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US Natgas Climbs More Than 3% on Cold Weather Forecast, Set For Monthly Gain

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed more than 3% on Friday and were on track for a monthly gain, driven by forecasts for colder weather that should boost heating demand and force utilities to start pulling more gas from storage. Front-month gas futures for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange were up …

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Trump’s Oil and Gas Math Fails to Add Up

The incoming administration’s “drill, baby, drill” demand will fall on deaf ears unless rising prices encourage more production. By Liam Denning There is a certain mental model of the US energy system that envisions a giant valve hidden beneath the Resolute Desk. The notion that the president can smoothly dial energy flows and prices up and …

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Trump’s Gas Ambitions Are Bad News for Russia

Keeping sanctions on Moscow’s LNG production would help Washington sell more US fuel to the world. Liquefied natural gas has turned America into an energy export superpower, and President-elect Donald Trump wants to ship even more of the super-cooled fuel to the world. Tightening — or just maintaining — sanctions on Russian production would help. …

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BlackRock, Vanguard Accused of Antitrust Violations by Texas

Texas leads states suing money managers including State Street Case cites coal prices, alleged collusion against producers BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and State Street Corp. were sued by a group of states led by Texas for allegedly breaking antitrust law by boosting electricity prices through their investments, in the highest-profile lawsuit yet against the beleaguered ESG industry. Texas Attorney …

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Exxon Lobbyist Investigated Over Hack-and-Leak of Environmentalist Emails, Sources Say

  FBI has been investigating Exxon Mobil consultant Cyber spying operation targeted hundreds of Exxon Mobil critics Leaked documents later cited by Exxon Mobil and others in court filings (Reuters) – The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor’s alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the …

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Trump Inflation on the Way: Trump’s Proposed Tariffs on Canadian Oil Would Drive Up U.S. Pump Prices, Analysts Warn

Summary Tariffs could raise US fuel prices by 10%, analysts say Many refineries configured to run heavy Canadian grades Midwest refineries most reliant on Canadian crude imports Gulf Coast refiners have some capacity to import more OPEC oil (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on Canada would drive up fuel prices for …

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Trump Prepares Wide-Ranging Energy Plan to Boost Gas Exports, Oil Drilling, Sources Say

(Reuters) – Donald Trump’s transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U.S. coast and on federal lands, according to two sources familiar with the plans. The …

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Goldman Warns of Likely Asia LNG Price Rise on European Supply Crunch

Asia prices of liquefied natural gas could jump to above $20 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) if European gas supply tightens this winter, an analyst at Goldman Sachs told reporters on Wednesday. “That’s the near-term dynamic, given this vulnerability of Europe, the lack of spare capacity, the loss of the residual Russian volumes currently …

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Oil Undervalued as Market Faces Deficit, Iran’s Supply at Risk, Analysts Warn

Oil prices are undervalued due to a market deficit, with the potential risk to Iran’s supply from possible sanctions under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, according to the heads of commodities research at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. “We think that oil prices are about $5 per barrel undervalued relative to the fair value based on …

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With Citgo Share Auction in Shambles, U.S. Court Readies Plan to Start Over

Summary Court adviser proposes new bidding round beginning next month Opposition to Elliott affiliate’s offer prompts a re-launch Ownership change at oil refiner Citgo unlikely before mid-2025 (Reuters) – An auction of shares in a Citgo Petroleum (PDVSAC.UL) parent to pay claims against Venezuela needs to be overhauled, a court adviser recommended on Tuesday, conceding …

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