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Oil and gas energy activity in Oklahoma, Colorado and the northern part of New Mexico fell in the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said on Friday in its quarterly survey of energy activity. Drilling and business activity contracted for a fifth straight quarter and will likely continue to fall …
Oil and Gas Activity in U.S. Midwest, Rockies Fell in Q1, Kansas Fed Says Read More »
(Reuters) – An Exxon Mobil arbitration case that could block the sale of Hess Corp to Chevron could drag on until year-end, Hess said in a U.S. securities filing on Friday. The filing signals any closing of its $53 billion sale to Chevron could fall into next year, at least six months later than a prior goal of …
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(Reuters) – A major battery plant near Los Angeles will be among the largest in the world when it comes online later this year, promising to shore up California’s power grid during the peak summer season and help the state a meet ambitious climate goals. Calpine’s billion-dollar Nova Power Bank, built on the site of …
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(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a range of reforms designed to boost returns and address environmental harms from oil and gas drilling on public lands. The new rules follow years of criticism from green and taxpayer groups that federal oil and gas development was not benefiting the public. Many of the …
U.S. Finalizes Big Reforms to Federal Oil and Gas Drilling Read More »
Bloomberg The latest market forecasts from the world’s oil producer and consumer groups might as well be describing two different planets. Which one OPEC+ ministers believe they inhabit will be crucial for their production decision in June. The International Energy Agency is relatively downbeat on the outlook for demand. On Friday, it trimmed its 2024 forecast by …
OPEC Makes the Case for Oil Supply Restraints to Ease Read More »
Portfolio investors have amassed one of the largest bullish positions in U.S. gasoline futures and options since before the coronavirus pandemic, anticipating that prices will continue climbing over the next few months. U.S. gasoline has emerged as the most attractive part of the petroleum complex for investors betting prices will rise further this year in …
Investors Bet on Further Rise in U.S. Gasoline Prices: John Kemp Read More »
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved construction of a deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. The Sea Port Oil Terminal being developed off Freeport, Texas, will be able to load two …
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Darren Woods received $36.9 million in total compensation for 2023, up nearly 3% from a year earlier, the oil major said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. And in proxy filing ahead of its May 29 annual meeting of shareholders, Exxon recommended its investors vote against all proposals submitted by …
Exxon Mobil Raised Package of CEO Woods to $36.9 Mln in 2023 Read More »
(Reuters) – OPEC on Thursday predicted robust fuel use in the summer months and stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024, while saying there was a chance the world economy could do better than expected this year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a monthly report, …
OPEC Sees Robust Summer Oil Demand, Economic Upside Potential Read More »
(Reuters) – Cenovus Energy has announced a $1.5 billion investment in its Ohio refineries, including Lima and Oregon, according to a local media report on Wednesday. Ohio provides a “vital strategic location” that aids Cenovus’s decision to expand, said Doreen Cole, the company’s executive vice president, downstream, in a press release, quoted by the local media. Cenovus …
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