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U.S. Manufacturers Emerge From Slump, Set to Boost Fuel Use: Kemp

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U.S. manufacturers have finally pulled out of the long, shallow slump that started in the middle of 2022, which will support petroleum consumption especially for diesel and other middle distillates in the months ahead. The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector climbed to 50.3 in March (34th percentile for all …

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Few Stations and $200 to Fill Up: Life on California’s ‘Hydrogen Highway’

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Bloomberg As California’s longtime chief climate regulator, Mary Nichols once championed hydrogen fuel cell cars. Just a few years ago, as the state spent tens of millions of dollars on a planned network of fueling stations dubbed “the hydrogen highway,” Nichols was extolling the 300-mile (480-kilometer) range and quick refueling time of her own hydrogen ride, a …

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Canada’s RBC Struggles to Go Green While Financing Oil

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Royal Bank of Canada’s travails show the fine line banks must walk in shifting toward a lower-carbon future. Bloomberg In November, Dave McKay traveled from his Toronto home to Ottawa, where he accepted a medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. During a gala at the national war museum, the group showered the chief executive officer of Royal …

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OPEC+ Gets Oil Price to its Sweet Spot, the Trick is Keeping it There

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Reuters) – There was no surprise that a top meeting of OPEC+ ministers opted to keep output policy unchanged since the global crude oil market is almost exactly where the exporter group wants it. OPEC+’s ministerial committee on Wednesday kept the current output targets but did note that some countries had been over-producing and had undertaken to …

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U.S. Sanctions Hamper Russian Efforts to Repair Refineries

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Summary Lukoil refinery struggles to repair gasoline unit U.S. firm UOP says not helping Lukoil All Russian refineries use Western technology, software Ukrainian drones damage dozens of Russian plants (Reuters) – When engineers at Russian oil firm Lukoil  discovered a turbine had broken at their largest refinery on January 4, they quickly realised the problem …

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U.S. Oil and Gas Output was Severely Hit by Winter Storm: John Kemp

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U.S. oil production dropped sharply at the start of the year as exceptionally cold weather for ten days in the middle of January caused widespread freeze offs at oil wells. Nationwide crude and condensates output was down by almost 24 million barrels or 0.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in January 2024 compared with December …

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U.S. Crude Stocks Rise, Gasoline and Distillate Inventories Fall – EIA

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U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell in the week ending March 29, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 3.2 million barrels to 451.4 million barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.5 million-barrel draw. Oil futures pared …

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U.S. Won’t Award Contracts for Louisiana SPR Site Over Oil Price, Energy Department Says

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The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will not award oil supply contracts for Louisiana’s Bayou Choctaw Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) site in August and September due to high oil prices. “We monitor market dynamics to remain nimble and innovative in our successful replenishment approach to protect this critical national security asset,” said …

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BofA Hikes 2024 Oil Forecasts on Tighter Supply, Geopolitical Risks

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Bank of America (BofA) Global Research has raised its 2024 Brent and WTI oil price forecasts, citing escalating geopolitical tensions and the OPEC+ producer group maintaining supply curbs. The bank now expects Brent and WTI crude prices this year to average $86 and $81 per barrel respectively, with prices of both peaking around $95 per …

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U.S. Natural Gas Demand for LNG Falls as Cheniere Reduces Output

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There was a significant decline on Tuesday in the amount of U.S. natural gas being liquefied for export with a drop in demand from Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi plant in Texas and its Sabine Pass operation in Louisiana, according to data from financial firm LSEG. Cheniere is the largest U.S. producer and the world’s second …

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