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U.S. Natgas Prices Jump 6% to 3-week High as Output Drops

U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 6% to a three-week high on Monday as producers cut output after prices collapsed to a 3-1/2-year low in recent weeks. Front-month gas futures for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 11.7 cents, or 6.4%, to $1.952 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) at 1:05 p.m. …

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U.S. Natgas Producers Cut Spending, Output to Cope with Low Prices

U.S. natural gas producers are curbing their output and spending on drilling activity as an oversupplied market has brought the prices of the commodity down to multi-decade lows. In recent months, gas prices have dropped on near-record output and low heating demand from a mild winter, leaving ample amounts of gas in storage. Below is …

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Qatar’s Gas Push Has a Hidden Motive – Murdering Coal

The nation is seeking to exploit the energy transition by boosting LNG production. By Javier Blas Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.” The energy transition will eventually be a zero-sum game — for …

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OPEC+ Will Soon Confront a Tougher Oil-Market Test

Producers may need to stick with output curbs for the entire year, and the cooperation of all is far from guaranteed. OPEC+ may have put a floor under crude prices by extending oil supply cuts for another quarter, but the group will soon face a more grueling test. Saudi Arabia and its partners agreed Sunday to keep …

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TC Energy to Sell Portland Natural Gas Transmission System for $1.14 Bln

Reuters March 4 (Reuters) – TC Energy  said on Monday it has agreed to sell Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) to BlackRock  for $1.14 billion as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce debt and fund investments. CEO Francois Poirier had said in 2022 the company planned to raise more than C$5 billion ($3.69 billion) through 2023. The …

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U.S. Funding Bill Blocks China From Buying Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve

(Reuters) – A measure in the U.S. funding legislation unveiled by congressional leaders on Sunday would block China from buying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The desire for a hard line on China is one of the few truly bipartisan sentiments in the deeply divided U.S. Congress, and lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills …

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Oil Steadies After OPEC+ Extends Output Cuts as Expected

Summary OPEC+ extend 2.2 mln bpd voluntary oil output cuts through Q2 Russia to cut oil output and exports by another 417,000 bpd Brent spreads widen after OPEC+ announcement LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Monday following the widely expected extension of voluntary output cuts through the middle of the …

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Pennsylvania Governor Urges Biden to Keep Natural Gas Export Pause Limited

Pennsylvania governor has singled out energy as growth driver State also created task force to mitigate threats to election Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the Biden administration’s recent halt in liquefied natural gas export licenses should be limited in time, stopping short of outright criticizing a pause that could undermine job creation in a …

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Qatar’s Gas Boost Will Bring Energy Dominance – and Lots of Cash

The small Gulf nation plans to snag an even bigger share of the global natural gas trade, adding more than $30 billion to its annual revenue in the process. With a two-phase mega-expansion already underway and an enormous new buildout now on the horizon, the small Gulf nation of Qatar is setting itself up to control about …

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OPEC+ Members Extend Oil Output Cuts to Second Quarter

Summary OPEC+ producers to continue cuts of 2.2 million bpd Russia to deepen oil output cuts, ease export limits Oil seen opening stronger when trading resumes – PVM DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) – OPEC+ members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Sunday to extend voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per …

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