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Norway Loses Court Battle With Climate Groups on Oil Fields

Source: Equinor Climate activists won a court case in Norway against the state over development plans at a handful of oil and gas fields under the sea off the Nordic country’s coast. Greenpeace Norway and Young Friends of the Earth argued that development plans at the Breidablikk, Tyrving and Yggdrasil fields, approved by the ministry …

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Who’s Right on Oil Demand Growth Forecasts for 2024?

Market participants appear to be putting greater faith in the IEA than they do in OPEC. Analysts from groups representing oil producers and consumers have radically different views of this year’s market. But OPEC doesn’t seem to believe its own experts. Oil demand will increase almost as fast this year as it did in 2023 …

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Oil Heads for Weekly Gain as Middle East Tensions Support

Summary Oil benchmarks head for weekly gain IEA lifts demand growth forecast, sees well supplied market North Dakota oil output down 40% due to cold weather LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Oil was little changed on Friday and heading for a weekly gain, as Middle East tensions and oil output disruptions caused by cold weather …

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Cheap Russian Oil Cuts OPEC’s Share of India Imports to Record-Low 50%

The annual share of OPEC’s oil in India’s crude imports fell to its lowest level ever in 2023 while that of discounted Russian barrels surged to an all-time high, data obtained from trade and industry sources show. India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has long relied on the nearby middle eastern nations for …

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U.S. Crude Stockpiles Fall More than Expected on Strong Refiner Demand – EIA

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell more than expected last week on strong demand from refineries, while gasoline and distillate inventories rose to multi-year highs, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday. Crude inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels to 429.9 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 12, the EIA said, compared …

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In First Look at 2025, OPEC Expects Robust Oil Demand Growth

Summary OPEC sees oil demand rising by 1.85 mbpd in 2025 Sticks to 2024 oil demand growth forecast of 2.25 mbpd IEA to publish updated forecasts on Thursday LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – OPEC on Wednesday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024 and said 2025 will see …

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IEA Raises 2024 Oil Demand Forecast But Lags OPEC View

Summary Raises demand growth projection by 180,000 bpd World supply growth in 2024 to exceed demand growth IEA demand forecast remains lower than OPEC’s projection Sees supply surplus in Q2 if OPEC+ unwinds cuts LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency (IEA) has again raised its 2024 global oil demand growth forecast, though …

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U.S. Crude Prices Firm at Gulf Coast as Takeaway Capacity Tightens

(Reuters) – Record crude output from the top U.S. oilfield and busy crude pipelines to export hubs are boosting the price of the country’s flagship crude at the Gulf Coast, analysts and traders said. West Texas Intermediate crude at Magellan’s East Houston terminal (MEH), on average this month traded at a 45-cent premium per barrel …

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Extreme Challenges: North Dakota Oil Production Falls by up to 700,000 Bpd on Extreme Cold

Oil production in North Dakota was estimated to have dropped by more than half its typical output because of extreme cold and related operations challenges, the state’s pipeline authority said on Wednesday. The state’s oil output fell by 650,000 to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to the North Dakota Pipeline Authority. In October, the …

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OPEC May Need Further Supply Curbs to Balance Market, says Mercuria Chief

OPEC may need to cut production further to keep oil prices at current levels in the face of stuttering demand growth and high U.S. output, the CEO of commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group said on Wednesday. U.S. crude production will climb to record levels over the next two years, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) …

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