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Activist Elliott Builds Stake in Oil Major BP, Source Says

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has built a stake in oil major BP, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. The source did not provide the size of the stake. U.S.-based Elliott is seeking to boost shareholder value by urging BP to consider transformative measures, Bloomberg News reported earlier on Saturday, calling …

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Norway Gets First Ship to Carry Waste Carbon to Undersea Storage

Gas will be stored on coast before being pumped below seabed Technology to trap and bury CO2 remains complex and costly The first ship in a 30 billion-kroner ($2.7 billion) plan to store emissions under the North Sea arrived in Norway as the country seeks to transform nascent carbon-capture technology into a commercial business. The Northern …

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Venezuela’s PDVSA Resumes Light Crude Imports as Output Dwindles

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has resumed regular imports of light crude as its own output of medium and light grades dwindles, creating bottlenecks for producing exportable blends, according to company documents and vessel tracking data. U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela and Iran had a swap agreement that allowed PDVSA to import crude and condensate between …

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Egypt Signs $3 Billion LNG Deals with Shell and TotalEnergies

(Reuters) – Egypt has signed deals worth about $3 billion with Shell and TotalEnergies to secure 60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cover demand for 2025, three trading sources told Reuters. The most populous Arab country last year returned to being a of natural gas, buying dozens of cargoes and abandoning plans to …

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OPEC Oil Output Falls for Second Month in January on Nigeria, Iran, Survey Finds

(Reuters) – OPEC oil output fell in January for a second month, a Reuters survey found, as a drop in exports from Nigeria and Iran offset a rebound from the United Arab Emirates where field maintenance had curbed output in December. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.53 million barrels per day last …

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US Crude Imports From Mexico Drop to Record Low in Jan 31 Week, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil imports from Mexico fell by 372,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a weekly record low of 149,000 bpd in the week ended Jan. 31, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Petroleum Supply Report going back to 2010. That was lower than the prior all-time low for …

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Equinor Cuts Renewable Energy Target Due to Industry Headwinds

(Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor is reducing its ambitions for developing renewable energy capacity by 2030, it said on Wednesday, the latest move by a European energy company to cut green targets as the market for renewables sours. Equinor follows peers BP and Shell, which have trimmed plans to expand in renewable energy, especially offshore wind, …

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Canada’s Trans Mountain Expects More Interest in Pipeline System if US Implements Tariffs

(Reuters) – Canadian pipeline operator Trans Mountain said it expects to see increased interest to ship on its system if the United States slaps tariffs on Canadian oil imports in a month. The pipeline, which can carry up to 890,000 barrels per day of crude from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific Coast, has been about 80% …

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An Overview of Iran’s Energy Industry and Infrastructure

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will reimpose “maximum pressure” on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said. Iran, the third largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, extracts about 3.3 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), or around 3% of global output. Following are …

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Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz for traffic as a retaliation for Western pressure. That would shut down the region’s trade and lead …

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