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(Reuters) – Record crude output from the top U.S. oilfield and busy crude pipelines to export hubs are boosting the price of the country’s flagship crude at the Gulf Coast, analysts and traders said. West Texas Intermediate crude at Magellan’s East Houston terminal (MEH), on average this month traded at a 45-cent premium per barrel …
U.S. Crude Prices Firm at Gulf Coast as Takeaway Capacity Tightens Read More »
U.S. homes and businesses used a record amount of natural gas on Tuesday as demand for the fuel for heating and power generation soared during an Arctic blast that also cut gas output to near a 13-month low by freezing wells. The severe winter storm dumped snow across a broad part of the nation on …
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Oil production in North Dakota was estimated to have dropped by more than half its typical output because of extreme cold and related operations challenges, the state’s pipeline authority said on Wednesday. The state’s oil output fell by 650,000 to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to the North Dakota Pipeline Authority. In October, the …
OPEC may need to cut production further to keep oil prices at current levels in the face of stuttering demand growth and high U.S. output, the CEO of commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group said on Wednesday. U.S. crude production will climb to record levels over the next two years, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) …
OPEC May Need Further Supply Curbs to Balance Market, says Mercuria Chief Read More »
Global prices of gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to remain relatively weak in 2024, with demand subdued due to high storage levels in Europe and Asia and a mild Northern Hemisphere winter, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Wednesday. “Wood Mackenzie has been forecasting lower 2024 prices for much of last year, especially compared …
Global Gas, LNG Prices to Remain Relatively Weak in 2024 Amid Subdued Demand – WoodMac Read More »
Summary Nasser says Red Sea attacks may cause tanker shortage Global oil demand to grow by 1.5 mln bpd in 2024 Oil stocks getting depleted as demand grows OPEC’s spare capacity main source to meet demand DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Global oil markets will cope with Red Sea disruptions in the short run, …
Aramco CEO Predicts Tighter Oil Markets, Sees Red Sea Risks Read More »
Bloomberg The electric power grid in Texas, which collapsed dramatically in a 2021 winter storm, is being tested once again as the state endures an Arctic blast. Demand for electricity has broken wintertime records as the state’s population continues to grow amid a rapid change in its energy mix, with wind and solar displacing fossil fuels. That’s been stoking …
Why the Texas Power Grid Is Still Facing Challenges Read More »
Summary China Q4 GDP grows 5.2% vs poll’s 5.3% China’s 2023 refinery throughput hits record high Dollar near 1-mth high as Fed rate cut expectations ease (Reuters) – Oil fell more than $1 on Wednesday as economic growth in China, the world’s second-largest crude user, slightly missed expectations, raising concerns about future demand, while U.S. …
Oil Falls as China’s Economic Recovery Disappoints, Dollar Strengthens Read More »
Summary Texas refineries report malfunctions as equipment freezes Some refineries performing overhauls planned months ago HOUSTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A severe winter storm shut a U.S. Gulf Coast refinery in Texas on Tuesday, triggered malfunctions at others and halved North Dakota oil production as it dumped snow and rain across a broad swath of …
Deep Freeze Hits U.S. Oil Industry From North Dakota to Texas Read More »
Activists tout decades-old law to advance climate agenda TC Energy plans expansion of gas pipeline in Pacific Northwest Joe Biden Environmentalists are urging the White House to use an obscure legal tool to thwart TC Energy Corp.’s planned expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest that they say would stoke climate change. The …
Biden Urged to Use Obscure Law to Thwart TC Energy Pacific Northwest Pipeline Expansion Read More »
