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Shell’s $6 Billion Profit Smashes Forecasts as LNG Offsets Weak Refining

Summary Shell extends $3.5 bln share buybacks Strong LNG sales offset drop in refining Debt drops to lowest since 2015 LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Shell reported on Thursday third-quarter profits of $6 billion that exceeded forecasts by 12% as higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset a sharp drop in oil refining and trading …

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U.S. Saudi Crude Imports Fall as West Coast Refiners Turn to Canada’s TMX Pipeline

U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia hit a near four-year low last week, U.S. government data showed on Wednesday, as Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline sent more oil to the U.S. West Coast. The $24.84 billion Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) expansion started in May, nearly tripling capacity to Canada’s Pacific Coast to 890,000 barrels …

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Chevron CEO Under Pressure to Halt Share Slide as Hess Deal Stalls

  Chevron earnings fail to cover dividends, buybacks Delayed Hess deal a drag on the company’s share price Guyana volumes crucial for long-term oil output gains (Reuters) – Five years ago, Chevron CEO Michael Wirth won Wall Street acclaim as the No. 2 U.S. oil company briefly achieved a market value larger than Exxon Mobil’s after he …

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Oil Prices Stable After Boost From U.S. Fuel Demand

(Reuters) – Oil prices stabilized on Thursday after rallying the previous day on stronger than expected U.S. fuel demand and reports that producer group OPEC+ could delay a planned output increase. Traders are now awaiting the outcome of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5 and whether ceasefires can be brokered in the Middle East. …

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US Gasoline Stockpiles Hit 2-Year Low on Stronger Demand, EIA Says

By Georgina Mccartney HOUSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. gasoline stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week to a two-year low on strengthened demand, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday, while crude inventories also posted a surprise drawdown as imports slipped. Gasoline stocks (USOILG=ECI) fell by 2.7 million barrels in the week ending Oct. 25 …

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US LNG Export Gains at Risk if Trump Wins Election and Boosts Tariffs, Analysts Say

By Curtis Williams A return of US-China trade tensions could undercut gas exports Harris campaign has no comment on Biden LNG permitting pause Re-exporting LNG to avoid tariffs could disrupt other sales HOUSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could face new hurdles if Republican Donald Trump wins the presidential …

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EQT Sees Data Centers and Coal Retirements Driving Natural Gas Demand

EQT Corp projected data centers and coal plant decommissioning could boost natural gas demand by up to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, the Appalachian basin-based natural gas producer said on a post-earnings conference call on Wednesday. Shares of the company were up more than 2% in afternoon trading, buoyed by an uptick …

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ConocoPhillips Explores Sale of Permian Shale Assets Worth Over $1 Billion, Sources Say

ConocoPhillips is exploring a sale of some of its shale operations in the Permian Basin worth more than $1 billion, two years after an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer for the same assets, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Houston, Texas-based oil and gas producer is looking to shed some non-core …

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COMMENTARY: Answers to Questions About Fracking, Keystone, Hurricanes, and More – Alex Epstein

My full interview with Rita Panahi of Sky News Last week I was interviewed by Rita Panahi of Sky News Australia on a number of important topics: Kamala Harris’s true position on fracking The destructive consequences to Canada and the free world of the Biden-Harris administration cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline The myth that fossil …

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Refiner Phillips 66 reports Q3 profit beat on midstream, chemicals strength

(Reuters) – Phillips 66 beat quarterly profit estimates on Tuesday as strength in its chemicals and midstream segments helped the refiner more than offset a slump in refining margins from lackluster fuel demand. The company, which owns nearly 72,000 miles of U.S. pipeline systems, has moved more fuel this year than before as it expands …

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