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Middle East Oil Refineries Could Ramp Up Output in 40-60 Days From End of Crisis, Vitol Bahrain Says

(Reuters) – Middle East oil refineries could recover to more normal production levels in 40-60 days from the end of the current oil supply crisis linked to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Vitol Bahrain’s regional head of research Bader Nooruddin said on Wednesday. That timeline would take production up to around 90-95% …

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Many Airlines Hit Hard by Jet Fuel Price Swings, Not All Can Hedge, IATA Says

By Robert Harvey LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) – Many airlines have been hit hard by price swings in ​the jet fuel market, and some are not in ‌a position to hedge their exposure, the International Air Transport Association’s head of fuel said on Wednesday. Some airlines with more elaborate hedging strategies get a bit ​of …

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US Midwest Expected to See Record Number of New Power Plants in Next Five Years, Grid Operator Says

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) – A record number of mostly gas-fired power plants ​are expected to connect to the ‌U.S. Midwest grid over the next five years as the area’s electricity demand surges, according ​to survey results released by the ​regional grid operator and its member ⁠states on Wednesday. Data centers …

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Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Have a Nuclear Weapon

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiat some point if things “work out”. “They’ve already agreed they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told “Pod Force One” in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, …

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Oil Demand Will Spike After War to Replenish Stocks, ADNOC Executive Says

(Reuters) – There will be a spike in oil demand to replenish storage levels after the current global oil supply crisis in overcome, ADNOC senior vice president of business transformation Fatema Bin Saleem Al Teneiji said on Tuesday. Oil demand will then start to pick up as oil prices normalise, she said at the S&P …

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Kuwait Could Recover 70% of Oil Production in 6-8 Weeks After Hormuz Reopens, KPC Executive Says

(Reuters) – Kuwait could restore nearly 70% of its oil production within six to eight weeks after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Kuwait Petroleum Company’s managing director for international marketing, Shaikh Khaled Ahmad Al-Sabah, said on Wednesday. The remaining 30% would take about another month, he told the S&P Global Energy Middle East Petroleum and …

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Oil Refining Has Been Underinvested, Saudi Aramco Says

(Reuters) – The current oil supply crisis shows there is underinvestment in oil refining as demand holds resilient, Saudi state-owned Aramco’s vice president of market analysis and sustainability, Musaab Al Mulla, said on Tuesday. Around 3 million barrels per day of refining capacity closed between 2020 and 2023, Al Mulla said at the S&P Global …

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From Manual Rounds to Autonomous Inspections: Why Heavy Industrial Robotics is Becoming Core to Process Safety

Process safety in oil and gas has long relied on people walking into the very environments everyone is trying to protect them from. Even with strong procedures, gas detection and permitting, inspection programs still depend on operators and technicians entering hazardous areas, climbing structures, and performing confined space entries to get the data they need.  Heavy industrial …

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Chevron Applies for Argentina Tax Break Program With $13.8 Billion Investment Plan

(Reuters) – Chevron has applied to join Argentina’s incentive regime for large investments for a $13.8 billion unconventional oil project in the El Trapial area of Vaca Muerta, the U.S. oil major said on Tuesday, in what would rank among the biggest new bets on the country’s shale patch. The filing, which still requires government …

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US LNG Exports Fall in May on Maintenance, Asia’s Take Rises

(Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas exports fell to 10.2 million metric tons (MT) in May, the lowest level this year excluding February’s shorter month, as seasonal maintenance curbed output, preliminary data from financial firm LSEG showed. The decline was driven by planned outages across several export plants, as operators carried out spring maintenance after …

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