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Oil Stays Near Five-Month Highs as Tighter Supply Looms

(Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Monday near five-month highs as markets expect tighter supply from OPEC+ cuts and attacks on Russian refineries while upbeat Chinese manufacturing data supported an improving demand outlook. Brent crude was 10 cents lower at $86.90 a barrel by 1115 GMT after rising 2.4% last week. U.S. West Texas …

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Baltimore Fuel Suppliers Face Logistical Challenges After Bridge Collapse

  NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) – Fuel suppliers in Baltimore will face some trucking delays and other minor logistical issues after the collapse of a major bridge earlier this week shut the city’s port indefinitely, market participants said on Wednesday. A cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing parts of …

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Firmer Oil prices Expected as Demand Builds and Supply Curbs Persist

Summary Brent forecast raised to $82.33 a barrel for 2024 WTI projection lifted to $78.09 a barrel First upward revision in 2024 price forecasts since October (Reuters) – Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already …

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From AI to Oil, Demand Dominates the Talk in Houston – CERAWeek Key Takeaways

The outlook was robust at CERAWeek, and that may have profound implications for the energy transition. If you’re looking for a word to sum up this year’s CERAWeek by S&P Global, try this one: demand. Whether they were discussing oil, gas, power or renewables, speakers at the giant Houston talkfest were optimistic about consumption. Any …

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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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CERAWeek’s Yergin on What to Expect at Big Energy Conference

Meeting demand and transitioning to clean energy amid geopolitical tensions will dominate conversations among industry heavyweights at CERAWeek in Houston next week. More than 7,000 people are headed to Houston this week to attend CERAWeek by S&P Global with a key question in mind: How to meet increasing demand for power amid the transition to …

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Biden Set to Crack Down on Auto Emissions to Accelerate EV Sales When the Country Simply Isn’t Ready

EPA expected to finalize tailpipe emission limits within days Formula for calculating electric vehicle fuel use also coming The Biden administration is preparing to roll out the toughest-ever limits on pollution from the nation’s cars and light trucks after making changes likely to mollify some automakers. Emissions limits set to be finalized by the Environmental …

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AI Promises Faster Oil Drilling and Even More U.S. Crude Supply

Companies use AI to run drill rigs and predict broken pumps Technology could slash costs and squeeze more oil from wells From a dark Houston control room, Rafael Guedes watched on a monitor as a robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator. Glowing red …

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EQT to Acquire Mountain Valley Pipeline Owner for $5.5 Billion

Controversial project is due to be completed in second quarter Equitrans was spun out of EQT in 2018 after investor pressure US natural gas producer EQT Corp. agreed to buy back former unit Equitrans Midstream Corp. for about $5.5 billion in stock, the latest in a flurry of deals in the oil and gas pipeline industry. The transaction will …

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EQT, Equitrans Midstream to Merge to Create $35 Billion Firm

(Reuters) – EQT Corp  has decided to buy back its former unit Equitrans Midstream in an all-stock deal to create an integrated natural gas provider valued at more than $35 billion, the companies said on Monday. Shares of Equitrans jumped more than 8% in premarket trading, while EQT was down about 1%. Under the terms of …

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