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Takeaways from AP and Lee’s Report on a Pipeline Company’s Lawsuits against Midwest Farmers

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — The company behind a proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants across five Midwest states and store it underground in North Dakota filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years, an analysis by Lee Enterprises and The Associated Press found. This litigation was concentrated in South …

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A Pipeline Company Filed Hundreds of Lawsuits Against Landowners. Now its Project is Threatened

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit. “I’m like, ‘Well, I doubt he’s just being a friendly neighbor, giving …

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US Refiners UNLIKELY to Spend Big to Process More Domestic Oil

*Light US crude requires a different configuration at refineries *Changing refinery setup can be a lengthy and expensive process *Running different crude types impacts refinery yields, margin By Arathy Somasekhar U.S. refiners are not planning to make big-ticket investments to process more domestic crude and less oil from top suppliers Canada and Mexico, industry sources …

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US Crude Oil and Refined Product Inventory Update – William Lacey

Oh…Happy Liberation Week! I think I finally understand what Liberation Day stood for. The liberation of all of my savings from me. Hooray! I didn’t want it anyway… Now, on to our regularly scheduled programming. Yesterday the API reported that crude oil and refined products both saw a net draw on stock levels, showing a …

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US Crude Stockpiles Rise as Exports Hit Jan Lows, EIA Data Shows

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose last week as imports increased and exports fell to their lowest since January, while gasoline and distillate inventories drew down, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 2.6 million barrels to 442.3 million barrels in the week ended April 4, the EIA said, compared …

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US Bonds, Dollar Battered as ‘Sell America’ Trade Heats Up

Global markets were pummelled on Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s eye-watering 104% tariffs on China took effect, and a savage selloff in U.S. bonds sparked fears that foreign funds were fleeing U.S. assets. This week has brought crisis-era volatility to markets, wiping off trillions of dollars in value from stocks and hitting commodities and emerging …

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Chevron to ‘Triple-Frac’ Half of Permian Oil Wells in 2025 to Cut Costs, Time

*Chevron’s triple-frac cuts well completion time by 25% *Technique reduces costs per well by 12% *Triple-frac requires 60% more water and sand per day By Sheila Dang2 HOUSTON, April 9 – U.S. oil major Chevron plans to increase the use of a technique that allows it to fracture subterranean rock in three wells at a …

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Wall Street’s Tariffs Rout Resumes After Rebound Fails

The S&P 500 closed below 5,000 points for the first time in almost a year, reversing a strong morning rally as hopes faded for any imminent U.S. delays or concessions on tariffs ahead of a midnight deadline. The benchmark index fell 1.6% on Tuesday marking a $5.8 trillion loss in market value since President Donald …

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Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost US Coal as Power Demand Rises

By Jarrett Renshaw, Timothy Gardner and Trevor Hunnicutt US power demand rising from artificial intelligence Coal’s share of power generation less than 20% from 50% in 2000 Orders to direct coal leasing plans on US lands WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that aim to boost coal …

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Keystone Oil Pipeline Shut After Spill in North Dakota

By Shariq Khan and Georgina Mccartney Canadian crude oil discount to US oil widened after shutdown South Bow stock tumbled to lowest since October Amount of spill is not known yet, pipeline to be shut until at least Wednesday NEW YORK/HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) – The Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the United States …

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