US Crude Stocks Fall, Fuel Inventories Rise, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 959,000 barrels to 414.6 million barrels in the week ended Jan. 3, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 184,000-barrel draw. Crude stocks …

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US Natgas Prices Climb 4% on Rising Demand Ahead of Storage Report

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 4% on Wednesday on forecasts for more heating demand this week than previously expected and a continued decline in output from freezing wells, while extreme cold in the Northeast boosted spot gas prices to their highest since January 2024. Those price increases came ahead of a federal …

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European Wind Stocks take Beating After Trump Calls Turbines ‘Garbage’

(Reuters) – European wind power stocks fell on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to ensure that “no windmills” are built on his watch, criticising the sector less than two weeks before he is due to take office. Trump’s latest swipe against the industry raises concerns about how the U.S. wind …

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Iran Pushes China to Let it Sell $1.7 Billion Worth of Stranded Oil

Iran is pushing to recoup 25 million barrels of oil from China that has been stuck for six years in Chinese ports due to sanctions imposed by then-U.S. President Donald Trump, three Iranian and one Chinese source familiar with the matter said. Trump is returning to power on Jan. 20, and analysts say he is …

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Gas Power Won’t Provide an Easy Fix for AI Boom

Developers of new generation capacity in the US face soaring costs and long wait times for turbines. One of the biggest energy stories of last year was the challenge of powering the artificial intelligence boom. Tech companies are putting serious money behind renewables and nuclear on the assumption electricity consumption will soar. But in the immediate future, natural gas is …

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Shell Warns of Weaker Fourth Quarter LNG, Oil Trading

(Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) trimmed its liquefied natural gas production outlook for the fourth quarter on Wednesday and said oil and gas trading results are expected to be significantly lower than in the previous three months. In a trading update ahead of Jan. 30 full-year results, Shell also said it would take $1.5 billion to $3 …

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