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US Crude Stocks and Gasoline Inventories Rise, Distillate Stocks Fall, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks and gasoline inventories rose while distillate stockpiles fell in the week ending November 15, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 545,000 barrels to 430.3 million barrels last week, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 138,000-barrel rise. Crude stocks …

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US Gulf Coast Crude Oil Imports Rise to Over Four-Year High, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. Gulf Coast commercial crude oil imports rose to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, the highest since July 2020, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. The data, which excludes purchases made for the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, showed Gulf Coast crude oil imports rose by about …

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OPEC+ May Stick With Deep Oil Cuts for Longer Due to Weak Demand

(Reuters) – OPEC+ will have little room to manoeuvre on oil policy when it meets in December: it would be risky to increase output because of weak demand, and difficult to deepen supply cuts because some members want to pump more, sources and analysts said. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies …

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Asia’s Dark Fleet Hub Highlights Trump’s Oil Sanctions Headache

The US president-elect wants to apply “maximum pressure” on Iran to curb revenue going back to Tehran. That’s easier said than done. Bloomberg News US President-elect Donald Trump wants to ratchet up sanctions pressure on Iran in order to curb oil revenue and thus the regime’s ability to fund proxy militias. A flotilla of aging …

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Oil Little Changed as Market Weighs Mixed Drivers

(Reuters) – Oil was broadly stable on Wednesday as concerns about escalating hostilities in the Ukraine war potentially disrupting oil supply from Russia offset data showing rising U.S. crude stocks. Brent crude futures for January were up 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $73.53 a barrel at 1026 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for …

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North Dakota Oil Production Hits 5-Month High in Sept, State Regulator Says

(Reuters) – Oil production in North Dakota, the third-largest producing state in the U.S., rose by 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.2 million bpd in September, monthly data from the state’s Industrial Commission showed on Tuesday. September’s production was the highest since April but will likely outpace October’s output, after wildfires crossed into key …

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BP’s Whiting Refinery in Indiana Delays Return to Service, Sources Say

(Reuters) – The return to service of BP’s Whiting, Indiana refinery has been delayed, industry sources said. BP started the planned turnaround activity at its 435,000 barrel-per-day refinery in late September. The refinery began restarting units involved in the turnaround in early November. A source said at least two of the units have experienced startup …

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Oil Slips on Sverdrup Field Restart, Geopolitical Fears Support

Summary Johan Sverdrup field partially resumes output Biden allows Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike into Russia U.S. crude slips into contango, suggesting easing supply tightness (Reuters) – Oil slipped on Tuesday pressured by the restart of production at Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield, although investor caution arising from fears of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war …

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What Will Be the Future of the Keystone XL Pipeline Under President Trump?

by Terry Winnitoy, EnergyNow The Keystone XL Pipeline, proposed in 2008, was designed to transport Canadian crude oil from Alberta to refineries in the United States, specifically to Steele City, Nebraska, and onward to refineries in Illinois and Texas, as well as to an oil pipeline distribution center in Cushing, Oklahoma. Spanning approximately 1,179 miles …

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