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U.S. Oil Output Due to Drop in February for Fifth Straight Month, EIA Says

U.S. oil output from top shale-producing regions is due to decline in February for the fifth consecutive month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a monthly report on Tuesday. Oil output is set to fall to 9.68 million barrels per day (bpd) next month, driven by declines in the Eagle Ford and Bakken …

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Deep Freeze Triggers U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery Shutdown

 TotalEnergies’ 238,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, was examining units after a plantwide power outage on Tuesday morning as a winter storm brought frigid temperatures to the U.S. Gulf Coast, sources familiar with the company’s operations said.Flint Hills Resources said its 343,000-bpd refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, sustained significant impacts from unseasonably cold …

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U.S. Natural Gas Demand Eyes Record as Arctic Blast Dents Output

U.S. natural gas supplies fell to near a 13-month low on Monday as an Arctic blast across much of the country froze wells, while demand for the fuel for heating and power generation was set to hit a record high on Tuesday. In Texas, meanwhile, the state’s power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of …

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Biden Walks Political Tightrope on U.S. Oil Boom

Original Article Published in the Hill As U.S. oil production booms, President Biden finds himself on a tightrope between courting moderate voters and maintaining enthusiasm among progressives. Domestic oil production is projected to hit record highs this year. That fact could be used to parry Republican attacks on the administration’s energy agenda as Biden seeks reelection, …

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Market to be Short Oil From 2025 Onwards, Occidental CEO at Davos

The oil market could be heading for a supply crunch from 2025 onwards as oil exploration fails to keep pace with demand, Occidental Petroleum Chief Executive Vicki Hollub said on Tuesday. Hollub, who spoke on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, said U.S. WTI crude prices could trade in the $80-$85 a …

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Red Sea Disruptions Not (Yet) Enough to Trouble LNG Prices

(Reuters) – The effective closure of the Red Sea to tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), while a concern, is unlikely to shift prices for the super-chilled fuel because other factors are driving the market. QatarEnergy, the world’s second-biggest LNG shipper, has stopped sending tankers via the Red Sea, a senior source with direct knowledge of …

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Shell to Exit Nigeria’s Troubled Onshore Oil After Nearly a Century

(Reuters) – Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British energy giant pioneered Nigeria’s oil and gas business beginning in the 1930s. It has struggled …

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North Dakota Oil Output Drops up to 425,000 Bpd on Freezing Weather

 North Dakota oil production has fallen by 400,000 to 425,000 barrels per day and gas output is down 1.0 billion to 1.1 billion cubic feet per day on extreme cold and related operational issues, the North Dakota Pipeline Authority estimated on Monday. Canadian gas continued to flow to the U.S. midcontinent through the Northern Border …

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More Oil Tankers shun Southern Red Sea After U.S.-led Strikes in Yemen

At least six further oil tankers have either diverted their course away from, or paused before entering the southern Red Sea since the weekend, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler show. That takes the total number of shipping disruptions counted by Reuters to at least fifteen in total since the U.S.-led strikes on Houthi …

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