By Keira Wright, Paul-Alain Hunt, and Ruth Liao Three Australian plants that provide about 8% of the world’s liquefied natural gas have had their output curbed by a cyclone, in a further blow to mainly Asian buyers reeling from the halt of shipments from Qatar. Karratha, the onshore processing facility that feeds Woodside Energy Group …
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Brent was last near US$110 a barrel on Friday, after touching a crisis-high of US$119.50 earlier this month By Rong Wei Neo Oil may hit a record US$200 a barrel if the Iran war drags on till June, with the Strait of Hormuz staying shut, Macquarie Group Ltd. said. A conflict that stretches through the …
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By Jan Strupczewski EU finance ministers aim to prevent market fragmentation with any energy price support EU Commission warns any response must be targeted, temporary and fiscally limited EU proposes support for vulnerable households to avoid inefficiencies BRUSSELS, March 27 (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers will seek to coordinate on Friday their response to …
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March 27 (Reuters) – Cuban officials have petitioned the Vatican to help persuade the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to ease its oil embargo in senior-level meetings with Vatican officials including Pope Leo, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The Vatican …
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By Florence Tan and Yuka Obayashi SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) – Asian refiners are beginning to switch to pricing U.S. crude oil purchases against global benchmark ICE Brent instead of Dubai after the Middle East marker spiked to record levels this month, three refining and trade sources said on Friday. The move could reduce liquidity …
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By Sheila Dang, Stephanie Kelly and Amanda Stephenson Oil prices surge due to Iran conflict, boosting profits Analysts revise Chevron, Shell earnings estimates upwards Middle East disruptions may hurt oilfield-service companies HOUSTON, March 26 (Reuters) – As Big Oil executives gathered this week and discussed the biggest-ever disruption to global energy supplies due to the …
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By Amanda Cooper and Robert Harvey Options market shows bets on $150 oil by end-April rising Open interest in $150 calls nearly 10 times larger than last month Oil is trapped in Gulf following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran Brent crude set all-time high of $147 in 2008 LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Traders are piling …
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By Forrest Crellin and Shadia Nasralla PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) – TotalEnergies’ (TTEF.PA) CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Thursday that the company made a decision not to declare force majeure to any of its liquefied natural gas customers, and that it would respect all the LNG contracts in terms of price and volume. Qatar, the …
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By Bhargav Acharya and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was pausing attacks on Iran’s energy plants for 10 days at what he cast as the Iranian government’s request, and said talks with Tehran were going “very well.” “As per Iranian Government request… I am pausing …
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By Siddharth Cavale Iran says it is reviewing US proposal, has no interest in talks Ukrainian attacks, tanker seizures halt 40% of Russia oil export capacity Houthi movement says it stands ready to strike Red Sea waterway NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) – Crude futures closed higher on Thursday, rebounding from the previous session’s losses, …
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