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Summary Brent futures fall by $1.36/bbl, WTI drops $1.51 Benchmarks broadly unchanged on the week after volatile trade Data from China showed economy losing momentum, weak oil demand Gaza ceasefire talks paused, set to resume next week (Reuters) – Oil prices settled down nearly 2% on Friday, little changed on the week with Brent crude …
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HOUSTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil issued a layoff notice to 59 employees as part of its workforce reshuffle following its $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission. Exxon said more than 1,500 Pioneer employees were offered jobs as part of the merger. Pioneer had roughly …
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Summary Cuts 2024 oil demand growth forecast to 2.11 mbpd Report sees Q4 OPEC+ crude demand 2.9 mbpd above July output IEA to publish updated forecasts on Tuesday LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 citing softer expectations for China, a reduction that highlights …
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(Reuters) – Oil prices held steady on Thursday after two sessions of gains, with growing supply risks in the Middle East offsetting demand concerns that had pushed prices to their lowest since early 2024 at the start of the week. Brent crude futures fell 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $78.25 a barrel by 1100 GMT. …
Venezuela is being run by a dictator, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday, without mentioning Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by name. “I know it very well, and Venezuela is right now being run by a dictator,” Trump said in an interview on the Kick livestreaming platform. Following a July 28 election, Venezuela’s …
Australia’s Woodside Energy wants to become one of the world’s largest independent producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG). In itself this is not a bad ambition. But choosing to do so by taking over a troubled U.S. LNG project is certainly a brave way of going about it. Woodside said on Monday it has agreed …
Woodside Goes All-In on LNG With Brave Tellurian Buy: Russell Read More »
(Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday as investors wrestled with mixed signals about crude demand, with concerns about an economic slowdown in the U.S. contending with rising expectations the Federal Reserve would soon cut interest rates. Brent futures settled at $85.11 a barrel, rising 3 cents, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell …
Oil Prices Steady as U.S. Rate-Cut Hopes Contend with Economic Slowdown Signals Read More »
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to pause approving new permits to drill for oil and gas on nearly 120,000 acres of federal land in Wyoming until it finishes reevaluating the environmental impacts of a lease sale. Tuesday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., followed his …
Judge Pauses Wyoming Oil and Gas Drilling Leases Pending Review Read More »
U.S. gas inventories are near record highs for this time of year after exceptionally mild temperatures linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon slashed gas and electricity consumption for heating during the winter of 2023/24. But ultra-low prices are maximising gas combustion by power generators and forcing producers to cut back drilling, which should ensure …
U.S. Gas Surplus will be Eliminated Before End of Winter 2024/25: John Kemp Read More »
U.S. natural gas production will decline in 2024 while demand will rise to a record high, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. EIA projected dry gas production will ease from a record 103.79 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2023 to 102.99 bcfd in …
U.S. Natgas Output to Decline in 2024, While Demand Rises to Record High, EIA Says Read More »
