US natgas climbs as hot weather outlook boosts power demand prospects

U.S. natural gas futures climbed more than 2% to a one-week high on Wednesday, as forecasts for warmer weather bolstered the demand outlook for the fuel to cool homes and businesses. Front-month gas futures for July delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange traded 5.6 cents higher, or 2.5%, to $2.32 per million British thermal …

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Cenovus continues with restart of Ohio refinery, an Industrial Info news alert

SUGAR LAND, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Researched by Industrial Info Resources– Workers at Cenovus Energy Incorporated’s (NYSE:CVE) (Calgary, Alberta) Toledo refinery in Ohio hope to restart the facility’s 110,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Crude 1 (Sour) Unit this week followed by the sequential startup of the rest of the facility in the upcoming week. The 160,000-BBL/d refinery has undergone extensive repairs following …

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Here’s What Refining Margins Say About the State of the Oil Market

With an uncertain picture on oil supply and demand, traders are searching for any clear clues on where the market is headed. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia announced unilateral cuts to crude production, on top of already pledged reductions in output that it is making alongside other producer nations. Oil futures initially rose, then fell again because the …

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Kazakhstan to go ahead with $16.5 bln claims against oil majors

Reuters Kazakh Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said on Tuesday that the government plans to go ahead with the $16.5 billion claims against international oil majors over costs and has no plans for a possible out-of-court settlement. In April, Kazakhstan started arbitration proceedings against companies developing its Kashagan and Karachaganak oilfields over $13 billion and $3.5 …

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Hourly Pay for US Shale Workers Tops $43, a Record in the Industry’s Hunt for Employees

(Bloomberg) — Wages for US oil workers climbed above $43 an hour for the first time ever as employment held steady in the shale patch and explorers push to maintain their slow production growth. Average hourly earnings for front-line oil-and-gas workers rose 0.7% in April from the previous month to $43.28, according to a Labor …

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US Crude Oil Exports to Gain Tail Winds from Saudi July Output Cut

HOUSTON, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil exports, already running close to a record level hit in March, should get a further boost next month from deep production cuts in Saudi Arabia, analysts said on Monday, noting that this will also further deplete U.S. crude inventories, which have been hovering near historic lows. Saudi …

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Energy Sector’s COVID Recovery Turns into Massive CEO Payday

(Reuters) – The CEOs of America’s biggest oil companies were paid a lot more in the first year of the COVID crisis than initially estimated, thanks to stock-heavy compensation packages that have since soared in value, according to an examination of pay disclosures over three years. The pandemic, with lockdowns the norm, resulted in a …

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What if … You Could Take a Smart Phone On Site? – Geoffrey Cann

It would rock your world By Geoffrey Cann “Wow!”, exclaimed Kelly, the site supervisor at the large petrochemical plant. “Are you telling me that I can take my iPhone onto the site? It’s safe now? What can I do with it?” Yes, Kelly, you can, IF you have the right phone AND the right case. In a previous article I set out …

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