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Oil Ends Slightly Up, Trade Choppy on Report, Denial of US Attack Plan on Venezuela

By Erwin Seba Trump issues denial on social media that U.S. plans to attack Venezuela News media reports say U.S. plans air strikes on Venezuela Brent, WTI set to fall about 2.6% and 2% in October OPEC+ lean towards modest output boost ahead of Sunday meeting, sources say HOUSTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Oil prices …

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US Gulf Producer LLOG Exploration Explores Sale at $3 Billion Valuation, Sources Say

(Reuters) – LLOG Exploration Offshore is exploring a potential sale, which may value one of the largest privately held oil and gas producers in the U.S. Gulf at more than $3 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said. The Covington, Louisiana-based company is working with investment bankers at Guggenheim Securities on the effort, …

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US Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Three Weeks, Says Baker Hughes

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by four to 546 in …

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US Oil and Gas Production Hit Fresh Record High in August, EIA Data Shows

(Reuters) -U.S. oil and gas production rose to record highs in August, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Friday, shrugging off concerns that the market is heading towards a surplus. U.S. crude oil output rose 86,000 barrels per day to a record 13.8 million bpd, while gross natural gas output from Lower-48 states …

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Exxon Beats Q3 Profit Estimates on Higher Guyana, Permian Production

Summary Exxon raises dividend by 4% to $1.03 per share Company on track to complete $20 billion share buyback this year Exxon incurs $510 million in restructuring costs in Q3 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil  beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter earnings on Friday, underpinned by higher oil and gas production in Guyana and the Permian Basin, …

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Chevron Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates with Record Production After Hess Deal

Summary Hess acquisition helps boost Chevron’s quarterly profit Cash flow grows 20% year-on-year on rise in output ‘High confidence’ free cash flow will keep growing, CFO says Upstream earnings decline 28% due to lower oil prices Downstream profit jumps 91% (Reuters) – Chevron beat analyst estimates on Friday as record oil and gas production, boosted by …

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Oil Heads for Third Monthly Decline as Dollar, OPEC+ Supply Weigh

Summary Brent, WTI set to fall about 3.5% in October OPEC+ lean towards modest output boost ahead of Sunday meeting, sources say Saudi prices for Asian buyers might fall in Dec. -sources China factory activity shrinks for seventh month, PMI shows (Reuters) – Oil prices were heading for a third consecutive monthly decline, slipping on …

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US Is Ready to Sell More Oil and Gas to China, Energy Chief Says

By Ari Natter and Annmarie Hordern Oil storage tanks in Crockett, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the US is prepared to sell more oil and natural gas to China if Beijing cuts back on purchases from Russia. “There’s so much space for mutually beneficial deals between the US and China,” …

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Canada’s Heavy Oil Finds New Fans as Global Demand Rises

Analyst says WCS price boost reflects global shortage By Will Gibson Follow CEC on Linkedin  CEC Linkedin Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter Worker at an oil sands SAGD well pad in northern Alberta. Photo courtesy Strathcona Resources Once priced at a steep discount to its lighter, sweeter counterparts, Canadian oil has …

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US Army Corps Approves Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute in Wisconsin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted approval to Canadian company Enbridge for its plan to reroute a section of its Line 5 oil pipeline around a Wisconsin tribal reservation.   The Army Corps, a federal engineering service, issued a permit Wednesday for Enbridge to build a new 41-mile segment of pipeline around the Bad …

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