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U.S. Won’t Award Contracts for Louisiana SPR Site Over Oil Price, Energy Department Says

The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday said it will not award oil supply contracts for Louisiana’s Bayou Choctaw Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) site in August and September due to high oil prices. “We monitor market dynamics to remain nimble and innovative in our successful replenishment approach to protect this critical national security asset,” said …

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BofA Hikes 2024 Oil Forecasts on Tighter Supply, Geopolitical Risks

Bank of America (BofA) Global Research has raised its 2024 Brent and WTI oil price forecasts, citing escalating geopolitical tensions and the OPEC+ producer group maintaining supply curbs. The bank now expects Brent and WTI crude prices this year to average $86 and $81 per barrel respectively, with prices of both peaking around $95 per …

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OPEC+ Unlikely to Change Output Policy at Panel Meeting

Summary OPEC+ JMMC meets on Wednesday at 1100 GMT Producers earlier agreed to extend output cuts Oil rallies to $89 a barrel, highest this year LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) – An OPEC+ ministerial panel is unlikely to recommend any oil output policy changes at a meeting later on Wednesday, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters, following …

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Big Oil Is Beating Big Tech as Eyes Turn to Crucial OPEC Meeting

Key energy fund XLE outperformed Nasdaq 100 in first quarter ‘Investor sentiment could go either way,’ Dan Pickering says Big tech may be driving the stock market, but after a blow-out first quarter, big oil would like a word. After finishing 2023 in the red as the broader market soared, energy stocks have started 2024 with …

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Oil Bosses Rip Biden Policies Even as U.S. Production Soars

Executives remain steadfast in their criticism even as many fossil-fuel companies thrive. The anonymous comments from shale-oil executives in the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ quarterly energy survey are rarely complimentary to President Joe Biden and his policies. The remarks in last week’s edition, however, were particularly notable given the apparent state of the market. The US …

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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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OPEC+ Unlikely to Change Output Policy at April 3 Meeting

Summary OPEC+ JMMC meets on Wednesday at 1100 GMT Producers earlier agreed to extend output cuts Oil rallies to $89 a barrel, highest this year (Reuters) – An OPEC+ ministerial panel is unlikely to recommend any oil output policy changes at a meeting on Wednesday, five OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as oil prices hit their …

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Road Oil Demand to Peak by 2032 as EVs Become More Popular, Goldman Forecasts

Global road oil demand will rise 5% to a peak of 50 million barrels per day by 2032, Goldman Sachs forecasts, with oil use per vehicle likely to fall sharply because electric vehicles are expected to account for more than half of auto sales by 2040. The investment bank sees global road oil demand edging …

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U.S. Oil refiners’ Weekly Capacity Seen Up 29,000 Bpd, IIR Says

U.S. oil refiners are expected to have about 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of capacity offline for the week ending April 5, increasing available refining capacity by 29,000 bpd, research company IIR Energy said on Monday. Offline capacity is expected to fall to 847,000 bpd in the week ending April 12, IIR added. The …

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Oil Stays Near Five-Month Highs as Tighter Supply Looms

(Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Monday near five-month highs as markets expect tighter supply from OPEC+ cuts and attacks on Russian refineries while upbeat Chinese manufacturing data supported an improving demand outlook. Brent crude was 10 cents lower at $86.90 a barrel by 1115 GMT after rising 2.4% last week. U.S. West Texas …

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