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Utilities in the US are building a slew of plants, putting the government’s clean-energy goals further from reach. The Calpine Los Medanos Energy Center gas-fired power plant in Pittsburg, California. Photographer: Bloomberg Natural gas is back in favor in the US. In the first six months of this year, power producers announced plans to build more gas-fired capacity than they …
The new path to market for Permian Basin shale gas could could foil oil producers’ plan to curb output. By Javier Blas Now is the moment when common sense says the US shale industry should be slowing. With oil prices plunging 25% over the last year, you’d expect companies would surely react by cutting drilling. …
Investors were more bearish than ever on crude oil last week, deepening a months-long selloff that pressured prices to multi-year lows amid growing concerns of weak demand in top consuming nations. Negative sentiment swept oil markets so strongly that short positions on Brent crude overtook long positions for the first time, data from the Intercontinental …
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UBS cut its oil price forecasts for 2024, citing a weaker global demand outlook especially driven by a slowing Chinese economy. It lowered its price view for both Brent and WTI by $4 to $80 per barrel and $76 per barrel respectively. “The key downside risks would be a recession, which would in turn raise …
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Energy companies in the US are planning new natural gas-fired power generation at the fastest pace in years, one of the clearest signals yet that fossil fuels are likely to have a longer runway than previously thought. From Florida to Oregon, utilities are racing to meet a surge in demand from power-hungry AI data centers, …
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There are alternative sources of energy for coal, gas and oil, but there are few substitutes for polymers. By David Fickling David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Could our unshakeable addiction to plastics be broken? …
A Dose of Reality: Breaking Our Plastics Habit Is Easier Said Than Done Read More »
Natgas producer BKV aims to raise up to $315 mln in US IPO By Reuters (Reuters) – Natural gas producer BKV Corporation said on Monday it plans to raise up to $315 million in its initial public offering in the United States. The Denver, Colorado-based company is offering 15 million shares priced between $19 and $21 …
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Summary Offline capacity in Gulf of Mexico still supports prices Markets await decision on Fed rate cut Poor August data stokes China demand worries (Reuters) – Oil prices stabilized on Monday as ongoing disruption to U.S. Gulf oil infrastructure balanced persistent demand concerns after a fresh round of Chinese data while investors await news on …
Oil Prices Stabilize Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Decision Read More »
Summary Brent and WTI both set for weekly gains US offshore oil industry reawakens after Francine shut-ins US oil and gas rig count rises by most in a year Benchmarks hit multi-year lows this week on demand fears (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude production resumed following Hurricane …
Oil Eases on Resuming U.S. Output After Storm, Rising Rig Count Read More »
A federal judge on Friday blocked new oil drilling permits from being granted for a 5,000-well oil and gas development project in Wyoming that was approved in the waning days of Republican former President Donald Trump’s administration. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., agreed with two environmental groups that the U.S. Bureau of …
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