US Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs For First Time in Six Weeks, Says Baker Hughes

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in six weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by one to 550 in …

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Saudi Aramco Bringing Shale Gas Revolution to Arabian Desert

(Reuters) – The shale revolution that made the United States the world’s top oil producer is taking shape in the Arabian Desert. Deep in the sands southeast of Saudi Arabia’s giant Ghawar oilfield, state oil company Aramco is pushing ahead with a natural gas megaproject that could boost the kingdom’s revenues by billions of dollars …

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US Takes Step to Solidify Rules on Nuclear Fusion Energy

  Summary Companies Fusion backers hope to generate power in 2030s Technology would produce nuclear power without long-lived radioactive waste US regulator publishes draft rule on fusion energy WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Fusion energy, an emerging technology that backers hope will one day generate electricity without producing long-lived radioactive waste, got a path toward …

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OIL IN 2026 – Analysts Hike Oil Outlook on Geopolitical Risks, Oversupply Concerns Limit Upside

Summary Brent projected to average $63.85 per barrel in 2026 WTI projected to average $60.38 per barrel in 2026 For table of crude price forecasts, click (Reuters) – Supply risks from ongoing geopolitical tensions have prompted analysts to raise their oil price forecasts for the year, despite concerns that an oversupply will continue to weigh …

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Oil Prices Rise 2% as US and Iran Extend Talks into Next Week

Summary US-Iran talks end with no deal but signs of progress Technical discussions scheduled for Vienna next week OPEC+ to consider oil output increase for April, sources say Oil prices rose more than $1 on Friday as traders remained on alert for potential supply disruptions after the United States and Iran extended nuclear talks. Brent …

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Judge Says He Will Order Greenpeace to Pay an Expected $345 Million in Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Protest Case

By Jack Dura Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 …

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Oil Sales Under US-Venezuela Deal to Reach $2 billion by End of February, Sec Wright Says

Sales under a flagship oil supply agreement between Venezuela and the U.S. are expected to reach $2 billion by the end of this month, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told reporters in Texas on Thursday. The U.S. took control of Venezuela’s oil exports shortly after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro in early January, …

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Venezuela Suspends 19 Oil, Gas Production-Sharing Contracts Signed Under Maduro Government, Sources Say

Venezuela’s oil ministry has suspended 19 oil production-sharing contracts with private companies signed under the administration of President Nicolas Maduro, four sources with knowledge of the move told Reuters on Thursday. The suspension has had no impact on the country’s oil and gas output so far, the sources said. State oil giant PDVSA is selling …

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Oil Producing Province Alberta Projects C$9.4 Billion Deficit on Lower Oil Prices

The Canadian oil-producing province of Alberta forecast a budget deficit of C$9.4 billion ($6.87 billion) for its 2026/27 fiscal year on Thursday, breaking its own rules on allowable deficit financing and blaming lower global crude prices that have walloped the government’s resource revenues. The outlook reflects Alberta’s vulnerability to commodity price fluctuations, prompting the provincial …

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Judge Says He Will Order Greenpeace to Pay an Expected $345 Million in Oil Pipeline Protest Case

By Jack Dura Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 …

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