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Oil Slips as Risk Premium Eases After Iran Attack

Oil prices fall after Iran’s attack on Israel Summary Iran says it considers retaliation against Israel to be over Benchmarks had risen in anticipation of Iran’s attack Uncertainty remains over Israeli response (Reuters) – Oil prices drifted lower on Monday, with the market downplaying the risk of broader regional conflagration after Iran’s weekend attack on …

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Oil Rebounds on Mideast Tensions but Set for Weekly Loss

Summary Crude near six-month high Concern of fewer U.S. rate cuts weighs Market pares gains after IEA cuts 2024 demand growth view LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – Oil rose over 1% on Friday as heightened tensions in the Middle East raised the risk of supply disruptions from the oil-producing region, though the market is set …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Hit 5-Week High on Rising Feedgas to Freeport LNG, Output Drop

U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% to a five-week high on Wednesday on an increase in feedgas to the Freeport LNG export plant and a drop in output as pipeline maintenance trapped gas in Texas and producers continued to reduce drilling activities after prices collapsed to 3-1/2-year lows earlier this year. Limiting price …

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U.S. Electric Utilities Brace for Surge in Power Demand from Data Centers

(Reuters) – U.S. electric utilities predict a tidal wave of new demand from data centers powering technology like generative AI, with some power companies projecting electricity sales growth several times higher than estimates just months earlier. Nine of the top 10 U.S. electric utilities said data centers were a main source of customer growth, leading …

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Oil Prices Turn Higher as Middle East Ceasefire Hopes Wane

(Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, after hopes diminished that negotiations between Israel and Hamas would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza, and on Mexico’s plan to remove more crude from the global market. Brent crude futures rose 28 cents, or 0.31%, to $90.66 a barrel by 1002 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Climb 3% on Forecasts for More Demand, Less Output

U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% on Monday on forecasts for more demand this week than previously expected and a continued drop in output as producers reduce drilling activities after gas prices fell to 3-1/2-year lows in February and March. Gas prices increased despite forecasts for milder weather and lower demand next week than …

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The Week Wrap-Up: Oil Prices Climb 4% This Week on Supply Risk

Summary Brent, WTI on track to rise more than 4% this week Traders focused on geopolitical tensions U.S. economy added 303,000 jobs last month U.S. drillers cut of oil and gas rigs (Reuters) – The Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil benchmarks rose more than $1 a barrel during trade on Friday as …

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OPEC+ Gets Oil Price to its Sweet Spot, the Trick is Keeping it There

Reuters) – There was no surprise that a top meeting of OPEC+ ministers opted to keep output policy unchanged since the global crude oil market is almost exactly where the exporter group wants it. OPEC+’s ministerial committee on Wednesday kept the current output targets but did note that some countries had been over-producing and had undertaken to …

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