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U.S. natural gas futures dropped about 4% on Monday because the country has ample amounts of gas in storage and the coldest weather expected over the next week will likely hit over the long U.S. Martin Luther King holiday weekend when many businesses and government offices are shut. Analysts said there was currently about 12.2% …
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British Columbia project adds to Shell’s LNG Canada position First binding deal for project targets Asia energy markets By Ruth Liao Shell Plc. signed a long-term deal to buy liquefied natural gas from a Canadian floating export facility to serve energy markets in Asia. The deal, which calls for 2 million metric tons a year of LNG …
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Summary Saudi Aramco cuts price for key crude grade to Asia OPEC output rises by 70,000 bpd in Dec -Reuters survey Force majeure declared at Libyan oilfield LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by more than 2% on Monday on sharp price cuts by top exporter Saudi Arabia and a rise in OPEC …
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Survey finds closely held group planning less than 5% increase Explorers say they need crude to be above $70 to make a profit By David Wethe – Bloomberg Most of shale’s private explorers in the Permian are planning modest growth this year as one of the main engines of US oil expansion downshifts amid volatile commodity …
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Summary U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits Middle East U.S. employment data shows increased hiring and wages Rig count declines for third time in four weeks Maersk diverts vessels from Red Sea for foreseeable future (Reuters) – Oil prices settled higher on Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a week-long sweep through …
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U.S. oil companies and refiners are likely to face another challenging 12 months in 2024, Bank of America (BofA) analysts wrote in a note on Friday, who expect Brent crude to average $80 per barrel this year. Crude futures lost over 10% in 2023 in a tumultuous year of trading marked by geopolitical turmoil and …
Southwestern Energy and Chesapeake Energy are close to a merger that would create a roughly $17-billion company that would rank as one of the largest U.S. natural-gas producers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The deal could come together as soon as next week, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter, provided …
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By Paul Wallace and Alex Longley – Bloomberg A wave of missile and drone strikes on ships plying the Red Sea has caused the biggest disruption to global trade since the pandemic. The attacks are the work of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants. They say they are targeting vessels with links to Israel to protest against its military campaign in the Gaza …
EXPLAINED: How Houthi Red Sea Attacks Are Disrupting World Trade Read More »
Oil giant cites California’s regulatory environment for charge Chevron also writing down value of some Golden State assets By Kevin Crowley Exxon Mobil Corp. warned investors of a $2.5 billion write down of the value of some California operations. The impairment to be recorded in fourth-quarter earnings is “primarily” related to its Santa Ynez operations off the …
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By Elmira Aliakbari, Julio Mejía, and Jason Clemens At COP28, the recent United Nations climate change conference in the United Arab Emirates, bureaucrats, politicians and activists from nearly 200 countries gathered to push for a “transition away from fossil fuels” and continue and indeed expedite efforts to achieve a global net-zero “carbon footprint” by 2050. …
