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Oil Eases on Resuming U.S. Output After Storm, Rising Rig Count

Summary Brent and WTI both set for weekly gains US offshore oil industry reawakens after Francine shut-ins US oil and gas rig count rises by most in a year Benchmarks hit multi-year lows this week on demand fears (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude production resumed following Hurricane …

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Judge Blocks New Drilling Permits for Wyoming Oil Development Project

 A federal judge on Friday blocked new oil drilling permits from being granted for a 5,000-well oil and gas development project in Wyoming that was approved in the waning days of Republican former President Donald Trump’s administration. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., agreed with two environmental groups that the U.S. Bureau of …

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U.S. Offshore Oil Industry Reawakens After Francine Shut-Ins

U.S. Gulf of Mexico energy firms on Friday were lumbering back from hurricane disruptions as offshore oil and gas producers ramped up operations after halving the key energy region’s output, ports reopened, and onshore terminals accepted oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers. Hurricane Francine shut in up to 42% of the region’s offshore oil …

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The Spirit of Fracking Comes to U.S. Lithium Mining

By Liam Denning Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column.   “Fracking” is an expletive in environmental circles. Yet the spirit of shale is creeping into a business with transformational potential for …

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U.S. Locks in Steep China Tariff Hikes, Many to Start Sept. 27

Summary USTR maintains tariffs of 100% on Chinese EVs, 50% on semiconductors, 25% on batteries, steel USTR doubles tariffs on Chinese face masks, surgical gloves syringes US adds China tariff exclusions on five machinery categories White House adviser says tariffs counteract ‘unfair’ China EV cost advantage Sept 13 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday …

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Oil Price Rally Steers Crude Towards Weekly Gain

Summary Brent and WTI both set for weekly gains Prices supported by supply disruption from Hurricane Francine Demand fears had pushed benchmarks to multi-year lows this week Sept 13 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 1% on Friday, extending their rally and putting crude on course for a weekly gain on the back of output …

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Why Fracking Remains a Political Lightning Rod for Controversy

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been thrust back into the public spotlight as Vice President Kamala Harris’ change of position on it comes under scrutiny given her campaign for the White House. The groundbreaking technique for oil and gas extraction that vaulted the US to energy independence has for years been a lightning rod for controversy. …

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COMMENTARY: Oil Market Balances Only Get Worse From Here

Stockpiles have been declining, but a flood of supply will push them back up next year. Despite oil’s recent foray below $70 a barrel, market balances aren’t currently that bad. The problem is, this is as good as things get for quite some time. In its monthly report Thursday, the International Energy Agency said stockpiles contracted in …

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Oil Traders Confront a New World Without China Bull Factor

Asian nation dominated conversations at APPEC event this week Slowing economy, energy transition erode post-Covid recovery For the first time in two decades, China no longer looks like the engine driving global crude demand, which is uncharted waters for many of the traders and executives that gathered for the APPEC oil conference in Singapore this …

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