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Drought Poses Key Risk to Canada’s Natural Gas Producers in 2024

CALGARY — Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal opening, a new report warns. The report by Deloitte Canada identifies potential water shortages in Western Canada as a key risk facing the oil and gas …

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Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Suspends Gas Liquefaction Amid Sanctions, Lack of Tankers

Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has suspended production at its Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions and a shortage of gas tankers, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The project had been hoping to start commercial deliveries in the first quarter of this year. But plans …

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Support for Energy Shift Will Wane if People Can’t Afford Their Power Bills, Shell Tells Court

Oil giant starts appeal of Dutch order for emissions cut Bloomberg News “If people can no longer pay for their energy or that energy is no longer reliable when you press the button or want to cook food and turn on the gas stove, the support of people in the country here but also in …

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OPEC+ Unlikely to Change Output Policy at April 3 Meeting

Summary OPEC+ JMMC meets on Wednesday at 1100 GMT Producers earlier agreed to extend output cuts Oil rallies to $89 a barrel, highest this year (Reuters) – An OPEC+ ministerial panel is unlikely to recommend any oil output policy changes at a meeting on Wednesday, five OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as oil prices hit their …

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Canada’s Indigenous Peoples Eye Big Energy Deals, Await Trudeau Loan Promise

Canada’s First Nations are eyeing their biggest opportunities yet to invest in multi-billion-dollar energy projects from pipelines to power lines, hinging on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau keeping a promise this spring to make the deals easier to finance. Trudeau’s government will release its budget April 16 and has said it will include plans to guarantee …

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Canadian Government ‘Not Interested’ in Investing in LNG Facilities, Energy Minister Says

By Reuters TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) – Canada is not interested in subsidizing future liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, including electrification of projects currently in the works, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said in a television interview on Sunday. Countries including Greece, Germany and Japan have expressed interest in purchasing Canada’s LNG while the …

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QatarEnergy to Charter 19 New LNG Vessels Expanding Fleet Further

DOHA, March 31 (Reuters) – QatarEnergy (QATPE.UL) CEO Saad Al Kaabi announced on Sunday that the company has finalised a number of charter contracts with several Asian ship owners to bolster its shipping fleet by 19 LNG vessels ahead of a massive expansion in LNG output. In a ceremony at its Doha headquarters state-owned QatarEnergy …

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Canadian Oil Flows to L.A. as Trans Mountain Pipeline Start Nears

Canadian crude shipments to Los Angeles are surging, a possible preview of how an expanded pipeline that’s nearing startup may redraw flows along the Pacific Coast. Three tankers carrying a total of 1.74 million barrels have sailed from Vancouver to the biggest U.S. West Coast city in March, the most in at least four years, according …

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More Than 20% of Global Oil Refining Capacity at Risk, Analysis Finds

(Reuters) – More than a fifth of global oil refining capacity is at risk of closure, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie found in analysis published on Thursday, as gasoline margins weaken and the pressure to reduce carbon emissions mounts. Of 465 refining assets analysed, the consultancy ranked about 21% of 2023 global refining capacity at some …

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Iraq, Oil Firms Trade Blame Over Shut Turkey Pipeline

Summary Iraq-Turkey pipeline shut since March 2023 Baghdad: around 225,000 bpd being produced without its oversight APIKUR says terms of current contracts must be maintained US encourages restart, State Dept. spokesperson says (Reuters) – Foreign oil firms operating in Iraq’s Kurdistan region are partly to blame for the delay in resuming crude exports after failing …

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