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US Jobs Data Fuels Stock Selloff; Investors Turn to Safe-Haven Bonds

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(Reuters) Surprisingly weak U.S. employment data on Friday stoked fears of a recession ahead, prompting investors to dump stocks and turn to safe-haven bonds. Treasury prices surged, sending yields to multi-month lows. Elsewhere in commodities, oil prices fell $2 a barrel. The dollar index hit its lowest since March. Richly-valued technology firms bore much of …

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Williams to Resume Louisiana Natgas Pipeline Project, Ending Feud with Energy Transfer

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Williams Cos got the green light to continue building its Louisiana Energy Gateway project (LEG) on Wednesday, a natural gas pipeline, after a court threw out rival company, Energy Transfer’s last bid to halt its construction. The two companies have been in dispute over Williams’ LEG project, under construction in Texas and Louisiana, after Energy …

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Exxon Delays Golden Pass LNG to Late 2025 on Contractor Dispute

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Project had been scheduled to begin in first half of 2025 Lead contractor Zachry declared bankruptcy earlier this year Bloomberg News Exxon Mobil Corp. and QatarEnergy delayed the start of a $10 billion natural gas export project in Texas to the end of next year after lead contractor Zachry Holdings Inc. declared bankruptcy. The companies agreed other …

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Oil Prices Set for Fourth Weekly Fall on Demand Concerns

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(Reuters) – Oil prices held steady on Friday but remained on course for a fourth successive weekly decline as signs of weak growth in global fuel demand outweighed fears of supply disruption in the Middle East. Brent crude futures were up 18 cents, or 0.2%, at $79.70 a barrel by 1040 GMT. U.S. West Texas …

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Exxon Delivers $9.2 Billion Second-Quarter Profit, Raises Output Target

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Summary Exxon raises 2024 oil and gas output goal to 4.3 million bpd Raises capital spending guidance to $28 billion for 2024 Aims to cut cumulative $5 billion in costs through 2027 Aug 2 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) on Friday posted a better-than-expected $9.2 billion second-quarter profit based on rising output from its purchase this year …

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Chevron Reports Q2 Earnings Miss on Weak Refining Margins

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(Reuters) – Chevron(CVX.N) reported second-quarter earnings on Friday that missed Wall Street estimates due to industry-wide pressure from lower refining margins and natural gas prices, sending its shares down 1.5% in premarket trading. The company earlier had warned oil output this quarter would slip and refining would suffer from turnarounds at two refineries in California. Refining margins …

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Hess Shares Fall Most in 20 Months on Lengthy New Delay to Chevron Sale

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HOUSTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Shares in U.S. oil producer Hess (HES.N) suffered their largest daily percentage drop in 20 months on Thursday on fallout from the lengthy new delay to its proposed sale to Chevron (CVX.N) An arbitration panel organized to hear an Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) challenge to the $53 billion sale will not …

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U.S. LNG Exports Fall Again in July on Freeport LNG’s Slow Restart

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U.S. LNG exports plunged in July to the second-lowest level of this year, LSEG ship tracking data showed, as Freeport LNG shut for eight days after suffering damage from Hurricane Beryl. Texas-based Freeport LNG is the country’s second-largest LNG export facility, and its production woes in the last few years have played a crucial role …

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Shale-Gas Driller Ovintiv Expands Full-Year Production Targets

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Shale driller Ovintiv Inc. increased its 2024 production target, the second explorer to do so this year. The company expects to pump the equivalent of 570,000 to 580,000 barrels of crude this year, compared with the previous forecast of 545,000 to 575,000, according to a statement. At the mid ranges of those targets, the increase would …

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