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U.S. Seeks Up to 6 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Reserve

The U.S. is seeking to buy up to 6 million barrels of oil to help replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after a historic sale from the facility in 2022, the Energy Department said on Wednesday. Reuters reported exclusively this week that the solicitation would take place on Wednesday as the administration of President Joe Biden …

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Chesapeake Energy Says Deal for Southwestern Energy to Close Early in 4Q

Chesapeake Energy’s $7 billion acquisition of rival natural gas producer Southwestern Energy is expected to close early in the fourth quarter, CEO Nick Dell’Osso said on Wednesday. The deal was delayed earlier this year after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission requested additional information from the two. Chesapeake announced the all-stock purchase in January and originally …

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US Crude Stocks Fall, Gasoline and Distillate Inventories Rise – EIA

U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose in the week ending September 13, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 1.6 million barrels to 417.5 million barrels in the week, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 500,000-barrel draw. Crude stocks …

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Saudi Aramco Wants to be a Major LNG Gas Player, Gas Chief Says

(Reuters) – The world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Aramco, wants to become a major liquefied natural gas player, the head of its natural gas business said on Tuesday. Saudi Aramco has taken the first steps to reach a goal of becoming a major LNG player, said Abdulkarim Al-Ghamdi, an Aramco executive vice president, at the …

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Progressives Should Cut Harris Slack on Fracking, Says Environmentalist

Democratic nominee no longer wants to ban the practice Pennsylvania is big fracking state that looms large in US race Bill McKibben speaking at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck.Photographer: Anne Riley Moffat/Bloomberg Progressive Americans unhappy with Vice President Kamala Harris’ about-face on fracking need to ease up, said environmentalist Bill McKibben. “Look, it doesn’t make me happy, but …

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Houston-Area Blaze Caused by SUV Accident, Officials Say

Authorities in Deer Park say no indication of terrorism Operator Energy Transfer is letting the fire burn out By Christopher Charleston A fire on an Energy Transfer LP natural gas liquids pipeline near Houston was caused by an SUV crashing through the fence of a Walmart store and into an above-ground valve to the line, local officials said. …

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Diamondback Eyes Natural Gas to Generate Power in Oil Patch

Permian Basin explorer aims to meet electrification demands Company also looking at using small nuclear reactors for power Diamondback Energy Inc., one of the Permian Basin’s biggest oil companies, is considering using some of the natural gas it produces to generate electricity to run drilling and fracking operations. Permian producers have increasingly shifted operations from …

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Chevron CEO Attacks Biden LNG Export Pause on Costs, Carbon

Energy Department enacted gas terminal moratorium in January Shale boom transformed US into world’s biggest LNG exporter The oil and gas industry is zeroing in on the Biden administration’s moratorium on new liquefied natural gas export permits as the key policy they want changed under the next US president. Chevron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth called on …

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Harris Understands Fracking Ban Raises Energy Costs, Industry Execs Say

Fracking site near Midland, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jessica Lutz/File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris understands natural gas prices will rise if fracking is banned, industry executives said on Tuesday, explaining their confidence that the Democratic candidate will not ban the production method if she becomes …

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Chevron CEO Hits Biden’s Natural Gas Policies, Says Fuel is Crucial for AI

Chevron CEO Michael Wirth on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration for what he described as “attacks on the natural gas” industry and emphasized the crucial role of Permian natural gas in powering the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The CEO’s remarks followed new government plans over policies to prevent power-hungry AI data …

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