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Country seeks to maintain position as a key supplier to Europe As many as 50 wells are expected to be drilled: directorate Norwegian oil and gas companies will drill more exploration wells this year as the country seeks to maintain its position as a key supplier to Europe. Between 40 and 50 wells are expected to be …
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Production is breaking records, but employment and real pay are down. By Justin Fox Justin Fox is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business, economics and other topics involving charts. A former editorial director of the Harvard Business Review, he is author of “The Myth of the Rational Market.” Even amid record production, oil and gas …
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Summary Brent and WTI up about $1 Armed individuals board tanker off Oman Signs of weakening oil demand cap gains LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday after an oil tanker was boarded by an armed group in Oman, raising the prospect of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Brent crude futures …
Barclays lowered its Brent crude prices forecast for this year by $8 to $85 per barrel due to higher supply, but noted that oil looks undervalued. Barclays in a note on Thursday said the cut in forecasts is primarily due to “a higher starting point for inventories and a potentially longer path to OPEC spare …
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(Reuters) – Chesapeake Energy (CHK.O) said on Thursday it would buy smaller rival Southwestern Energy (SWN.N) in an all-stock transaction valued at $7.4 billion, a deal that would enable the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer to take the top spot. The move extends a recent spate of multi-billion deals in the U.S. energy sector including Exxon Mobil’s (XOM.N) $60-billion Pioneer Natural …
U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week while fuel inventories grew by more than expected, with gasoline building to its highest level in nearly two years, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 1.3 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 5 to 432.4 million barrels, the EIA said, …
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U.S. oil and gas production continued to climb in October, but there were indications of both starting to flatten and turn down in response to lower prices since the middle of 2022. Oil production from the Lower 48 states excluding Alaska and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico rose to a record 10.9 million …
COMMENTARY: U.S. Oil and Gas Production Growth Starts to Decelerate: Kemp Read More »
Declaration comes after US oil production hit a record in 2023 Head of industry trade group Mike Sommers spoke in interview By Jennifer A Dlouhy – Bloomberg US oil and gas production is booming, but policies being imposed now could jeopardize the country’s energy might, the industry’s top trade group is warning Washington. That sobering outlook …
Biden’s Oil Policies Threaten the Next Energy Crisis, Trade Group Warns Read More »
With supply rising rapidly and use in power generation threatened, overseas demand for LNG is the only bright spot around. By Liam Denning Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column. It is …
COMMENTARY: War, Wind and Solar Spell Trouble for Gas Bulls Read More »
(Reuters) – The economic incentive to import oil from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia has closed as the cost of booking supertankers on the route has surged amid a jump in bookings for the vessels, traders said this week. With the arbitrage for U.S. shipments closed, Asian refiners may make up some of the …
Surging Freight Rates Close the door on US Crude Oil Shipments to Asia Read More »
