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The oil industry and markets have had a muted reaction to growing conflict in the Middle East, a sign of just how well stocked oil supplies are as U.S. output grows and OPEC+ prepares to lift production. The global oil benchmark Brent jumped 5% on Tuesday after Iran, a key producer and member of the …
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U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week as refinery utilization rates fell amid weakening fuel demand, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 3.9 million barrels to 417 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 27, the EIA said. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub rose by …
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(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it could not confirm a report that Russia’s energy minister had put forward a proposal to nationalize the energy sector. Russian authorities have repeatedly said they have no plans to de-privatize large companies, including oil and gas producers. On Tuesday, a Telegram channel called EJ, citing unnamed sources, …
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(Reuters) – U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy raised its third-quarter production forecast on Tuesday to reflect its $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor Energy. The Texas-based company completed its acquisition of Endeavor Energy last month, making it the third-largest oil and gas producer in the top U.S. shale region, the Permian Basin, putting it just behind industry giants Exxon …
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Summary Minister makes comments hours before OPEC+ committee meets Says many moving factors in short term including geopolitics Comments echo those of Russia’s Novak on Monday Says OPEC+ sacrificed more than other producers (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Wednesday OPEC+ was doing a noble job of balancing the oil …
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Summary OPEC+ joint ministerial monitoring committee meets on Wednesday Unlikely to change production agreement, two sources say Compliance with cuts by Iraq and Kazakhstan under scrutiny (Reuters) – An OPEC+ ministerial panel scheduled to meet on Wednesday is unlikely to recommend any changes to policy, allowing the group to start gradually increasing production from December, …
OPEC+ Set to Keep Output Policy Unchanged at Panel Meeting Read More »
EQT Corp said on Tuesday it would lay off about 15% of its workforce as part of an “integration process” following its $14 billion acquisition of Equitrans Midstream. This marks the natural gas producer’s biggest job cut since 2019, when it laid off about 23% of its workforce just months after Toby Rice joined the …
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Summary Platts added U.S. crude to benchmark last year Thomson Reuters competes with Platts in assessing prices Rerouting could influence price, analysts say (Reuters) – Big energy merchants trading oil cargoes that form the basis of the Brent benchmark have used an obscure clause to reroute U.S. shipments from Europe, in a practice that raises …
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission allowed Chevron’s $53 billion purchase of Hess Corp on Monday, in an order that barred Hess CEO John Hess from Chevron’s board. The FTC’s order leaves Exxon Mobil’s challenge to the deal, which is expected to stretch deep into next year, as its final hurdle. The proposed merger included a Chevron …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. has bought 6 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for delivery through May 2025, the Department of Energy said on Monday. The purchases are part of an effort to replenish stockpiles after President Joe Biden ordered the largest ever sale from the reserve in 2022 of 180 million …
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