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US Crude Inventories Rise After Six Weeks of Drawdowns, EIA Says

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(Reuters) U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week, building for the first time since late June, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell more than forecast, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 1.36 million barrels to 430.7 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 9, the EIA said, compared …

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Harris’ Energy Policy is Strategically Ambiguous, Her Aides Say

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In the 25 days since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race for the White House, she has kept energy executives guessing. Is she the climate and anti-pollution warrior who was attorney general of California? Or the pragmatic Number Two in the Democratic Biden administration that oversaw record U.S. oil production and exports. In speeches …

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Oil Patch M&A Wave Recedes While Majors Digest Deals

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Exxon, Chevron helped drive robust year for dealmaking Smaller producers like Devon, Permian Resources clinched deals Bloomberg News Some shale producers are seeking deals even as the biggest names in oil and gas, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp., remain on the sidelines digesting their mega mergers after a blistering run. Dealmaking activity in the sector is poised …

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Kamala Harris Once Trashed Fracking, and Pennsylvania Hasn’t Forgotten

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The vice president’s past call for a fracking ban raises doubts in the must-win, gas-producing state.  Ask Mickey Molinaro, an asphalt worker with a bushy beard and easy-going smile. Harris, in her last White House run, called for a ban on fracking, before reversing her stance this year. And fracking helped Molinaro survive the Great …

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Slowing Global Jet Fuel Consumption Adds to Oil Demand Concern

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(Reuters) – Global jet fuel demand is poised to soften as a slowdown in consumer spending hits travel budgets, a shift that could weigh on oil prices in the months ahead. Global oil demand has struggled to meet expectations in the first half of the year due to weaker-than-forecast consumption in the United States and …

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Texas Oil Regulator Under Scrutiny as Zombie Wells Gush Back to Life

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(Reuters) – On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County in late July, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap used a backhoe to uncover an abandoned or so-called zombie well that had sprung back to life despite being plugged just over a year earlier, hissing gas and bubbling toxic water into the dry Texas dirt. Dressed …

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Oil Holds Pricing as Fears over Middle East Ease

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(Reuters) – Oil prices were broadly steady on Wednesday, as concerns that conflict may spread in the Middle East and threaten production in one of the world’s major regions for crude production eased slightly. Brent crude futures slipped 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $80.59 a barrel by 1057 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures …

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New Drilling Technology to Put Billions of Barrels of Oil in Reach

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HOUSTON, (Reuters) – An oil production breakthrough that producers say can safely tap ultra-high pressure fields could put up to 5 billion barrels of previously inaccessible crude into production, analysts said. Chevron on Monday disclosed it had pumped first oil from a field at 20,000 pounds per square inch pressures, a third greater than any prior well. …

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U.S. Shale Companies Produce More Crude Using Fewer Rigs

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Greater operating efficiencies in the top U.S. shale patch are squeezing out more oil without higher spending, according to the latest output numbers, which will boost global oil market supplies as OPEC also plans to unwind its output cuts later in the year. Producers are extending their wells to as much as three miles, squeezing …

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