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Oil Settles Higher But Falls on the Week on Firmer Supply Outlook

Summary Oil settles higher but falls on the week Investors weigh OPEC+ decision to ramp up production China’s central bank lowers interest rates Gulf of Mexico operations resume after Hurricane Helene HOUSTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled higher on Friday but fell on the week as investors weighed expectations for higher global supply …

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U.S. Studying New Visa Restrictions, Oil Sanctions on Venezuela Amid Post-Election Standoff

The U.S. government is “studying very closely” the possibility of imposing additional sanctions on individuals in Venezuela as well as potential revoking licenses for oil companies working in the South American country, in response to what it dubs a fraudulent election, a senior official said on Friday. Brian Nichols, U.S. assistant secretary of state for …

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TotalEnergies Buys More Gas Assets in Texas to Boost Value Chain

France’s TotalEnergies expands its natural gas footprint in the United States through a deal reached with Lewis Energy Group to acquire a 45% stake in some dry gas producing assets in the Eagle Ford basin in Texas, the company said on Friday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TotalEnergies’ is one of the top exporters of U.S.-made Liquified …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Hold Near 3-Month High as Helene Batters U.S. Southeast

U.S. natural gas futures held near a three-month high on Friday as Hurricane Helene battered the U.S. Southeast after causing Gulf of Mexico producers to cut output and millions of power outages in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile …

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Why Europe Can’t Give Up Russian Gas Despite Sanctions Over Ukraine

Three years ago, Russia was the world’s biggest exporter of natural gas and Europe was its top customer. For the continent’s leaders, access to all that cheap Russian energy outweighed any misgivings over doing business with President Vladimir Putin. Then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and this overwhelming reliance on a single supplier suddenly …

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Mexico’s Pemex Posts Drop in Oil Production as Lopez Obrador Exits

By Ana Isabel Martinez Summary Pemex’s crude output fell by 6% in August compared with last year Gasoline and diesel imports remain high despite increased local production Olmeca refinery’s output far below targets set by CEO Octavio Romero Nationalistic president’s push to strengthen Pemex falters MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Crude output by Pemex (PEMX.UL) …

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OPEC+ Set to go Ahead with December Oil Output Hike, Sources Say

Summary Riyadh unwilling to continue ceding market share, FT says OPEC+ sources say group focused on compliance not market share Russia says no changes to OPEC+ plans on phasing out oil cuts OPEC+ panel meets on Oct. 2 (Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies will go ahead with a …

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U.S. Gulf Coast Oil Prices to Take Center Stage as Exports Dominate

Summary Significance of Cushing waning as output heads to Gulf Coast Record trading volumes on Houston contracts Liquidity along Gulf Coast to boost hedging, arbitrage opportunity Cushing stocks near operational low HOUSTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Rising U.S. crude oil exports are boosting the prominence of Gulf Coast price benchmarks and buoying trading volumes on …

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Natural Gas Producers Press Harris For Answers in Battleground State

By Jarrett Renshaw ERIE, Pennsylvania Sept 26 (Reuters) – Drillers in energy-rich Pennsylvania this week called on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to detail her position on natural gas, a fuel the energy industry bills as clean but which climate activists say is a global warming menace. President Joe Biden put a freeze on new …

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Powering AI Leapfrogs Climate Concerns

It’s become clear there’s not enough low-carbon energy to satisfy data centers’ needs, and natural gas will be key.   It’s Climate Week in New York, and dominating the conversation has been the apparently insatiable appetite of artificial intelligence for power. The subject has been much in the news. Just last week, we learned that the infamous Three Mile …

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