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Shale CEOs Bemoan U.S. Political ‘Uncertainty,’

Bloomberg US oil prices are more than high enough to make drilling new wells profitable but some shale bosses say they’re hesitant because of political and regulatory “uncertainty” that won’t be settled until the November election, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. “Until the next administration is decided, we’re in a state of flux when …

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U.S. to Buy Oil for SPR Oil at Above $79 Target Price in Latest Round

The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded contracts to buy 2.8 million barrels of oil for the government’s emergency reserve for more than $81 a barrel, $2 above the target purchase price. The Department of Energy (DOE) said it will spent $225.6 million to buy oil to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from Atlantic Trading …

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Firmer Oil prices Expected as Demand Builds and Supply Curbs Persist

Summary Brent forecast raised to $82.33 a barrel for 2024 WTI projection lifted to $78.09 a barrel First upward revision in 2024 price forecasts since October (Reuters) – Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already …

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Oil Prices Advance as Investors Reassess U.S. Inventories Data

(Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Thursday, following two consecutive sessions of decline, as investors reassessed the latest data on U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories and returned to buying mode. Brent crude futures for May were up 40 cents, or 0.5%, at $86.49 a barrel while the more actively traded June contract rose …

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New U.S. Rules Seek to Curb Leaks From Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands

The U.S. interior department on Wednesday said it had finalized rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands. The policy complements efforts the Biden administration has made at other agencies to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that tends to leak from drill sites and pipelines. Nearly …

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Global Freight Acceleration Will Lift Fuel Prices: Kemp

Global trade flows have showed signs of accelerating at the start of 2024, as the major industrial economies began to pull out of the slump that started in late 2022, which should boost demand for transport fuels such as diesel. Short-term activity indicators have been distorted by unusual weather patterns across North America and Europe, …

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AccuWeather Forecasts Near-Record Storms this Atlantic Hurricane Season

U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather expects an above-average 2024 Atlantic hurricane season with a near-record number of storms and a greater than usual risk of direct impacts in parts of Florida, Texas and the Carolinas, it said on Wednesday. This year’s hurricane season, potentially one of the most active in history, begins on June 1, but …

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Oil and Gas Production Decreased in the First Quarter – Dallas Fed

Oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico decreased in the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said on Wednesday in its quarterly survey of energy activity. The survey of executives at 147 energy firms suggested a small decline in production. A natural gas production index also turned negative …

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U.S. Natgas End-of-Season Storage to Reach 8-Year High in March

U.S. natural gas storage is on track to end the November-March winter withdrawal season at 2.081 trillion cubic feet (tcf) on March 31, the highest since 2016, according to analysts’ estimates. That compares with 1.850 tcf of gas in storage at the end of the winter withdrawal season in 2023, a record 2.486 tcf at …

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Biden Administration Approves the Nation’s Seventh Large Offshore Wind Project

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Biden administration greenlit the seventh large offshore wind project in the United States Tuesday. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource plan to build a 924-megawatt project, Sunrise Wind, 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Montauk, New York. They say the wind farm will power about 600,000 New York …

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