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PROFILE: Outspoken and Energy Realist CEO is Now Trump’s Oil Evangelist

Chris Wright has championed fossil fuels as a moral good and characterized climate change as modest   Standing shoulder to shoulder with his employees, Chris Wright, chief executive officer of oilfield services company Liberty Energy Inc., held up his glass in a toast. “To your health and the longer lives and healthier lives of billions of people …

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Rising LNG Terminal Costs to Make New US Projects Less Competitive, Says Analyst

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Rising costs of building and equipping new U.S. liquefied natural gas plants will reduce the competitiveness of U.S. gas exports, LNG analysts at Poten & Partners predicted on Tuesday. U.S projects have faced rising construction costs, with Venture Global’s Plaquemines export plant under construction in Louisiana over …

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Meta Seeks Nuclear Power Developers for Reactors to Start in Early 2030s

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Meta (META.O) said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in electricity demand. The company wants to add 1 …

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US Deepens Sanctions on Iran’s ‘Shadow’ Oil Fleet

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday ramped up its sanctions on Iran, targeting 35 entities and vessels that it said transported illicit Iranian petroleum to foreign markets as part of what the U.S. Treasury Department called Tehran’s “shadow fleet.” The sanctions build on those previously imposed on Oct. 11 and come in response to …

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OPEC+ Likely to Prolong Oil Cuts for Q1, Sources Say

Summary Slower demand, rising output beyond the group swells supply Global oil prices rangebound between $70 and $80/barrel OPEC+ to decide on planned UAE production increase from January (Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely at its meeting on Thursday to extend its latest round of oil output cuts until the end of the first quarter, four …

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Key Global Natural Gas Prices Set to Keep Rising into 2025

By Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – Natural gas prices in Asia, Europe and North America have climbed by around 30% to 50% so far in 2024, and look set to keep rising over the coming months as forecasts for cold weather trigger higher heating demand in key consumer hubs. Active restocking of rapidly-declining gas inventories in Europe …

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US LNG Exports to Europe Surge in November on Higher Prices

By Curtis Williams Most exported to Europe at higher prices Production could go even higher in December UK was major player in the market HOUSTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – U.S. LNG exports to Europe surged in November as the world’s largest producer of the superchilled gas sent more cargoes to the continent and fewer to …

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US Natgas Storage Volumes Highest Since 2016 as Winter Heating Season Starts, EIA Says

The United States started the winter heating season with the highest levels of natural gas in storage since 2016, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Monday. Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states ended the natural gas injection season with 3,922 billion cubic feet, according to estimates based on the EIA’s …

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U.S. Natgas Drops Nearly 5% on Forecasts for Less Cold Demand, Rising Output

U.S. natural gas futures fell nearly 5% to a more than a one-week low on Monday, pressured by an increase in output and forecasts for less cold weather expected to lower heating demand over the coming week. Front-month gas futures for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange were down 15.2 cents, or 4.5%, …

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