A resurgence of wildfires across Canada’s main energy-producing province in recent days prompted some drillers to suspend portions of their production again, and officials are warning of worsening conditions in the days ahead. There were 90 active wildfires in Alberta as of Monday afternoon, with 23 considered out of control, Christie Tucker, a spokeswoman for …
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(Reuters) – Portfolio investors are very bearish about the outlook for oil in the short term even though prices are already below their long-term average in real terms. Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 17 million barrels in the six most important futures and options contracts over the seven days ending …
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U.S. oil output from the seven biggest shale basins is due to rise in June to the highest on record, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Monday. Oil output is set to rise by 41,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 9.33 million bpd, the EIA said. Crude output in the Permian Basin in …
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GEORGE SHARPE / INVESTMENT MANAGER, MERRION OIL & GAS Politicians’ mandated path to net zero emissions by 2050 will not work. The politicians who are mandating a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 certainly didn’t do the math to net zero, because the math in their path doesn’t add up. Let’s count the …
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(Reuters) – Activist investor Elliott Investment Management on Monday urged NRG Energy (NRG.N) to make leadership and capital allocation changes, and called the U.S. utility’s recent acquisition of Vivint Smart Home a “strategic misstep”. The company’s shares rose 4.5% to $34.21 in early trading after Elliott’s letter. Elliott called for a review of the company’s home …
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By Geoffrey Cann A large integrated oil and gas company has invited me to address their global center for data excellence. That such an organizational creation is necessary is both telling for some and enlightening for others. Bus ta Move Many years ago, I helped a bus operator that provided worker transportation to oil and gas facilities with …
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May 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday clarified that developers of solar energy projects can claim a new subsidy for facilities built with American-made products even if the system’s panels contain cells made entirely with Chinese materials. The long-awaited rules around how companies can claim a new tax credit for clean energy …
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Axis Communications, a leader in network video, announces AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Bullet Camera, the world’s first explosion-protected camera specifically designed for Zone and Division 2 hazardous locations. The camera is designed for Zone 2, 22 and Class I/II/III Division 2 according to international standards (ATEX, IECEx, NEC). AXIS P1468-XLE uses the ‘Ex e’ protection method, …
(Reuters) – Oil prices settled more than 1% lower on Friday, falling for the third consecutive week, as the market balanced supply fears against renewed economic concerns in the United States and China. Brent crude futures settled down 81 cents, or 1.1%, to $74.17 while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures fell 83 cents, …
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May 12 (Reuters) – TC Energy Corp (TRP.TO) finished recovering oil from a rural Kansas creek where its Keystone Pipeline spilled 14,000 barrels of oil in December, the company said on Friday. The pipeline operator expects to remain onsite until the third quarter of this year to finish restoring the Mill Creek shoreline, TC Energy said in …
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