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Summary Israeli forces intensify strikes on Rafah city Russia exports more crude in Feb after refinery attacks US sanctions firms, tanker over Russia price cap violation (Reuters) – Oil prices were on track for over 5% gains week-on-week on Friday, amid persistent tensions in the Middle East after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas. …
Oil Heads For Weekly Gain as Middle East Conflict Rages Unabated Read More »
(The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own.) By George Hay and Yawen Chen LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East aren’t registering with the oil market. Two years ago this month, the price of a barrel of Brent crude rocketed 30% to $120 in the …
Oil Investors are Adrift in Red Sea Rip Currents Read More »
Barclays, Britain’s biggest lender to the oil and gas industry, told Reuters it will stop direct financing of new oil and gas fields and restrict lending more broadly to energy companies expanding fossil fuel production. The move, part of its Transition Finance Framework (TFF), published on Friday, follows intense pressure from campaigners over its energy …
Barclays to Adopt Fresh Curbs on Oil and Gas financing Read More »
U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy has approached Enerplus, a peer with a market value of C$3.9 billion ($2.9 billion), with an acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Such a combination would continue the dealmaking spree seen in the North American oil patch in recent months, which has included many …
Shale Producer Devon Energy in Bid to Acquire Enerplus – Sources Read More »
Reuters Feb 8 (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher production in the Permian Basin and from a recent acquisition. The company had bought an additional 50% stake from TotalEnergies in the Surmont facility in Canada in 2023 that increased its output. Quarterly …
Oil Producer ConocoPhillips Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates on Higher Production Read More »
(Reuters) – Oil prices gained ground on Thursday as investors considered the impact of Israel’s rejection of a ceasefire offer from Hamas and unexpected drops in U.S. fuel stocks. Brent crude futures rose 81 cents, or 1.02%, to $80.02 a barrel by 1239 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 72 cents, or …
Oil Rises on Gaza Ceasefire Rejection and U.S. Stock Data Read More »
With prices dropping during the four months since Hamas attacked Israel, producers will need to stick with current curbs. OPEC+ plans to decide in the coming weeks on extending oil supply cutbacks into the second quarter. But its choice looks like an open-and-shut case. Saudi Arabia and its allies are withholding roughly 2 million barrels of daily …
OPEC+ Oil Cut Decision Is Really No Choice at All Read More »
NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks rose as oil refiners took in less oil, following extreme cold weather that knocked out utilization last month, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 5.5 million barrels to 427.4 million barrels in the week ended Feb. 2, the EIA said, compared …
U.S. Crude Stocks Rise as Oil Refiners Take in Less Oil – EIA Read More »
Summary Sector offered record returns of $111 bln in 2023 Yet profits dropped sharply from 2022’s peak Boards promise discipline, stability amid uncertain outlook (Reuters) – Big Oil firms are handing shareholders more money than ever and are promising more going forward in an attempt to reassure investors of their discipline and resilience in the …
Big Oil Offers Record Returns to Lure Investors back Read More »
Delays in oil product deliveries due to ships being diverted avoid attacks in the Red Sea are impacting product markets in Europe in particular, an International Energy Agency executive said on Wednesday. “We’re currently seeing a difficult situation with respect to the Red Sea and the Suez canal,” Keisuke Sadamori, IEA’s director of energy markets …
Europe Oil Product Markets Hurting as Red Sea Attacks Delay Deliveries, IEA Exec Says Read More »
