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IEA chief Birol Sees ‘Comfortable’ Oil Markets, Unless Geopolitical Shock

(Reuters) – The supply of oil and gas will be plentiful, with oil markets being “comfortable” this year and next unless major geopolitical escalation happens, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol told a conference in Norway on Tuesday. Global oil supply will exceed demand in 2025 even if OPEC+ cuts remain …

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Oil Rises After Selloff on Possible Middle East Ceasefire

Summary Israel and Hezbollah close to ceasefire deal OPEC+ could leave output cuts in place from Jan. 1 Trump says he will impose 25% tariff on Canadian, Mexican goods President-elect plans to increase U.S. oil drilling (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday after falling more than $2 a barrel in the previous session as …

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U.S. Oil Firms Unlikely to Go ‘Drill, Baby, drill’ Under Trump, says Exxon Executive – “Everybody is Focused on the Economics”

U.S. oil and gas producers are unlikely to radically increase production under president-elect Donald Trump as companies remain focused on capital discipline, a senior executive at Exxon Mobil  said on Tuesday. “We’re not going to see anybody in ‘drill, baby, drill’ mode,” Liam Mallon, head of Exxon’s upstream division, told the Energy Intelligence Forum conference in …

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All 3 Trains at Freeport LNG Plant in Texas Seen Back on Monday, LSEG Data Shows

(Reuters) – All three liquefaction trains at Freeport LNG’s export plant in Texas were expected to be back in service on Monday, according to preliminary data from financial firm LSEG. Freeport told environmental regulators that liquefaction Train 2 tripped while operating around midday on Nov. 22 due to an issue with a compressor system, resulting …

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Oil Falls More Than 2% on Possible Middle East Peace Deal

(Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 2% on Monday after multiple reports that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the terms of a deal to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, citing unnamed senior U.S. officials. Brent crude futures were down 2.45%, or $1.84, at $73.34 a barrel by 11:17 a.m. CST (1717 GMT), while U.S. …

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AI Boom Propels a Wild-West-Era Texas Landowner to 230% Stock Rally

Texas Pacific Land Corp.’s value has soared as Big Tech plows cash into sprawling US data centers A Texas land company founded during the Wild West era more than a century ago is becoming an unlikely beneficiary of market euphoria over artificial intelligence. Dallas-based Texas Pacific Land Corp., which employs 100 people, has seen its …

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Trump’s Energy Czar Burgum Is a Powerful Cabinet Pick – If Trump Stays Happy

The North Dakota governor would have an unusually broad portfolio as Trump’s energy czar and Interior Secretary.  By Patricia Lopez Patricia Lopez is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. She is a former member of the editorial board at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she also worked as a senior political editor and …

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How Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Alleged Bribery Scheme Took Off and Unraveled

Summary India’s Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged bribes SEC investigation dates back at least two years FBI seized Adani nephew’s electronics in 2023 (Reuters) – In June of 2020, a renewable energy company owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani won what it called the single largest solar development bid ever awarded: an agreement to …

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Oil Prices Settle up 1% (6% for the Week) at 2-Week High as Ukraine War Intensifies

Summary Russia will keep testing hypersonic missile in combat US imposes new sanctions on Moscow China crude oil imports set to rebound in November Nov 22 (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed about 1% on Friday, settling at a two-week high, as the intensifying war in Ukraine this week boosted the market’s geopolitical risk premium. Brent …

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US Energy Infra Firms Set for Record Gains as AI Power Demand Soars

(Reuters) – U.S. energy infrastructure providers are on pace to post their best year in many, as investors hedge against volatility in the commodity markets and wager on long-term demand fueled by the rise of power-guzzling technologies such as generative AI. The Alerian Midstream Energy Index, which tracks major North American pipeline and storage companies, …

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