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Equinor May Reconsider Investing in UK Oil Sector if Tax Regine Changes

Summary Company is working with partner Ithaca to develop Rosebank field Labour has said it will hike windfall tax by 3 percentage points STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor may reconsider investing in oil and gas in Britain if the Labour government changes the industry’s tax regime, a top company executive told Reuters. …

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US Slowly Replenishes Strategic Petroleum Reserve into 2025

(Reuters) – The U.S. is slowly replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, buying up to 6 million barrels of oil for delivery in the first several months of next year, after the largest sale yet from the stockpile in 2022. The Energy Department said late on Monday it sought to buy about 3.6 million barrels for …

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Shell Plans to Shut-in Different Portions of Zydeco Pipeline

(Reuters) – Oil major Shell on Monday said it plans to shut-in different portions of its Zydeco pipeline system for maintenance for three to four days starting Sept 24. The Zydeco pipeline system, which spans over 350 miles and has a mainline capacity of about 375,000 barrels per day, has four segment and ships crude …

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Norway Oil Output, Renewable Push Go Hand-in-Hand, Aker BP Says

Norway must make more area available for hydrocarbon exploration and scale up the country’s nascent renewable sector in order to protect domestic suppliers of parts and services, according to the head of the country’s second biggest oil and gas company. “We need as much acreage as is possible and whatever is hindered by environmental assessments, …

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Trans Mountain Names Maki New CEO Before Government Sale

He will replace Dawn Farrell, who recently was appointed as Trans Mountain’s board chair, effective Sept. 1 Bloomberg News Trans Mountain Corp., the government-owned company operating Canada’s newest major oil pipeline, named Chief Financial and Strategy Officer Mark Maki as its next chief executive as it prepares for a sale to private owners. Maki will replace …

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US Buys Nearly 2.5 Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

(Reuters) – The U.S. has bought nearly 2.5 million barrels of oil to help replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the largest sale ever from the facility in 2022, the Energy Department said on Friday. About 800,000 barrels per month of the domestically produced sour, or relatively high in sulfur, oil will be delivered to …

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Halliburton is Warning Oil Clients After Cybersecurity Attack

Attack comes as oil industry increasingly relies on digital Energy Department says no sign attack has impacted services Halliburton Co., the world’s biggest provider of fracking services, said it’s alerting customers and other stakeholders after an unauthorized third party gained access to some of its systems. The Houston oilfield contractor has activated its cybersecurity response …

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Ovintiv Explores Sale of Oil Operations in Uinta Basin

Uinta assets could be valued at as much as $2 billion in sale Value of oil and gas deals has roughly doubled this year Ovintiv Inc. is considering a possible sale of its operations in the Uinta Basin, which could fetch as much as $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Denver-based Ovintiv is …

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Despite Alarmist Claims, Hydraulic Fracturing – or Fracking – is Generally Safe, and Risks are Manageable

Hydraulic Fracturing: Risks and Management Hydraulic fracturing, a technique used in oil and gas production, has faced strong opposition from environmental groups in the several decades since the practice came into widespread use. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing assert that the process poses innumerable risks to the environment and human health—and have lobbied governments to impose …

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OPEC⁺ Faces Moment of Truth on Planned Output Increase: Kemp

LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – In the next few weeks, Saudi Arabia and its OPEC⁺ allies must take a delicate decision about whether to proceed with planned production increases from October, or postpone them because of an uncertain economic outlook. The recent slides in front-month Brent futures prices, calendar spreads and refinery margins, amid concerns …

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