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Oil Prices Regain Some Ground After 7% Loss Last Week

(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, recouping some of last week’s more than 7% decline on worries about demand in China, the world’s top oil importer, and easing concerns about potential supply disruptions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures were up $1.16, or 1.6%, to $74.22 a barrel at 1036 GMT. U.S. West …

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Saudi Aramco CEO Calls for Reset in Energy Transition Policies for Developing Nations

Summary Saudi Aramco: World may still need over 100 mln bpd oil in 2050 Oil demand outlook solid despite energy transition goals Saudi Aramco: Asia needs greater say in transition policies (Reuters) – Progress in the energy transition in Asia is far slower, much less equitable and more complicated than many have expected, the head …

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Oil Prices Show How Numb Traders Have Become to U.S. Sanctions

Crude prices have fallen even as US announces more sanctions Yellen says latest steps could be ‘prelude’ to more action A week ago, the US government imposed yet more sanctions on Iran’s oil trade. Crude prices have sagged more than $5 a barrel since. The decline was largely driven by indications that Israel is going to avoid …

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U.S. Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for Fourth Time in Five Weeks – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the fourth time in five weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by one to 585 in the week …

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SLB Warns Cautious Oil Explorers Have Slowed Growth in Spending

Company expects to beat goal of $3 billion in investor returns Schlumberger is often a bellwether for oil and gas industry SLB headquarters in Houston.Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg SLB, the world’s biggest oilfield services provider, warned that spending growth by oil explorers has waned in the past few months as customers take a cautious approach amid …

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US Crude, Fuel Inventories Fall Last Week, EIA

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday. Crude inventories fell by 2.2 million barrels to 420.6 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 11, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.8 million-barrel rise. Crude stocks at …

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North Dakota Oil Production Up 10,000 bpd in August vs July to 1,179,000 bpd – State Regulator

(Reuters) – Oil production in North Dakota rose 10,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) to 1,179,000 bpd in August, monthly data from the state Industrial Commission showed. The data was released on the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s monthly index report page and has been rounded to the nearest 5,000 barrels. It may differ slightly from the commission’s general …

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World Set for Cheaper Energy on Shift From Oil and Gas, IEA Says

Demand for all fossil fuels to stop growing this decade World enters ‘Age of Electricity’ with EV sales set to climb The world is heading into an era of cheaper energy prices as a shift towards electricity use leaves behind surpluses of oil and gas, the International Energy Agency predicted. Global demand for all fossil fuels will …

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Oil Prices Flat as Investors Await U.S. Inventory Data

(Reuters) – Oil prices were broadly flat on Thursday as investors waited on developments in the Middle East, the release of official U.S. oil inventory data and details on China’s stimulus plans. Brent crude futures were up 25 cents to $74.47 a barrel at 0834 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at …

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