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Canadian Oil Sands Company Restarts Operations as Wildfire Risk Lessens

(Reuters) – Canadian Natural Resources has restarted its Jackfish 1 oil sands site in northern Alberta after determining wildfires in the region are a safe distance away. The company said its operations will ramp up over the next several days, targeting full production of approximately 36,500 bpd by June 6. Canadian Natural evacuated non-essential workers …

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Saudi Arabia Cuts July Oil Prices to Asia to 4-year Low After OPEC+ Supply Boost

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, cut its prices for Asian crude buyers close to the lowest level in four years on Wednesday, in what the market sees as the country’s attempt to regain market share. Saudi Arabia has pushed OPEC+ this year to raise its output targets ahead of schedule. OPEC+ …

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US Crude Stockpiles Fall, Fuel Builds as Refiners Hike Output, EIA says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell last week as oil refiners ramped up production with the start of the summer driving season, while fuel inventories rose amid weaker demand, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 4.3 million barrels to 436.1 million barrels in the week ended May …

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Five Charts on Key US Electricity and Power Generation Trends

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, June 4 (Reuters) – U.S. power producers have lifted output from both fossil fuels and clean energy sources to new highs so far in 2025, on the back of steadily rising energy demand from data centers, businesses and households. Average retail electricity prices have risen in tow, and are hovering …

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Data Centers Added $9.4 Billion in Costs on Biggest US Grid

By Naureen S Malik and Mark Chediak The rapid development of data centers connected to the largest US electric grid raised costs by $9.4 billion, an expense that consumers from Illinois to Washington, D.C., will see reflected in their utility bills starting this month. Overall costs rose by 180%, with the growing energy needs of …

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Airlines Must Ink Long-Term Deals on Greener Fuels to Boost Volumes

(Reuters) – Airlines need to reach long-term agreements to buy bigger quantities of sustainable aviation fuel if they want to boost global volumes of the lower-emission fuel required for industry climate targets, a Bayer executive said on Tuesday. Airline members of the International Air Transport Association are sticking to a target of net zero emissions by 2050 …

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Petronas Reportedly Exploring Sale of US$7 Billion Canadian Business

The company may also consider selling a minority stake in the business, depending on valuation Bloomberg News Petroliam Nasional Bhd. is considering options for its Canadian company formerly known as Progress Energy Resources Corp., including a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Petronas, as the Malaysian state energy firm is known, is working with a …

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How Canada’s Wildfires are Affecting Oil Supply

Wildfires burning in Canada’s oil-producing province of Alberta have reduced the country’s daily crude production by about 7%. Here is a tally of affected oil production sites so far: CENOVUS ENERGY – CHRISTINA LAKE SITE: Oil sands producer Cenovus evacuated non-essential workers from its Christina Lake site south of Fort McMurray, Alberta on May 29 and …

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Carlos Slim Is Quietly Becoming Pemex’s Partner of Last Resort

By Amy Stillman, Scott Squires, and Andrea Navarro Carlos Slim Photographer: Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg The transformation of Mexico’s richest person into its most important oil baron came about slowly, almost subtly. Carlos Slim built up a stake in Talos Energy Inc. before flipping it for the company’s Mexican unit. There was a 2023 deal for …

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Global Oil Stockpiles Are Rising Fast as OPEC+ Hikes Supply

By Alex Longley Oil inventories have risen sharply across the world in recent weeks, a sign of the pressure that higher output from OPEC+ could place on the global crude market as the year progresses. Crude oil stockpiles globally rose by about 170 million barrels in the past 100 days, according to Kayrros, which monitors …

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