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Oil Steady as Investors Eye Mideast Talks, Rates Meeting

(Reuters) – Oil steadied on Tuesday after the previous day’s drop as Israel-Hamas talks offered hopes of a ceasefire even as Red Sea attacks continued, while investors awaited signals on U.S. interest rates ahead of a key meeting on Wednesday. Brent crude futures rose 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $88.67 a barrel at 0830 GMT, …

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Western Insurers Say Russian Oil Price Cap Doesn’t Work

A group of Western insurers has said a Russian oil price cap has become unenforceable and only pushed more ships into joining a shadow fleet, delivering one of the harshest rebukes to the measure that had been meant to cut revenue to the Kremlin. The G7 group of industrialised nations approved a so-called price cap …

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Texas Operators Turn to Flaring Amid Weak Gas Prices

(Reuters) – Operators drilling for oil in Texas are scrambling to dispose of their excess natural gas amid a supply glut and weak prices, prompting an uptick in flaring requests. The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), which regulates the state’s oil and natural gas industry, last week approved 21 exemption requests from operators, mostly in …

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Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Receive Second FTC Request Over $26 Bln Deal

Oil and gas firm Diamondback Energy said on Monday it had received a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in connection with the $26 billion deal to buy privately-held Endeavor. The U.S. antitrust regulator has asked for additional information and documentary material as part of its review of the proposed merger. CONTEXT …

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