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U.S. Oil and Gas Output was Severely Hit by Winter Storm: John Kemp

U.S. oil production dropped sharply at the start of the year as exceptionally cold weather for ten days in the middle of January caused widespread freeze offs at oil wells. Nationwide crude and condensates output was down by almost 24 million barrels or 0.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in January 2024 compared with December …

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U.S. Natural Gas Demand for LNG Falls as Cheniere Reduces Output

There was a significant decline on Tuesday in the amount of U.S. natural gas being liquefied for export with a drop in demand from Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi plant in Texas and its Sabine Pass operation in Louisiana, according to data from financial firm LSEG. Cheniere is the largest U.S. producer and the world’s second …

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Oil Bosses Rip Biden Policies Even as U.S. Production Soars

Executives remain steadfast in their criticism even as many fossil-fuel companies thrive. The anonymous comments from shale-oil executives in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ quarterly energy survey are rarely complimentary to President Joe Biden and his policies. The remarks in last week’s edition, however, were particularly notable given the apparent state of the market. The US …

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U.S. March LNG Exports Flat as Freeport Plant Woes Continue

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell slightly in March to 7.61 million metric tons (MT) from 7.73 MT in February as production of the superchilled gas from the country’s second largest exporter remained constrained, preliminary data from financial firm LSEG showed on Monday. But the U.S. was the largest exporter of LNG last …

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Kimmeridge Ready to Negotiate Proposed Offer for SilverBow After Latest Rebuff

Kimmeridge Energy Management said on Monday it remained ready to engage with SilverBow Resources over its takeover bid, days after the U.S. oil and gas producer rejected the latest offer that valued it at $2.1 billion including debt. The activist investor, the top shareholder in SilverBow, in an open letter said the company did not …

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Oil Stays Near Five-Month Highs as Tighter Supply Looms

(Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Monday near five-month highs as markets expect tighter supply from OPEC+ cuts and attacks on Russian refineries while upbeat Chinese manufacturing data supported an improving demand outlook. Brent crude was 10 cents lower at $86.90 a barrel by 1115 GMT after rising 2.4% last week. U.S. West Texas …

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Chesapeake Is Stockpiling New Gas Wells to Await Higher Prices

Chesapeake Energy Corp. plans to put 80 new natural gas wells into suspended animation by the end of this year with an eye to turning them on when prices for power-plant and heating fuel rebound from the lowest prices in years. The company already has drilled 15 such wells that are sitting in reserve, Chief Operating …

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Hess Board Recommends Shareholders Vote in Favor of Chevron Merger -Filing

Hess Corp on Thursday said in a securities filing that its board unanimously recommended shareholders vote in favor of the company’s sale to Chevron Corp, and that Exxon Mobil had initially supported the deal. The $53 billion deal’s closing has been delayed by a second request for information by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and by contract arbitration …

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Oil and Gas Production Decreased in the First Quarter – Dallas Fed

Oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico decreased in the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said on Wednesday in its quarterly survey of energy activity. The survey of executives at 147 energy firms suggested a small decline in production. A natural gas production index also turned negative …

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Banks Shying Away From Fossil Fuels Bolster Private Credit Deals

Bloomberg Private credit managers are doing significantly more fossil-fuel deals now than just a few years ago, as they step into a void left by banks exiting assets they worry pose too big a climate risk. The value of private credit deals in the oil and gas industry topped $9 billion in the 24 months through 2023, …

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