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One Killed After Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes In Louisiana

The US Coast Guard is investigating a fatal blast at a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana. A contractor working on a pipeline near South Pass, Louisiana, went missing after an explosion and fire late Saturday, Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Schultz said. Local police found the deceased individual around 10 a.m. local time on Sunday. The …

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One Killed After Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes In Louisiana

The US Coast Guard is investigating a fatal blast at a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana. A contractor working on a pipeline near South Pass, Louisiana, went missing after an explosion and fire late Saturday, Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Schultz said. Local police found the deceased individual around 10 a.m. local time on Sunday. The …

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Hess Guyana’s Secret Value Becomes Part of Exxon Arbitration, Sources Say

Summary Panel to consider independent appraisal of Hess Guyana Exxon sees Chevron-Hess merger as disguised asset buy, say sources Hess Guyana makes up 70% of Chevron’s $53 bln bid, say analysts Chevron, Hess see appraisal as irrelevant to arbitration case Aug 20 Chevron  last October offered to pay $53 billion for Hess, one of the two biggest deals …

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Hess Guyana’s Secret Value Becomes Part of Exxon Arbitration, Sources Say

Summary Panel to consider independent appraisal of Hess Guyana Exxon sees Chevron-Hess merger as disguised asset buy, say sources Hess Guyana makes up 70% of Chevron’s $53 bln bid, say analysts Chevron, Hess see appraisal as irrelevant to arbitration case Aug 20 Chevron  last October offered to pay $53 billion for Hess, one of the two biggest deals …

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U.S. Issues Floating Wind Research Lease to State of Maine

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday issued an offshore wind lease to the state of Maine for a small project that will demonstrate floating turbine technology off the U.S. East Coast. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT U.S. President Joe Biden has championed offshore wind as a key pillar of his climate change agenda. His Interior Department …

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Oil Prices Edge Down on Easing Geopolitical Risks, Weak China Demand

(Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as Israel accepting a proposal to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza eased supply concerns and China’s economic weakness weighed on the demand outlook. Brent crude was down 80 cents, or 1.03%, at $76.86 per barrel as of 0820 GMT. Front month U.S. West Texas …

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US Natgas Prices Jump 5% to Four-week High on Hotter Forecasts

(Reuters) U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 5% to a four-week high on Monday on a decline in output and forecasts for hotter weather next week than previously expected that should boost the amount of gas power generators burn to keep air conditioners humming. Front-month gas futures for September delivery on the New York Mercantile …

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Oil Producer APA Explores $1-Billion Sale of Permian Assets

(Reuters) – APA Corp is exploring the sale of oil and gas drilling properties spread across parts of the Permian basin of Texas and New Mexico, in a deal that could be valued at about $1 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. APA, which owns the properties through its Apache subsidiary, is working …

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COMMENTARY: Where Can We Easily Reduce or Eliminate Oil & Natural Gas? – Yogi Schulz

We can reduce hydrocarbon consumption in many modest ways to materially mitigate GHG emissions and reduce consumer energy costs. This approach can be more successful than the loud clamouring of some environmentalists who want to eliminate burning fossil fuels to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to address climate change. The federal government is pursuing …

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California Aims to Tackle Pump Spikes by Requiring Gas Reserves

California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a plan on Thursday requiring oil refiners to maintain minimum reserves of gasoline in an effort to prevent price spikes. The California Energy Commission said that on 63 days last year California refiners maintained less than 15 days of supply of gasoline, a situation that it said spiked prices and …

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