What’s Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (Oct. 14, 2024)
Similar to last week, Stratas Advisors forecast that oil prices will be relatively flat with a downward bias unless there is another military strike of note.
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New EPA Regulations Could Hinder Gas Plant Construction
The rules are designed to accelerate the retirement of coal plants, but they raise costs for new natural gas facilities.
Quantum Teams Looking for Acquisitions ‘Off the Beaten Path’
Blake Webster, partner at Quantum Capital Group, said the private-equity firm’s portfolio teams are looking to buy from sellers looking for cash buyouts, though not necessarily in the usual places.
Deadly Houston Fire Highlights Pemex’s Grim Safety Record
Accident at Deer Park refinery left at least two workers dead and another 35 people injured. A fatal accident last week at a Houston-area refinery was another reminder of the risks posed by the oil industry that dominates much of the city. The vast Deer Park facility, owned by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, …
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India Needs to Explore Incentives to Improve Renewables Transmission Capacity, Power Secretary Says
(Reuters) – India needs to explore the need for a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to improve its renewable energy transmission capacity, power secretary Pankaj Agarwal said at an event on Monday. “We need to think about how we should localize supply chain for transmission equipment,” Agarwal said, adding that 1,650 gigawatts (GW) of global renewable …
OPEC Cuts 2024, 2025 Global Oil Demand Growth View Again
(Reuters) – OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also lowered its projection for next year, marking the producer group’s third consecutive downward revision. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in a monthly report said world oil demand will rise …
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Elon Musk Unveils $30,000 Tesla Cybercab with 2026 Production, but Details Lacking
Bloomberg News Elon Musk Showcases Tesla’s Autonomous ‘Robocab’ and ‘Robovan’ as Company Pivots to Robotics Elon Musk’s unveiling of self-driving taxi prototypes let down some Tesla Inc. investors, with many expecting more particulars on how the carmaker can possibly pull off his latest robocar predictions. Tesla might currently be riding the failures of the Cybertruck, but the company’s …
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Hot Permian Pie: Birch’s Scorching New Dean Wells in Dawson County
Birch Resources is continuing its big-oil-well streak in the Dean formation in southern Dawson County with two new wells IP’ing up to 2,768 bbl/d.
Oil Falls Over 2% as China Demand Woes Erase Last Week’s Gains
Summary Brent, WTI decline more than 2% China oil imports fall from a year ago for a fifth month in September China flags more fiscal stimulus, leaves out key details on size US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel, markets remain on edge (Reuters) – Oil prices declined over 2% on Monday, wiping …
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US court Puts on Hold Permits for Kinder Morgan Unit to Build Tennessee Pipeline
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday put on hold approvals and permits necessary to allow a Kinder Morgan subsidiary to construct a 32-mile gas pipeline in Tennessee, at the urging of environmental groups. The proposed Cumberland Project, set to be constructed by Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Gas Pipeline, could transport about 245,000 dekatherms per day …
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