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U.S. natural gas futures slid about 3% on Monday on expectations a storm forecast to hit Louisiana later this week will cut demand by causing power outages and reducing the amount of gas flowing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants. That price decline came despite forecast for more demand next week than previously expected …
US Natgas Prices Fall 3% as Hurricane Threatens LNG and Power Demand Read More »
U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producers were evacuating staff and curbing drilling to prepare for Tropical Storm Francine on Monday as it churned through the energy region on a path to bring high winds and drenching rains to the U.S. mid-South. Francine is likely to bring life-threatening storm surge to the upper Texas …
U.S. Oil Firms Evacuate Staff, Cut Drilling Ahead of Storm Francine Read More »
(Reuters) – China’s shift towards lower-carbon fuels and a sluggish economy are dampening oil demand growth in the world’s largest crude importer, speakers at the APPEC conference said on Monday. China’s annual demand growth has slowed from around 500,000-600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic to 200,000 bpd now, …
Transition to Cleaner Fuels Seen Dragging on China’s Oil Demand Growth Read More »
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has pulled out of the race to buy half of Galp Energia’s stake in a large oil discovery in Namibia that has attracted interest from top energy companies, sources with knowledge of the matter said. More than 12 oil companies including Exxon, Shell and Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras had expressed interest in Galp’s 40% stake …
Exxon Withdraws From Race to Buy Stake in Namibia Oil Block From Galp Read More »
Swing state with most Electoral College votes draws resources Tuesday debate in Philadelphia underscores state’s importance Pennsylvania is emerging as the top battleground in the White House race with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump increasingly focusing their attention and resources on the Keystone state. The most populous of the swing states, Pennsylvania — with its 19 Electoral College votes …
Study finds that when high-polluting firms have easy access to public investor money, emissions go down By Deborah Jaremko Follow CEC on LinkedIn CEC LinkedIn Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter Kelly Shue is a professor of finance at the Yale School of Management. Photo courtesy Yale School of Management A finance …
Divesting From Energy Firms Counterproductive, Could Increase Emissions: Yale Professor Read More »
The number of workers in US oil fields and the amount they’re paid have now fallen for two straight months to their lowest levels this year, indicating the wave of mergers and acquisitions in the sector are taking a toll on employment. The overall number of front-line US oil and gas workers fell 1.2% on a month-over-month …
Oil Field Jobs and Pay Drop as U.S. Shale Consolidation Takes Hold Read More »
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs adjusted its expectations for OPEC+ oil production saying it now expects three months of production increases starting from December instead of October, the bank said in a note on Friday. OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil output increase for October and November, the producers group said on Thursday after crude prices …
Goldman Sachs Expects OPEC+ Production Increases to Start in December Read More »
(Reuters) – Fuel oil exports bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast slumped to their lowest level since January 2019 last month, a sign of weakened refinery demand as margins have softened, analysts said. Feedstocks like high sulfur fuel oil and other heavy residues can be refined into higher value products such as gasoline and diesel …
U.S. Gulf Coast-Bound Fuel Oil Cargoes Hit 5-Yr Low as Refinery Demand Weakens Read More »
Summary Brent settles at lowest since Dec 2021 US employment increased less than expected in August US active oil rig count held at 483 this week (Reuters) – Oil prices settled 2% lower on Friday, with a big weekly loss after data U.S. jobs data was weaker than expected in August, which outweighed price support …
Oil Settles Down 2%, Big Weekly Drop After U.S. Jobs Data Read More »
