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Morgan Stanley Lifts Q3 Brent Crude Oil Forecast on Geopolitical Risk

Morgan Stanley has raised its Brent crude oil price forecast for the third quarter of this year by $4 per barrel to $94, citing geopolitical risks. “That the degree of geopolitical risk in key oil producing regions has increased recently seems clear and uncontroversial,” the bank said in a note dated Monday. Brent futures rose …

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BP Expects Rise in First-Quarter Upstream Energy Output

(Reuters) – BP  said on Tuesday it expects first-quarter upstream production of both oil and gas as well as low-carbon energy to be higher than the previous three months. The London-listed oil major also expects strong results in oil and gas trading, along with a $100 million-$200 million boost from improved oil refining margins. Lower …

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Mexico to Cut at Least 330,000 Bpd of Crude Exports in May, Sources Say

Mexico’s state energy company, Pemex, is planning to cut at least 330,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude exports in May, leaving customers in the United States, Europe and Asia with a third less supply, two sources said. The plan follows the withdrawal of 436,000 bpd of Maya, Isthmus and Olmeca crudes this month, ordered …

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Exxon on Track With UK Refinery Expansion Just as Others Shut Capacity

The bulk of new diesel supply stemming from a $1 billion expansion at the UK’s largest oil refinery operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. will be available in the first quarter of 2025. A new production facility at the Fawley refinery on the south coast of England will initially be geared to production of diesel, helping …

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India’s Fuel Demand Hits New FY Record, up About 5%

(Reuters) – India’s fuel consumption fell 0.6% year-on-year in March, but demand for the 2024 financial year was up about 5%, primarily driven by higher automotive fuel and naphtha sales. Total consumption, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 21.09 million metric tons (4.99 million barrels per day) in March, down from 21.22 million tons (5.02 …

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UAE Flips Own Script with $4 Bln Oil Pipeline Deal

(Reuters Breakingviews) – Abu Dhabi is flipping the script. In recent years, the United Arab Emirates’ leading light has blazed a trail by offloading minority stakes in subsidiaries of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Wednesday’s acquisition of KKR and BlackRock’s 40% stake in ADNOC’s oil pipelines, by domestic investment fund Lunate, goes in …

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Canada’s RBC Struggles to Go Green While Financing Oil

Royal Bank of Canada’s travails show the fine line banks must walk in shifting toward a lower-carbon future. Bloomberg In November, Dave McKay traveled from his Toronto home to Ottawa, where he accepted a medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. During a gala at the national war museum, the group showered the chief executive officer of Royal …

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Renewables Growth Still Lags Climate Targets, Think Tank Says

(Reuters) – The world added less than half of the new renewable energy capacity needed to meet its climate goals last year, with rising energy demand and weak grid infrastructure slowing the shift from fossil fuels, a leading think tank said on Thursday. Global renewable capacity additions increased by 36% last year to reach around …

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OPEC+ Gets Oil Price to its Sweet Spot, the Trick is Keeping it There

Reuters) – There was no surprise that a top meeting of OPEC+ ministers opted to keep output policy unchanged since the global crude oil market is almost exactly where the exporter group wants it. OPEC+’s ministerial committee on Wednesday kept the current output targets but did note that some countries had been over-producing and had undertaken to …

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U.S. Has Not Asked India to Cut Russian Oil Purchases, American Official Says

(Reuters) – The United States has not asked India to cut Russian oil imports as the goal of sanctions and the G7-imposed $60 per barrel price cap is to have stable global oil supplies while hitting Moscow’s revenue, an American treasury official said on Thursday. India has emerged as one of the top buyers of Russian sea-borne …

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