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Kiewit Settles Dispute With Venture Global LNG Over Construction Disclosures

(Reuters) – Construction contractor Kiewit on Thursday said it has settled a lawsuit with LNG developer Venture Global LNG over disclosures to Shell  of information on the Calcasieu Pass LNG plant, the president of Kiewit Energy said. Venture Global on August 2 filed for arbitration against Kiewit alleging it passed confidential documents to Shell in a …

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Canada’s Expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline Has the Tanks at Cushing, Oklahoma Running Dry

Inventories at this key crude hub at the lowest in a decade for this time of year Bloomberg News Inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma, have been dwindling for the past four months and now sit near the lowest in a decade for this time of year. Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Oil-storage tanks at a key United States crude …

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Saudi Arabia’s Crude Oil Exports in July Hit Almost One-Year Low

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in July fell to their lowest level in nearly a year, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Thursday. The country’s oil exports stood at 5.741 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, their lowest level since August 2023. Saudi Arabia is world’s largest exporter …

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Russia’s LNG Shadow Fleet Looks to Circumvent US Energy Sanctions

The Indian Apartment Behind Russian Efforts to Break US Gas Sanctions A network stretching from Dubai to China is involved in a multi-billion dollar effort to ship gas from Russia’s Arctic LNG facility. The crayon marks on the wall of the sparsely furnished apartment hint at it being a conventional family home. But the single …

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Oil Industry Yet to Prove Carbon Capture Viable: Kerry

Kerry urges industry to back CCUS talk with workable projects Former climate diplomat helped broker fossil COP28 deal John KerryPhotographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg John Kerry, the Biden administration’s former top climate diplomat, said the oil and gas industry must prove carbon capture can play a meaningful role lowering emissions or face a quicker-than-expected transition away from …

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Why Oil Prices Can Rise After an Interest Rate Cut

Oil prices can rise after an interest rate cut due to several interconnected economic factors: Weaker Dollar: Interest rate cuts often lead to a weakening of the country’s currency, especially the U.S. dollar. Oil is typically priced in dollars on global markets, so when the dollar weakens, oil becomes cheaper for buyers using other currencies, …

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Rystad Estimates 400 Additional LNG Vessels Needed to Meet Current U.S. Export Expansion

By Curtis Williams Sept 18 – The current major U.S. expansion in liquefied natural gas exporting terminals and infrastructure will require an additional 400 vessels that can carry the supercooled gas to foreign buyers, Emily McClain, vice president of North America gas markets at research company Rystad Energy, told the Gastech conference on Wednesday. The …

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U.S. Seeks Up to 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Reserve

The U.S. is seeking to buy up to 6 million barrels of oil to help replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after a historic sale from the facility in 2022, the Energy Department said on Wednesday. Reuters reported exclusively this week that the solicitation would take place on Wednesday as the administration of President Joe Biden …

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Chesapeake Energy Says Deal for Southwestern Energy to Close Early in 4Q

Chesapeake Energy’s $7 billion acquisition of rival natural gas producer Southwestern Energy is expected to close early in the fourth quarter, CEO Nick Dell’Osso said on Wednesday. The deal was delayed earlier this year after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission requested additional information from the two. Chesapeake announced the all-stock purchase in January and originally …

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