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Summary Brent settles at lowest since Dec 2021 US employment increased less than expected in August US active oil rig count held at 483 this week (Reuters) – Oil prices settled 2% lower on Friday, with a big weekly loss after data U.S. jobs data was weaker than expected in August, which outweighed price support …
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Even if OPEC+ continues to constrain production throughout 2025, a surplus will still emerge Bloomberg News OPEC+ has staved off an oil surplus this year by deciding to restrain production a little longer. But the temporary fix won’t hold back the supply glut awaiting global markets in 2025. The group led by Saudi Arabia and …
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U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a fourth week in a row for the first time since late June, 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, fell …
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Sept 6 (Reuters) – Bank of America Global Research on Friday downgraded its 2025 Brent price forecast by $5 to $75 per barrel, citing weaker demand, particularly from China, and significant inventory builds. According to the bank’s analysts, subdued global oil demand growth of 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) year-on-year in 2025, combined with …
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(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% to an eight-week high on Friday as the amount of gas flowing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants rises and producers continue to curtail output. That small price gain occurred despite bearish forecasts for cooler weather over the next two weeks than previously expected, …
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Fossil fuels have made us far safer than ever from both heat and the (far more dangerous) cold. By Alex Epstein Media myth: Fossil fuels are making Texas, the capital of fossil fuels, more endangered by heat. Truth: Fossil fuels have made Texas far safer than ever from climate, both from heat and the (far …
COMMENTARY: The Texas Heat Deaths Scam – Alex Epstein Read More »
Sharp declines in gasoline prices tend to come with economic downturns or other nasty market shocks, not by presidential decree. By Liam Denning Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column. Former President …
(Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on two companies and two vessels linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, Washington’s latest step to add costs on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. The Arctic 2 project, 60% owned by Russia’s Novatek had been due to become Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas plant with eventual output …
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(Reuters) – Fossil fuels continue to rule the roost in the United States’ power sector, despite clean energy sources being rolled out at the fastest pace in history. For the past decade, U.S. power generators have prioritized clean power sources over fossil fuels, and since 2014 they have lifted clean electricity generation capacity by over …
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More From Irina Slav That we live in strange times has, I believe, been established beyond the shadow of a doubt. What was once hard fact is now open to interpretation if not outright rejected as fact, which is how we get statements, made in all seriousness, that some trees may benefit from carbon dioxide. …
COMMENTARY: Chop the Trees, Ration the Cars and Ditch the EV Targets – Irina Slav Read More »
