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Summary Makes second cut in 2024 oil demand growth forecast Sees headwinds for China’s diesel, gasoline demand going forward IEA to publish updated forecasts on Thursday (Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also trimmed its expectation for next …
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(Reuters) – India wants oil producers group OPEC and its allies to raise oil output as there are countries such as India where fuel demand is rising, the nation’s oil secretary Pankaj Jain said on Thursday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies, together called OPEC+, last week agreed to delay a planned oil …
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(Reuters) – Trillions of dollars of bank finance to fossil fuel companies is being routed via opaque financial centres in several countries, including the Netherlands, research published on Wednesday showed. The study by Tax Justice Network, which campaigns against tax havens, highlights a lack of transparency in funding for energy companies. The study examined 60 …
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(Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor has discovered gas and oil in the Haltenbanken Vest Unit prospect in the Norwegian Sea, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said on Tuesday. The well was drilled in connection with the Lavrans discovery, which is part of the Kristin field, according to the offshore directorate. Preliminary estimates indicated a discovery of between …
(Reuters) – China’s shift towards lower-carbon fuels and a sluggish economy are dampening oil demand growth in the world’s largest crude importer, speakers at the APPEC conference said on Monday. China’s annual demand growth has slowed from around 500,000-600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic to 200,000 bpd now, …
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(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has pulled out of the race to buy half of Galp Energia’s stake in a large oil discovery in Namibia that has attracted interest from top energy companies, sources with knowledge of the matter said. More than 12 oil companies including Exxon, Shell and Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras had expressed interest in Galp’s 40% stake …
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(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs adjusted its expectations for OPEC+ oil production saying it now expects three months of production increases starting from December instead of October, the bank said in a note on Friday. OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil output increase for October and November, the producers group said on Thursday after crude prices …
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By Katrina Hamlin HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) – China’s electric cars have zoomed into a new era of battery-powered driving. Now models such as BYD’s (002594.SZ) Seal and Great Wall Motor’s (601633.SS) Funky Cat face an international backlash. The U.S. is quadrupling duties on imports of electric vehicles from the People’s Republic to …
Norway’s annual offshore exploration licensing round in mature areas attracted bids from 21 petroleum firms, including Shell, Aker BP and Equinor, the country’s oil and energy ministry said on Friday. “We need further exploration to make new discoveries which in turn pave the way for investments to maintain production,” Energy Minister Terje Aasland said in a …
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(Reuters) – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) on Thursday urged the country’s Competition Bureau to make changes to anti-greenwashing legislation passed earlier this year, and repeated calls for recent amendments to the law to be scrapped entirely. CONTEXT The Competition Bureau is developing guidance on how companies should interpret recent changes to Canada’s Competition …
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