That takes the total number of shipping disruptions counted by Reuters to at least fifteen in total since the U.S.-led strikes on Houthi …

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North Dakota Oil Output Off by up to 280,000 Bpd Due to Cold Weather

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Reuters North Dakota oil production has fallen by an estimated 250,000 to 280,000 barrels per day due to freezing weather, while natural gas output in the state declined by 700 million to 800 million cubic feet per day, the North Dakota Pipeline Authority estimated on Sunday.An Arctic blast is blanketing much of the United States, …

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Frigid Temps Cut U.S. Natural Gas Supply as Demand Soars, Texas Faces Possible Shortfall

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A man stands outside a coffee shop after a blizzard left several inches of snow, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights (Reuters) – U.S. natural gas output fell to a preliminary 11-month low on Sunday as frigid weather froze wells across the country, while gas demand for heating …

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