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U.S. Natgas Prices Climb 3% on Forecasts for More Demand, Less Output

U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% on Monday on forecasts for more demand this week than previously expected and a continued drop in output as producers reduce drilling activities after gas prices fell to 3-1/2-year lows in February and March. Gas prices increased despite forecasts for milder weather and lower demand next week than …

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Raymond James Expects Global Oil, Gas Upstream Capex Spending to Rise 3% in 2024

Brokerage Raymond James says its global industry survey of upstream oil companies shows an uptick of 3% in capex spending in 2024, plateauing after 2023. ** Says global spending in 2024 would mark a fourth consecutive increase, albeit the slowest one – there is, however, a cumulative drop of 33% from the peak level of …

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Texas Natgas Prices Back in Negative Territory on Low Demand, Pipe Maintenance

The value of natural gas at the Waha Hub in West Texas turned negative for Friday, marking the third time daily prices in the top U.S. shale basin have closed below zero over the past month. Both power and gas prices have traded at negative levels in spot markets in Texas, California and Arizona in …

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Enbridge Wins Approval to Commence Service on Louisiana Venice Natgas Pipe Project

Canadian energy company Enbridge’s Texas Eastern Transmission subsidiary received approval on Thursday from U.S. energy regulators to commence service of a natural gas pipeline associated with its Venice extension project in Louisiana. The Venice extension was designed to supply gas to Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Louisiana, which is …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Slip 2% to 1-Week Low on Milder Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures slid about 2% to a one-week low on Thursday on forecasts for milder weather over the next two weeks than previously expected, a smaller output decline so far this month and ample amounts of gas in storage. The price decline came despite a federal report showing an expected bigger-than-usual storage withdrawal …

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U.S. Oil and Gas Output was Severely Hit by Winter Storm: John Kemp

U.S. oil production dropped sharply at the start of the year as exceptionally cold weather for ten days in the middle of January caused widespread freeze offs at oil wells. Nationwide crude and condensates output was down by almost 24 million barrels or 0.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in January 2024 compared with December …

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Drought Poses Key Risk to Canada’s Natural Gas Producers in 2024

CALGARY — Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export terminal opening, a new report warns. The report by Deloitte Canada identifies potential water shortages in Western Canada as a key risk facing the oil and gas …

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U.S. Shale Drillers Seek to Power Oil Patch With Small Nuclear Reactors

Reactor company Oklo talking to drillers including Diamondback Nuclear power can reduce emissions from producing fossil fuels US oil companies including Diamondback Energy Inc. are considering small nuclear reactors to power drilling operations in Texas’s Permian Basin, a move aimed at cutting carbon emissions and ensuring reliable access to electricity. Diamondback, the largest independent producer headquartered in …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Jump 5% to 3-Week High on Higher Demand Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 5% to a three-week high on Monday on a continuing decline in output and forecasts for more demand next week than previously expected. That price increase occurred despite forecasts for less demand this week than previously expected, forecasts for mild weather through mid-April, ample amounts of gas in storage …

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Gas Producer SilverBow Says Kimmeridge Offer Is Far Too Low

SilverBow Resources Inc. says an offer by activist investor Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. to combine the Texas oil and natural gas producer with its own unit is far too low. The Houston-based company said in a letter to shareholders Thursday that Kimmeridge’s unsolicited offer to combine its Texas gas assets with SilverBow in exchange for 32.4 million shares priced at …

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