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Oil and Gas Upstream M&A Deal Value Hits Highest Q1 Levels Since 2017

An ongoing consolidation in the U.S. shale industry has driven up global M&A deal value in the oil and gas exploration sector to its highest first-quarter level in seven years, industry experts said. Deals worth more than $55 billion have been announced in the first two months of 2024, according to analytics firm Enverus, as …

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Oil and Gas Upstream M&A Deal Value Hits Highest Q1 Levels Since 2017

An ongoing consolidation in the U.S. shale industry has driven up global M&A deal value in the oil and gas exploration sector to its highest first-quarter level in seven years, industry experts said. Deals worth more than $55 billion have been announced in the first two months of 2024, according to analytics firm Enverus, as …

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Russia Bans Gasoline Exports for 6 Months From March 1

Summary Russia to ban gasoline exports from March 1 PM Mishustin has approved the ban Gasoline prices are sensitive ahead of election MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for …

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U.S. Takes Lead as Top Supplier to Europe for Crude, Diesel and LNG

By Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON, Feb 26 – The United States has taken the top spot as Europe’s supplier of crude oil, diesel, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in recent months, capitalising on reduced imports from east of Suez caused by shipping disruptions in the Red Sea. “The U.S. is in top position on basically …

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Denmark Drops Nord Stream Blast Probe Without Criminal Case

Decision follows similar move in Sweden earlier this month Authorities had concluded ‘deliberate sabotage’ took place Denmark gave up on an investigation into the explosions that in 2022 ruptured the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines just outside its territorial waters, following a similar decision in neighboring Sweden earlier this month. Danish authorities concluded there was …

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Top Global Energy Traders Face Multi-Billion Cash Investment Quandary as Poor Returns in Solar, Wind and Hydrogen Irk Investors

 As the world’s top global energy trading houses prepare for their biggest annual industry get-together this week in London they face a growing problem, what to do with their cash. Most trading houses, which are privately owned and controlled by their employees, disclose little about their cash position, equity or dividends. But according to more …

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INSIGHT: Strategic Clarity Fuels Oil Giants’ M&A Spree

(The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own.) By George Hay and Yawen Chen (Reuters Breakingviews) – U.S. and European oil giants sell the same product in the same global market. But they are on diverging paths. While American groups like Exxon Mobil and Chevron are buying up smaller drillers, their European rivals such …

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INSIGHT: Strategic Clarity Fuels Oil Giants’ M&A Spree

(The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own.) By George Hay and Yawen Chen (Reuters Breakingviews) – U.S. and European oil giants sell the same product in the same global market. But they are on diverging paths. While American groups like Exxon Mobil and Chevron are buying up smaller drillers, their European rivals such …

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Ford Stops Shipping Electric F-150 Pickup Due to Quality Issue

Ford Motor Co. has halted shipments of its F-150 Lightning plug-in pickup for an undisclosed quality issue just weeks after cutting production of the battery-powered model due to slowing sales. The automaker said in a statement late Friday it stopped shipping the Lightning on Feb. 9 “to ensure quality.” It did not say when it expects to resume delivering the …

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Ford Stops Shipping Electric F-150 Pickup Due to Quality Issue

Ford Motor Co. has halted shipments of its F-150 Lightning plug-in pickup for an undisclosed quality issue just weeks after cutting production of the battery-powered model due to slowing sales. The automaker said in a statement late Friday it stopped shipping the Lightning on Feb. 9 “to ensure quality.” It did not say when it expects to resume delivering the …

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