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Goldman Sachs Expects Oil Prices to Average Around $80/bbl in 2024

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs expects Brent prices to average around $80 per barrel this year, despite a 2024 deficit and geopolitical uncertainty, citing an anticipated 0.4 mb/d surplus next year, the bank said in a note on Thursday. “Our base case is that Brent stays in a $70-85 range, with high spare capacity limiting price …

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Bitcoin is at the Doorstep of $100,000 as Post-Election Rally Rolls On

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin topped $98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks. Now, bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 and investors do not appear to be phased by gravity or …

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COMMENTARY: Gauging The likely Trump Effect on U.S. Energy & Power Sectors

By Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s support for the fossil fuel sector and climate scepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum. His campaign speeches included pledges to boost domestic oil and natural gas output and to remove mandates on electric …

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Trump Energy Pick Wrote ESG Report Hailing Oil, Gas, Downplaying Climate Worry

Summary Wright says fossil fuel extraction can end poverty Trump’s DOE pick seen pursuing ‘energy dominance’ agenda Wright does not view carbon emissions as pollution (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the energy department believes fossil fuels are the key to ending world poverty which, he says, is a greater problem than climate …

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Tesla Slow to Make its Superchargers More Widely Accessible

Bloomberg News Bloomberg NewsTesla Inc. promised to drop the wall on its so-called charging “walled garden” two years ago, making its Superchargers accessible to all EVs. In turn, virtually every brand in the auto industry pledged to put Tesla ports in its electric vehicles.Those commitments, once fulfilled, will make Tesla the standard for automobile plugs in America, particularly …

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U.S. Natural Gas Drillers to Lift 2025 Output, Reversing Year of Cuts

Summary US gas output to fall in 2024 for first time since 2020 US spot gas prices to rise over 40% in 2025 from 2024 levels US LNG exports to jump 14% in 2025 over levels in 2024 (Reuters) – U.S. natural gas producers will boost output in 2025 following a series of production cuts …

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US Natgas Prices Jump 7% to 1-Year High on Surprise Storage Draw, Colder Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 7% to a one-year high on a surprise weekly withdrawal from storage, forecasts for colder weather and rising gas flows to liquefied natural gas export plants. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said utilities pulled 3 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas from storage during the week ended Nov. 15. …

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‘The Corrupt Solar Project’: Key US Bribery Charges Against Adani and What’s Next

NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been indicted by U.S. prosecutors for conspiring with executives of a formerly New York listed company to devise a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to boost their solar energy business. Adani Group denied the allegations as “baseless”, while Indian government officials haven’t …

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US Natgas Producers Chase AI-Driven Surge in Power Demand to Weather Low Prices

By Mrinalika Roy Nov 21 (Reuters) – Shale gas producers in the U.S. Permian Basin are sounding out data-center operators building up capacity to power a boom in AI applications, aiming to ease the pressure from a nearly two-year slump in the prices of the commodity. Devon Energy (DVN.N), Expand Energy (EXE.O), Diamondback Energy (FANG.O), …

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