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Russia Attacks Ukrainian Gas Storage Site; Ukraine Ramps up Power Imports

(Reuters) – An underground gas storage site in Ukraine was attacked on Sunday in the latest wave of Russian missile strikes on power facilities, while officials restored power in cities, ordered imports and imposed rolling blackouts to deal with shortfalls. Ukraine’s state-run Naftogaz energy firm reported the attack on the gas storage site (UGS), but …

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From AI to Oil, Demand Dominates the Talk in Houston – CERAWeek Key Takeaways

The outlook was robust at CERAWeek, and that may have profound implications for the energy transition. If you’re looking for a word to sum up this year’s CERAWeek by S&P Global, try this one: demand. Whether they were discussing oil, gas, power or renewables, speakers at the giant Houston talkfest were optimistic about consumption. Any …

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U.S. Gas Rig Count Falls to Lowest Since January 2022 – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of natural gas rigs operating to the lowest level since January 2022, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The combined oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by five to 624 in the week to …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Ease 1% to Three-Week Low on Mild Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures eased about 1% to a three-week low on Thursday on forecasts for milder weather over the next two weeks than previously expected, ample gas in storage and expectations gas flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants would remain low through May due to outages at Freeport LNG’s plant in Texas. …

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U.S. Natgas End-of-Season Storage to Reach 7-Year High in March

U.S. natural gas storage is on track to end the November-March winter withdrawal season at 2.050 trillion cubic feet (tcf) on March 31, the highest since 2017, according to analysts’ estimates. That compares with 1.850 tcf of gas in storage at the end of the winter withdrawal season in 2023, 2.063 tcf at the end …

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U.S. Permit Reviews, Red Tape Provoke Energy Conference Debates

U.S. energy permitting delays and the need for streamlined new project reviews dominated conversations among oil and gas executives and lawmakers in meeting rooms and hallways at the CERAWeek energy conference this week. The fossil fuel industry historically has objected to red tape that slows or raises development costs. But the topic has moved higher …

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EQT CEO Warns Lack of Gas Storage Will Trigger Price Gyrations

Toby Rice says prices could eventually swing as high as $8 ‘This is the world we live in unless we get serious,’ he said The chief of the largest US producer of natural gas has warned that a lack of pipelines and storage facilities will trigger dramatic price swings in the years ahead, causing them …

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Big Oil Executives Push Back Against Calls for Fast Energy Transition

Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost to replace oil and gas. Big oil companies including BP and Equinor have written down renewable energy projects and others have been forced to …

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CERAWEEK: Saudi Aramco CEO Argues for “Re-set” of Energy Transition Timetables

(Reuters) – The head of the world’s largest energy company on Monday urged for a “re-set” of plans to quickly replace fossil fuels with renewable energies, calling current energy transition timetables a fantasy. Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser in remarks at a Houston energy conference called for recognition that demand for oil and gas is …

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CERAWEEK 2024: Oil Mergers, Clean Fuels vie for Attention at Houston Energy Conference

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Top oil executives and ministers descend on Houston this week for one of the world’s biggest energy conferences emboldened by blockbuster mergers, stable oil prices and less pressure for a large-scale move to clean fuels. Global oil prices have remained in a range between $75 and $85 per barrel, a level fueling …

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