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U.S. Oil Output to Exceed 14 Million bpd and Then Plateau, Says Conoco chief

U.S. oil production will grow to exceed 14 million barrels per day and then plateau, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance forecast on Tuesday. Output in the top U.S. shale field, the Permian basin of West Texas and New Mexico, will rise between 300,000 bpd and 400,000 bpd this year, he said in remarks at the CERAWeek energy energy …

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Chevron Surprised When Exxon Filed for Arbitration Over Guyana – CEO

HOUSTON, March 19 (Reuters) – Chevron  was surprised when Exxon Mobil  filed for arbitration over Chevron’s plans to buy Hess’s  Guyana oilfield stake, Chevron CEO Michael Wirth said on Tuesday. The dispute threatens to derail Chevron’s $53 billion takeover of Hess. The 30% stake in the prolific Exxon-operated Stabroek oilfield in Guyana is Hess’s most valuable asset. Exxon says …

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Big Oil Executives Push Back Against Calls for Fast Energy Transition

Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost to replace oil and gas. Big oil companies including BP and Equinor have written down renewable energy projects and others have been forced to …

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U.S. to Return Emergency Oil Reserve to Prior Levels by Year-End

U.S. oil stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at year-end will be at or exceeding the level that would have existed prior to massive sales two years ago, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Monday. Stocks will reach those levels in part on the cancellation of congressional-mandated sales of about 140 million barrels, …

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U.S. Oil Output From Top Shale Regions to Rise in April, EIA Says

U.S. oil output from top shale-producing regions will rise in April to the highest level in four months, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its monthly Drilling Productivity Report on Monday. Production from the top basins will climb by more than 9,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 9.77 million bpd, the strongest output …

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Saudi Aramco CEO Says No Peak in Oil Demand for Some Time to Come

Global oil demand will not peak for some time so policy makers need to ensure sufficient investment in oil and gas to meet consumption and abandon the fantasy of phasing out the fossil fuels, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said on Monday. The head of the world’s largest energy company urged a re-set of global energy …

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Exxon Mobil CEO Says Not Trying to Acquire Hess

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Monday said his company is trying to secure preemption rights over Hess Corp’s Guyana assets in its dispute with Chevron, not buy the company itself. In his first public remarks on the company’s pursuit of an arbitration case that could block Chevron’s $53 billion deal for Hess, Woods said Exxon …

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CERAWEEK: Saudi Aramco CEO Argues for “Re-set” of Energy Transition Timetables

(Reuters) – The head of the world’s largest energy company on Monday urged for a “re-set” of plans to quickly replace fossil fuels with renewable energies, calling current energy transition timetables a fantasy. Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser in remarks at a Houston energy conference called for recognition that demand for oil and gas is …

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RESURGENCE: Exxon Chief Goes on the Offensive as Wall Street Sours on ESG

After coming under attack from both environmentalists and investors in the first half of his seven-year tenure at the helm of Exxon Mobil Corp., Darren Woods is on the offensive. Already this year, Woods filed an arbitration case against Chevron Corp. for attempting to buy into Exxon’s massive offshore oil project in Guyana and a lawsuit against …

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Oil Prices Climb as Attacks on Russian Energy Facilities Intensify

Summary Ukraine attacks more Russian energy infrastructure over weekend Both benchmarks end last week higher Eyes on monetary policy in major economies this week (Reuters) – Oil benchmark Brent hovered just under the $86 a barrel mark on Monday, extending last week’s gains, as Ukraine increased its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Brent crude oil …

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