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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 …
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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 …
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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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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 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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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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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 …
Market to be Short Oil From 2025 Onwards, Occidental CEO at Davos Read More »
(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday, as investors weighed the impact of tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures gained 77 cents, or about 0.99%, to $78.92 a barrel at 1014 GMT. The contract had lost 14 cents on Monday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 46 cents, or 0.63%, from Friday …
(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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(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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