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U.S. producers blew through forecasts last year, adding the equivalent of another Venezuela to global supplies. As reliably as warm weather returns to West Texas in late February, US shale executives are out on the road this earnings season pledging they’ll keep production growth modest during the next 12 months. The past 12 months offer reason for …
U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose last week while gasoline and distillate inventories fell as refinery runs dropped to their lowest since December 2022, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 12.0 million barrels to 439.5 million barrels in the week to Feb. 9, the EIA said, far exceeding analysts’ expectations in …
U.S. Crude Stockpiles Rise, Products Draw Down as Refining Drops – EIA Read More »
Google and environmental group Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday unveiled a partnership to expose sources of climate-warming emissions from oil and gas operations that will be detected from space by a new satellite. MethaneSAT will launch next month, one of several satellites that are being deployed to monitor methane emissions across the globe to pinpoint …
Google to Share Oil and Gas Methane Leaks Spotted From Space Read More »
A federal appeals court has for the second time rejected a challenge by property owners to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s use of eminent domain, finding that a federal law bars the case despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it easier to sue federal agencies. In a unanimous, unsigned opinion on Tuesday, a …
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A new, natural gas-fired power plant is planned for central Texas that will bolster the Lone Star State’s electricity grid while threatening to slow any transition away from fossil fuels. Sandow Lakes Energy Company LLC will construct a 1.2-gigawatt facility about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of the capital Austin, on the site of a former Alcoa Corp. aluminum smelter. …
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CEO Meg O’Neill focused on LNG in Australia, North America She is not averse to Middle East deals, including with Aramco Woodside Energy Group Ltd. remains open to acquisitions following a failed attempt to merge with Santos Ltd., as it looks to grow the liquefied natural gas business. “We will keep the door open to a …
Woodside Seeks Deals After Santos Failure in Push for LNG Read More »
Bloomberg Drilling for deals The oil and gas sector has been one of the few in which you haven’t had to drill too deep for good M&A news during the global deals slump. Whether you’re looking over three, six or 12-month periods, year-on-year increases in the values of transactions involving oil and gas companies look …
Oil & Gas Deals Are Powering the Global M&A Engine Read More »
(Reuters) – Carbon capture is not a solution for the energy transition and political leaders need to provide real, non-greenwashed, commitments to encourage investment, Andrew Forrest, executive chairman of Fortescue Metals, said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 50th anniversary meeting of the International Energy Agency, Australian billionaire Forrest said the investment community needs a level-playing …
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(Reuters) – For years, Endeavor Energy founder Autry Stephens’ refusal to entertain acquisition offers for one of the most lucrative producers in the U.S. oil patch vexed some of his peers. “It’s not for sale, it hasn’t been for sale, it’s probably not going to ever sell,” Pioneer Natural Resources’ former CEO Scott Sheffield, a contemporary …
Why Endeavor Energy’s Founder Sold his Company after Years of Rebuffing Offers Read More »
Tesla is by far the worst performer in the Magnificent Seven index this year Bloomberg News If you’re building a list of the most important stocks in the market, Tesla Inc. has to be on it. Or does it? That’s part of a growing debate on Wall Street, where shares of Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker are tanking as the …
Tesla Collapse has Investors Wondering if it’s Still Magnificent Read More »
