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OPEC Sees No Peak Oil Demand Long Term, Secretary General Says

(Reuters) – OPEC does not see a peak in oil demand in its long-term forecast and expects demand to grow to 116 million barrels a day by 2045, and may be higher, the secretary general said on Thursday. The International Energy Agency said in a report on Wednesday it sees oil demand peaking by 2029, levelling off …

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Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc Greenlights Its Biggest LNG Export Project

Company makes final investment decision for Ruwais project UAE seeking to become self sufficient in gas, bolster trading The United Arab Emirates’s biggest energy company approved a major liquefied natural gas export terminal as it seeks to tap into a growing global market for the fuel. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. made the final investment decision to …

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OPEC+ Producers Are Caught Between Diverging Oil Forecasts

Analysts at producer and consumer agencies have different takes on how much the world needs. Analysts from the International Energy Agency and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are growing even further apart on how much oil the world needs. The two agencies have updated their forecasts for the first time since the wider OPEC+ …

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India Eyes Oil Deals With Nations Including Russia, Minister says

(Reuters) – Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday announced that state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to build a new refinery and the nation is looking at signing more oil import deals with countries including Russia at discounted rates. Puri, who took charge of the ministry for a second time on Tuesday, said Prime …

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OPEC Sticks to 2024 Oil Demand Growth Forecast, but Trims Q1 View

(Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024, despite lower than expected use in the first quarter, saying travel and tourism would support consumption in the second half of the year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a monthly report, said world …

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What’s Next For Canada? With Major Projects Wrapping Up, What Does Canada’s Energy Future Hold

‘This is the first time Canada will enter the global marketplace as a global player, so it is an incredibly important change for the industry’ By Mario Toneguzzi With the recent completions of the Trans Mountain expansion and Coastal GasLink pipelines, and the looming completion of LNG Canada within the next year, there are few major …

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Goldman Expects Summer Demand to Lift Brent Crude to $86/Bbl in Q3

A healthy growth in consumer spending and solid summer demand will push the oil market to a 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) deficit in the third quarter and lift benchmark Brent prices to $86 a barrel, Goldman Sachs said. The bank cut its 2024 oil demand growth forecast by 0.2 million bpd to 1.25 …

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COMMENTARY: OPEC⁺ Surprise Triggered Record Hedge Fund Oil Sales – John Kemp

 Portfolio investors sold record volumes of petroleum last week after OPEC⁺ surprised the market by announcing plans to increase production starting from the fourth quarter of 2024. Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 194 million barrels in the six most important futures and options contracts over the seven days ending on …

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BP Tightens Workplace Relationships Policy After Looney Dismissal

Summary BP updates its conflict of interest policy Senior staff have three months to disclose relationships Staff face potential sacking for failure to comply (Reuters) – BP employees must disclose any intimate relationships with colleagues or risk losing their jobs, the oil major told staff in a policy update, following the sacking of former CEO …

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New Zealand Set to Scrap Oil, Gas Exploration Ban in Second Half

Government says reversing the ban will bolster energy security Green Party labels the move a backward step for climate aims New Zealand’s government is pressing ahead with plans to lift a ban on offshore petroleum exploration, citing energy security challenges from “rapidly” declining natural gas reserves. Gas is “critical” for the economy during periods of …

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