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Europe Braces for Billions in Writedowns at Stranded Gas Assets

Germany prepares for gas grids and boilers to become redundant Other European countries are still investing in gas networks For the past four years, the Bavarian city of Augsburg has been warning homeowners that gas supplies could be switched off by 2030 as fossil fuels are phased out. It’s a blunt message on the potentially …

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Kimmeridge Plans to Invest More in U.S. LNG Despite Biden’s Pause

Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. plans to continue to invest in the US liquefied natural gas export industry, even though new permitting is on hold while the Biden administration scrutinizes the sector. The company expects to make additional investments in the proposed Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, according to Ben Dell, Kimmeridge’s co-founder and managing partner. Kimmeridge is …

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BP Ends Big Oil Earnings with Maintained Share Buybacks

Payouts from the world’s biggest international oil companies hit a record US$114 billion last year Bloomberg News BP PLC maintained the pace of its share buybacks even as first-quarter profit and cash flow fell by more than expected and net debt increased. The result marks the end of a mixed set of Big Oil earnings which saw Shell PLC, TotalEnergies SE and Chevron …

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Iran’s Capacity to Move Oil Reliant on Malaysian Providers, U.S. Official Says

The United States sees Iran’s capacity to move its oil as reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the region, the U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official said on Tuesday. Brian Nelson, Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, was speaking during a four-day visit to Singapore …

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Canadian First Nation Rejects Obsidian Energy Drilling Expansion Plans

Canada’s Woodland Cree First Nation has rejected oil and gas producer Obsidian Energy’s proposal to expand drilling operations on its traditional territory, the Indigenous community said in a statement on Monday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The formal notice that Woodland Cree’s chief and council have rejected Obsidian’s drilling plans mark a further breakdown in relations, after …

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US Natgas Prices up 3% to 14-Week High on Rising Demand for LNG Feedgas

U.S. natural gas futures gained about 3% to a 14-week high on Monday on forecasts for higher demand over the next two weeks than previously expected as feedgas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants increased with the return of Freeport LNG in Texas. Prices were also supported by an ongoing decline in output. Front-month …

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U.S. Has Sufficient Oil Supply Reserve to Address any Supply Concerns, Biden Adviser Says

The U.S. has sufficient supply of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address any supply concerns and is monitoring markets on how to use it, Amos Hochstein, President Joe Biden’s energy adviser, said on Monday. The SPR is still near 40-year lows after Biden directed the largest ever sale of 180 million barrels from …

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Oil Steadies as Weak Physical Markets Balance Middle East Tensions

Summary Israeli forces take control of vital Rafah crossing US crude and product inventories expected to have fallen Saudi Arabia raises official selling prices in June LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) – Oil steadied on Tuesday as weakness in the physical market countered concern about conflict in the Middle East as Israel stepped up attacks in …

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U.S. Natgas Flows to Freeport LNG in Texas Rise to 2-Month High – LSEG

The amount of natural gas flowing to Freeport LNG’s export plant in Texas rose to a two-month high on Sunday in what energy traders said was another sign that the plant was wrapping up a series of outages over the past month or so.The startup and shutdown of Freeport and other U.S. liquefied natural gas …

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Chevron Arbitration to Go Into 2025, Exxon CEO Woods Tells CNBC

U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil’s arbitration over Chevron’s plans to buy Hess’s Guyana oilfield stake will extend into 2025, Exxon CEO Darren Woods said to CNBC in an interview, souring expectations of a resolution this year. Exxon and CNOOC Ltd filed cases before the International Chamber of Commerce in March, seeking the right-of-first-refusal over any sale of Hess’s …

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