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Trump Finalizes US Gulf Oil Lease Sale, Proposes Alaska Sale in 2026

The Trump administration will hold an auction for drilling oil and gas off the U.S. Gulf next month and has proposed another in a waterway in southern Alaska, it said on Friday. The lease sale in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump refers to as the Gulf of America, will make about …

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US Set to Produce Record Amounts of Natural Gas to Meet Surging Export Demand

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms produced a record amount of natural gas during the third quarter as producers scrambled to keep up with soaring domestic and export demand for the fuel. Power-hungry data centers and a boom in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are driving up U.S. gas use, pushing producers to pull more gas …

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US Urges Europe to Stick to Oil and Gas, Not Renewables

(Reuters) – Global investments in renewable energy aren’t bearing fruit and the world should focus on securing reliable supplies of fossil fuels, U.S. energy and interior secretaries said this week as they worked on convincing Europe to buy more U.S. oil and gas. The U.S. has become Europe’s top oil and gas supplier on the …

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Asia Oil Floating Storage Surges as Sanctions, Tight China Quota Curb Demand

(Reuters) – The volume of oil stored onboard ships in Asian waters doubled in recent weeks after tightening western sanctions hit imports from China and India and as a shortage of import quota curbed demand from independent Chinese refiners, analysts said. The European Union, United Kingdom and the United States have imposed a raft of …

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Japan to Step Up LNG Purchases for Emergency Reserve From January, Industry Ministry Sources Say

(Reuters) – Japan, the world’s No.2 LNG importer, plans to buy liquefied natural gas for emergency reserves on a monthly basis from January, instead of buying only during peak demand periods, to guard against supply shocks, two industry ministry sources said. The reinforcement of the country’s Strategic Buffer LNG (SBL) program, run by the Ministry …

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Shale Operators Defy $60 Oil to Keep Increasing Production

By David Wethe and Kevin Crowley A pumpjack and drill rig over an oil well in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg US shale companies are forging ahead with their production plans, adapting to $60 oil prices while grinding out small increases and setting up the industry to add to next year’s …

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What Happens at COP Climate Summits? Will This One Make a Difference?

By Olivia Rudgard and Laura Millan Leaders at COP30 family photo in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 7. Photographer: Fernando Llano/AP Photos For three decades, the United Nations has been holding an annual summit on the climate known as COP, which stands for Conference of the Parties. Delegates travel to a chosen city from around the …

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Canada’s Enbridge Misses Third-Quarter Profit Estimates on Higher Capital Costs

Nov 7 (Reuters) – Enbridge (ENB.TO) missed third-quarter profit estimates on Friday, pressured by higher financing costs from capital investments including U.S. gas utility acquisitions, sending its shares down nearly 2% in premarket trading. The Calgary-based pipeline operator had bought three Dominion Energy (D.N) utilities last year — East Ohio Gas, Questar Gas and Public …

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UAE’s Oil Trading Arm Plans Rapid Global Expansion, Bloomberg Reports

Nov 7 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi state oil firm ADNOC’s trading unit plans to increase the volume it handles by two-thirds over the next few years as part of its international expansion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing its CEO. ADNOC has been stepping up its global expansion in recent years to find new revenue …

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