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U.S. Natgas Prices Head for Weekly Fall on Mild Weather Outlook

U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 3% on Friday and were poised for a second straight weekly fall, pressured by forecasts for mild weather leading to lower gas demand for heating. Front-month gas futures for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 5.4 cents, or 3.1%, to $1.69 per million British thermal …

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Strained Texas Power Grid Is Poised to Lose a Big Gas Plant

The Texas power grid is poised to lose a big natural gas-fired power plant, potentially straining a system that’s already grappling with an exodus of fossil fuel generation. CPS Energy plans to “indefinitely suspend operations” of three units of the V.H. Braunig facility totaling 859-megawatts by March 31, 2025, according to a notice posted by the Electric …

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AI Promises Faster Oil Drilling and Even More U.S. Crude Supply

Companies use AI to run drill rigs and predict broken pumps Technology could slash costs and squeeze more oil from wells From a dark Houston control room, Rafael Guedes watched on a monitor as a robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator. Glowing red …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Climb on Bigger-Than-Expected Storage Withdrawal

U.S. natural gas futures extended gains on Thursday, having hit their lowest level in over two weeks earlier in the session, after a weekly report showed a bigger-than-expected storage withdrawal last week. Front-month gas futures for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 2.4 cents, or 1.5%, to $1.682 per million British thermal …

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BP, Adnoc Suspend $2 Billion Israel Gas Deal as War Rages

NewMed says firms still interested in the deal despite pause Suspension due to uncertainty in the external environment Bloomberg News BP Plc and the United Arab Emirates’ state oil firm suspended a $2 billion bid to buy a major stake in Israel’s NewMed Energy as the war in Gaza upends politics across the region. The suspension …

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Methane Emissions from Energy Sector Near Record High in 2023, IEA Says

(Reuters) – Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite a raft of commitments from the oil and gas industry to plug leaking infrastructure, a report by the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. However, the agency said it was optimistic new satellites could help improve monitoring and transparency around leaks …

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US Natgas Output to Decline in 2024 While Demand Rises to Record High, EIA Says

U.S. natural gas production will decline in 2024 while demand will rise to a record high, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. EIA projected dry gas production will ease from a record 103.79 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2023 to 103.35 bcfd in …

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U.S. Raises Crude Production Growth Forecast for 2024

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Tuesday raised its forecast for U.S. domestic oil growth in 2024 by 90,000 barrels, but lowered its forecast for global oil production growth due to production cuts from OPEC+. U.S. crude oil production will rise by 260,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 13.19 million bpd this year, the …

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The AI Revolution Needs Chips, Software – and Gas Pipelines

Big metal tubes filled with flammable vapor aren’t an obvious element of the artificial intelligence vision. By Liam Denning Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column.   The fervor for all things AI …

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Anatomy of the Deal: A $35 Bln Gas Reunion Tracks a Topsy-Turvy Market

(Reuters Breakingviews) – Gas producer EQT’s old management weathered an activist investor outcry, squeaked through an expensive deal, and spun off its pipeline division – only to be ejected by the executives they bought out. Now, new management is putting the pieces back together, on Monday striking a merger with that spinoff, Equitrans Midstream. It’s a sign …

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