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Shale’s Shift to All-Stock Deals Gives It Muscle Against OPEC Maneuvers

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APA Corp.’s $2.6 billion purchase of Callon Petroleum Co. extends the industry’s strategy of lining up drilling sites without piling on debt. Permian Basin oil and natural gas output may grow in 2024, though at a slower pace than last year. The new year in the shale patch kicked off much as the old one ended, with a hefty all-stock takeover. …

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Large Crude Unit, Coker Shut at Biggest U.S. Refinery

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HOUSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The large crude distillation unit (CDU) and coker were shut on Monday at Motiva Enterprises (MOTIV.UL) 626,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas refinery, the largest in the U.S., said sources familiar with plant operations. The 350,000-bpd VPS-5 CDU and the 110,000-bpd DCU-2 coker are scheduled to remain shut for a …

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Oil Rises Over a $1 as Middle East Crisis, Inflation Fight in Focus

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Summary Hapag-Lloyd to continue avoiding Red Sea/Suez Canal 300,000 bpd of supply still offline in Libya American Petroleum Institute weekly data due at 2130 GMT (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Tuesday after sliding in the previous session as markets weighed Middle East tensions against demand worries and rising OPEC supply. …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Drop 4% With Oil Futures, Ample Inventories

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U.S. natural gas futures dropped about 4% on Monday because the country has ample amounts of gas in storage and the coldest weather expected over the next week will likely hit over the long U.S. Martin Luther King holiday weekend when many businesses and government offices are shut. Analysts said there was currently about 12.2% …

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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Exxon, Koch Industries Appeal on Venue in Climate Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by major fossil fuel companies and an industry trade group to move a lawsuit filed by Minnesota accusing them of worsening climate change out of state court and into federal court, the energy industry’s favored venue. Exxon Mobil Corp, Koch Industries and the American …

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COMMENTARY: Shell Will be Tempted to Join U.S. M&A Party

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(Reuters Breakingviews) – Wael Sawan is sitting on the sidelines. The chief executive of $214 billion European oil major Shell  has watched Exxon Mobil and Chevron undertake chunky deals in the Permian, one of the world’s most profitable and fast-growing oilfields. In 2024 he could let his U.S. rivals get bigger, or he could amp up his pivot away from renewable energy and …

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Microsoft, Qcells Strike Massive Supply Deal for US-Made Solar Panels

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Reuters) – South Korea’s Qcells on Monday said it will supply Microsoft (MSFT.O) with 12 gigawatts of American-made solar panels through 2032 in what the companies called one of the largest ever deals of its kind. The agreement locks in substantial and stable demand for panels Qcells will make at its new $2.5 billion Georgia factory. For Microsoft, …

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Tax Officials Are Making Your Energy More Costly

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Governments have established an elaborate network of restrictions around clean technology, while fossil fuels remain largely exempt. By David Fickling David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. After the most sustained bout of inflation in a generation, you’d think …

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