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JP Morgan Forecasts Brent Declining to $73/bbl in 2025 on Excess Supply

JP Morgan on Thursday forecast Brent oil prices to decline to $73 per barrel in 2025, as it sees a shift in the global oil market from a balance in 2024 to a large 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) surplus in the coming year. “Assuming that OPEC alliance stays put at current production levels …

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Woodside Energy Partners with Chevron to Swap Stakes in Various Energy Projects

(Reuters) – Australia’s Woodside Energy said on Thursday it had entered into a deal with Chevron to exchange stakes in a number of energy projects, with the U.S. oil and gas giant making a cash payment of up to $400 million to Woodside. Under the terms of the deal, Woodside will acquire Chevron’s stake in …

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Extend Control Over Tehran’s Oil Exports

Summary Guards get around half of Iran’s oil export revenue, sources say China remains top buyer of Iranian oil, including from IRGC Oil trading network set up by late Quds Force boss Qassem Soleimani (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country’s oil industry and control up to half the exports …

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Canada Runs Deeper Deficits as Finance Minister Resigns, Leaders Call for Trudeau’s Resignation

Freeland quits ahead of budget update; LeBlanc replaces her The government ran $44 billion deficit in fiscal year 2023-24 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government ran a deeper deficit than projected and broke a fiscal objective outlined by his finance minister, who resigned the day she was set to unveil new spending and revenue estimates. A C$62 …

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Canada’s Finance Minister Freeland Resigns from Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet – Citing at Odds With Trudeau

(Reuters) – Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned on Monday, saying she was no longer on the same page with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the best path forward for Canada. Freeland quit just hours before she was due to present a fall economic update to parliament, a document widely expected to show the …

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Norway Oil and Gas Industry Forecasts Record Investment in 2025

Summary Norway oil, gas firms to invest $25 bln in 2025 Investment forecasts raised since last year Inflation, accelerated development, more drilling drive increase Highest number of exploration wells since 2019 OSLO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Oil and gas companies operating in Norway expect to invest a record 275 billion Norwegian crowns ($24.68 billion) in …

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Canada Says it Will Respond Robustly if U.S. Imposes Tariffs But Some Premiers are Unhappy With Ottawa’s Repsonse

  Ottawa and the provinces will respond robustly if the incoming U.S. administration goes ahead with a promise to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Freeland and the 10 provincial premiers have held two phone calls recently to discuss how best to react if …

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Oil Sands are Canada’s Winning Lottery Ticket With ‘Significant Change’ in Emissions Growth

‘The Oil Sands are Canada’s Winning Lottery Ticket’ By Deborah Jaremko Follow CEC on Linkedin  CEC Linkedin Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter   As Alberta’s oil sands sector reaches a major economic milestone, a new report shows that emissions growth continues to slow. There is a clear “structural break” for the industry where …

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International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics: Monthly Oil Statistics – Including up to September 2024

The latest IEA’s Monthly Oil Statistics report including September 2024 data shows that for Total OECD: Total OECD production of crude oil, NGL and refinery feedstocks increased by 0.5 % in September 2024 compared to September 2023. Refinery gross output of total products decreased by 1.6% on a year-on-year basis. Net deliveries of total products decreased 1.3% in September 2024 compared to September 2023. Oil stock levels …

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International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics: Monthly Gas Statistics – Including up to September 2024

The latest IEA’s Monthly Gas Statistics report including September 2024 data shows that for Total OECD:                                                        Production of natural gas decreased by 1.8% compared to September 2023. Imports (entries)1 of natural gas were 2.7% higher on a year-on-year basis, and total OECD exports (exits)1 increased by 6.8% in the same period. Gross consumption of natural gas increased by 0.3% in September 2024 on a year-on year basis. …

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