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Firmer Oil prices Expected as Demand Builds and Supply Curbs Persist

Summary Brent forecast raised to $82.33 a barrel for 2024 WTI projection lifted to $78.09 a barrel First upward revision in 2024 price forecasts since October (Reuters) – Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already …

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Oil Prices Advance as Investors Reassess U.S. Inventories Data

(Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Thursday, following two consecutive sessions of decline, as investors reassessed the latest data on U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories and returned to buying mode. Brent crude futures for May were up 40 cents, or 0.5%, at $86.49 a barrel while the more actively traded June contract rose …

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New U.S. Rules Seek to Curb Leaks From Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands

The U.S. interior department on Wednesday said it had finalized rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands. The policy complements efforts the Biden administration has made at other agencies to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that tends to leak from drill sites and pipelines. Nearly …

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Oil and Gas Production Decreased in the First Quarter – Dallas Fed

Oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico decreased in the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said on Wednesday in its quarterly survey of energy activity. The survey of executives at 147 energy firms suggested a small decline in production. A natural gas production index also turned negative …

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Big Oil’s Climate Planning Not Good Enough, Investor Group Says

Summary Climate Action 100+ assessed 10 top oil companies Companies ‘alarmingly unprepared’, TPI Centre’s Sharp U.S. companies perform worse than European peers LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – The current low-carbon transition plans of 10 of Europe’s and North America’s biggest listed oil and gas companies are not good enough to assess the risks involved, the …

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Banks Shying Away From Fossil Fuels Bolster Private Credit Deals

Bloomberg Private credit managers are doing significantly more fossil-fuel deals now than just a few years ago, as they step into a void left by banks exiting assets they worry pose too big a climate risk. The value of private credit deals in the oil and gas industry topped $9 billion in the 24 months through 2023, …

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Iraq, Oil Firms Trade Blame Over Shut Turkey Pipeline

Summary Iraq-Turkey pipeline shut since March 2023 Baghdad: around 225,000 bpd being produced without its oversight APIKUR says terms of current contracts must be maintained US encourages restart, State Dept. spokesperson says (Reuters) – Foreign oil firms operating in Iraq’s Kurdistan region are partly to blame for the delay in resuming crude exports after failing …

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With Completion in Sight, What’s Next for Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Project?

CALGARY — After more than four years of construction and at least $34 billion in costs, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is nearly complete. Here’s a look at what milestones to expect in the coming weeks as the massive pipeline gets ready to start shipping Canadian oil to the West Coast: Resolution of B.C. …

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Environmental Ruling Threatens Wyoming Oil and Gas Drilling Leases

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management did not adequately analyze the potential climate change and wildlife impacts of a major oil and gas lease sale covering roughly 120,000 acres of federal land in Wyoming, a U.S. judge has said. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled on Friday that conservation groups had shown …

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