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

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

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

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

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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SLB Announces Agreement to Acquire ChampionX in an All-Stock Transaction

Acquisition strengthens SLB as a leader in production space, with world-class production chemicals and artificial lift technologies Combined portfolios will drive customer value through deep industry expertise and digital integration, as well as enhanced equipment life and production optimization ChampionX shareholders to receive 0.735 SLB shares for each share of ChampionX Annual pre-tax synergies to …

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OPEC+ Unlikely to Change Output Policy at Panel Meeting

Summary OPEC+ JMMC meets on Wednesday at 1100 GMT Producers earlier agreed to extend output cuts Oil rallies to $89 a barrel, highest this year LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) – An OPEC+ ministerial panel is unlikely to recommend any oil output policy changes at a meeting later on Wednesday, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters, following …

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Drought Poses Key Risk to Canada’s Natural Gas Producers in 2024

CALGARY — Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal opening, a new report warns. The report by Deloitte Canada identifies potential water shortages in Western Canada as a key risk facing the oil and gas …

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U.S. Energy Sector Consolidation Trend Continues in 2024

The $250-billion consolidation wave that swept through the US energy sector in 2023 has continued into 2024, with experts anticipating further transactions as energy firms aim to improve inventory longevity while minimising costs. The majority of energy executives polled in December by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas expected more oil deals worth $50 billion …

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Oil Bosses Rip Biden Policies Even as U.S. Production Soars

Executives remain steadfast in their criticism even as many fossil-fuel companies thrive. The anonymous comments from shale-oil executives in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ quarterly energy survey are rarely complimentary to President Joe Biden and his policies. The remarks in last week’s edition, however, were particularly notable given the apparent state of the market. The US …

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Tesla Has Wall Street Worried About How Many Cars it Just Sold

Bloomberg News Tesla Inc. may be headed for a gloomy milestone as waning demand for electric vehicles and elevated interest rates take a toll on sales. Analysts rapidly lowered their projections for this week’s deliveries report as the quarter came to a close. Some on Wall Street are even braced for Tesla’s first sales decline since the early …

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