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Oil and gas producers Santos and Repsol are exploring a sale of a minority stake in oilfields in Alaska they jointly own and develop in a deal that could be worth about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The oilfields include the Pikka project, which is one of the largest oil prospects in Alaska …
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A drop in crude oil prices has put the U.S. back in the market for replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after selling off a record amount of crude from the stockpile in 2022. A little more than a month ago the Department of Energy canceled the purchase of about 3 million barrels of oil for …
Lower Oil Puts U.S. in Market to Buy for Strategic Petroleum Reserve, For Now Read More »
World oil demand is expected to grow lesser this year than earlier estimates and output should grow faster than thought previously, resulting in a more balanced market, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday. The agency hiked its production forecasts from regions outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), while also lowering …
EIA Cuts World Oil Demand Forecast for 2024, Hikes Output Expectations Read More »
Nearly 75 U.S. lawmakers from President Joe Biden’s Democratic party on Tuesday praised his pause on approvals of exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, saying it would protect Americans from pollution and potential higher prices. Senators Jeffrey Merkley, Edward Markey and Representative Jared Huffman spearheaded a letter to Biden saying the pause allows the …
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Markets were supposed to be flooded with LNG by 2025, but hiccups at new projects might postpone their start. A wave of new liquefied natural gas projects that was supposed to flood the global market from next year now looks like it might not eventuate until at least 2026. The main reason is that the …
Germany prepares for gas grids and boilers to become redundant Other European countries are still investing in gas networks For the past four years, the Bavarian city of Augsburg has been warning homeowners that gas supplies could be switched off by 2030 as fossil fuels are phased out. It’s a blunt message on the potentially …
Europe Braces for Billions in Writedowns at Stranded Gas Assets Read More »
Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. plans to continue to invest in the US liquefied natural gas export industry, even though new permitting is on hold while the Biden administration scrutinizes the sector. The company expects to make additional investments in the proposed Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, according to Ben Dell, Kimmeridge’s co-founder and managing partner. Kimmeridge is …
Kimmeridge Plans to Invest More in U.S. LNG Despite Biden’s Pause Read More »
Payouts from the world’s biggest international oil companies hit a record US$114 billion last year Bloomberg News BP PLC maintained the pace of its share buybacks even as first-quarter profit and cash flow fell by more than expected and net debt increased. The result marks the end of a mixed set of Big Oil earnings which saw Shell PLC, TotalEnergies SE and Chevron …
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The United States sees Iran’s capacity to move its oil as reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the region, the U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official said on Tuesday. Brian Nelson, Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, was speaking during a four-day visit to Singapore …
Iran’s Capacity to Move Oil Reliant on Malaysian Providers, U.S. Official Says Read More »
Canada’s Woodland Cree First Nation has rejected oil and gas producer Obsidian Energy’s proposal to expand drilling operations on its traditional territory, the Indigenous community said in a statement on Monday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The formal notice that Woodland Cree’s chief and council have rejected Obsidian’s drilling plans mark a further breakdown in relations, after …
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