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Diamondback Vows Slow Growth, Fewer Rigs After Endeavor Deal

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Investors are not very interested in growing output, CFO says Combined company will operate fewer rigs but more efficiently Diamondback Energy Inc. will borrow a page from the shale-consolidation playbook by cutting drilling rigs after its acquisition of rival Endeavor Energy Resources LP, a move that will help satisfy investors who prefer payouts over production growth. The explorers, …

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Carbon Capture Tech a ‘Complete Falsehood’, Says Fortescue Metals Chairman

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(Reuters) – Carbon capture is not a solution for the energy transition and political leaders need to provide real, non-greenwashed, commitments to encourage investment, Andrew Forrest, executive chairman of Fortescue Metals, said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 50th anniversary meeting of the International Energy Agency, Australian billionaire Forrest said the investment community needs a level-playing …

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Why Endeavor Energy’s Founder Sold his Company after Years of Rebuffing Offers

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(Reuters) – For years, Endeavor Energy founder Autry Stephens’ refusal to entertain acquisition offers for one of the most lucrative producers in the U.S. oil patch vexed some of his peers. “It’s not for sale, it hasn’t been for sale, it’s probably not going to ever sell,” Pioneer Natural Resources’  former CEO Scott Sheffield, a contemporary …

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Tesla Collapse has Investors Wondering if it’s Still Magnificent

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Tesla is by far the worst performer in the Magnificent Seven index this year Bloomberg News If you’re building a list of the most important stocks in the market, Tesla Inc. has to be on it. Or does it? That’s part of a growing debate on Wall Street, where shares of Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker are tanking as the …

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Investors Dump Oil After U.S. Refinery Shutdown: John Kemp

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Portfolio investors abandoned hope for an early rally in crude prices after a site-wide electricity failure caused an unexpected shutdown in production at BP’s refinery at Whiting in Indiana on Feb. 1. The refinery is the largest in the U.S. Midwest and processes more than 400,000 barrels per day, so the extended closure for safety …

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FirstEnergy Scraps 2030 Climate Goal in Rare Embrace of Coal

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Two coal-fired plants are crucial to company’s power supplies Utilities under growing pressure to clean up generation fleets Bloombert FirstEnergy Corp. abandoned its 2030 target for slashing greenhouse-gas emissions because coal plants can’t be replaced in time, marking a major about-face in the movement to protect the climate. Utilities across the US have announced a slew …

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Oil Slips After Rally Last Week on Middle East, Right Supply

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(Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday as investors indulged in some profit-taking after both benchmarks ended last week about 6% higher on Middle East tensions and as refining outages squeezed refined products markets. Brent crude futures were down 82 cents, or about 1%, at $81.37 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures …

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Biden Taps Democrat Phillips as Head of FERC Energy Regulator

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U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed fellow Democrat Willie Phillips as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at a time when the usually low-key panel hopes to take on a more prominent role in transforming the U.S. energy system. The White House made announcement on Friday. Democrats have a 2-1 majority in the commission …

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U.S. Government Announces Intent to Fund Methane Reduction Projects

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of intent on Friday to help fund projects aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors. The notice was issued to give applicants enough time to prepare their proposals and form partnerships if needed in anticipation of …

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U.S. Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for Third Time in Four Weeks – Baker Hughes

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U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the third time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by 4 to 623 in the week to Feb. 9, its …

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