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U.S. Studying New Visa Restrictions, Oil Sanctions on Venezuela Amid Post-Election Standoff

The U.S. government is “studying very closely” the possibility of imposing additional sanctions on individuals in Venezuela as well as potential revoking licenses for oil companies working in the South American country, in response to what it dubs a fraudulent election, a senior official said on Friday. Brian Nichols, U.S. assistant secretary of state for …

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TotalEnergies Buys More Gas Assets in Texas to Boost Value Chain

France’s TotalEnergies expands its natural gas footprint in the United States through a deal reached with Lewis Energy Group to acquire a 45% stake in some dry gas producing assets in the Eagle Ford basin in Texas, the company said on Friday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TotalEnergies’ is one of the top exporters of U.S.-made Liquified …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Hold Near 3-Month High as Helene Batters U.S. Southeast

U.S. natural gas futures held near a three-month high on Friday as Hurricane Helene battered the U.S. Southeast after causing Gulf of Mexico producers to cut output and millions of power outages in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile …

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More than 1.28 Mln Florida Customers Without Power Due to Storm Helene

(Reuters) – More than 1.28 million homes and businesses in Florida were without power on Friday as Hurricane Helene made landfall as one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States, according to data from PowerOutage.us. The utility company with the most number of customers affected was Duke Energy, which had over 380,000 clients …

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U.S. Gulf Coast Oil Prices to Take Center Stage as Exports Dominate

Summary Significance of Cushing waning as output heads to Gulf Coast Record trading volumes on Houston contracts Liquidity along Gulf Coast to boost hedging, arbitrage opportunity Cushing stocks near operational low HOUSTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Rising U.S. crude oil exports are boosting the prominence of Gulf Coast price benchmarks and buoying trading volumes on …

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Natural Gas Producers Press Harris For Answers in Battleground State

By Jarrett Renshaw ERIE, Pennsylvania Sept 26 (Reuters) – Drillers in energy-rich Pennsylvania this week called on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to detail her position on natural gas, a fuel the energy industry bills as clean but which climate activists say is a global warming menace. President Joe Biden put a freeze on new …

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M&A Seen Slowing Ahead of U.S. Elections After Uneven Third Quarter

Dealmakers are bracing for a slowdown in global mergers and acquisitions in the fourth quarter as companies postpone pursuing big targets ahead of the U.S. elections, hoping this will only be a temporary setback before a rebound next year. Deals announced worldwide in 2024 totaled $846.8 billion as of Sept. 25, up 14% from the …

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation and Southwestern Energy Company Combination Expected to Close in the First Eeek of October

Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period has expired Company to be rebranded as Expand Energy and trade on NASDAQ under “EXE” ticker symbol OKLAHOMA CITY and SPRING, Texas, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK) and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) today announced the waiting period in connection with the companies’ pending combination under …

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Powering AI Leapfrogs Climate Concerns

It’s become clear there’s not enough low-carbon energy to satisfy data centers’ needs, and natural gas will be key.   It’s Climate Week in New York, and dominating the conversation has been the apparently insatiable appetite of artificial intelligence for power. The subject has been much in the news. Just last week, we learned that the infamous Three Mile …

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Microsoft Deal Signals Booming Demand from Data Centers to Power AI

By Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. utilities are finally signing concrete supply deals with data-center operators as the artificial-intelligence wave sparks a surge in power demand, paving the way for higher profits in the coming quarters. Data centers are expected to account for 8% of the power generated in the U.S. by 2030, compared with 3% in …

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