(Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s energy ministry said on Friday that it had held talks on energy cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. embassy in the Central Asian country, which is a major energy producer, accounting for around 2% of daily oil supply. In a statement posted on Telegram, the ministry said that …
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(Reuters) – SLB beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, helped by steady demand for its oilfield equipment and services in North America. U.S. crude production was expected to hit a record 13.41 million barrels per day in 2025, according to Energy Information Administration forecast, benefiting oilfield services companies. Quarterly revenue from SLB’s …
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(Reuters) – U.S. control of Venezuela’s oil exports has ensnared barrels that had been servicing debt to China, lining up another potential showdown between the two superpowers that could further complicate the South American country’s path out of default. Around a tenth of Venezuela’s $150 billion foreign debt pile is estimated to be loans from …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. takeover of Venezuela’s oil exports has re-routed crude barrels that were being used to service debt owed to China. How much does Venezuela owe China, and how and why was the country getting debt payments after Venezuela’s default? HOW MUCH DOES VENEZUELA OWE CHINA? Data on Venezuela’s debt is sketchy, particularly …
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US natural gas futures pared a record breaking three-day rally, after traders finished exiting short positions and the market braced for a historic winter storm. Front-month contracts dropped as much as 7.6% to $4.660 per million British thermal units on Friday, after surging 63% over the previous three sessions. Prices were still on track for their biggest …
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The oil-services giant is moving idled equipment overseas as US shale growth slows Halliburton Co. just offered some of the best evidence yet that fracking, which turned the US into the biggest oil and gas producer, is spreading around the world. The Houston-based company, which fracks more wells than anyone, said on Wednesday that it has shifted …
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Takeaways by Bloomberg AI The Trump administration has no plans to directly provide security to oil producers in Venezuela, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Wright said the US involvement in controlling the flow of funds in Venezuela gives the US leverage to reduce criminality and improve business conditions. Wright plans to travel to …
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Takeaways by Bloomberg AI The Trump administration is canceling almost $30 billion of financing from the Energy Department’s green bank after reviewing transactions approved under former President Joe Biden. The Energy Department plans to revise another $53 billion of funding and has eliminated about $9.5 billion in financing for wind and solar projects. The Energy …
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Summary LNG futures to be listed on Shanghai Futures Exchange Contracts could shift market influence to China from West China’s LNG imports forecast to rise 12% this year (Reuters) – China is set to offer domestic-listed, yuan-denominated liquefied natural gas (LNG) futures contracts as soon as next month, people with knowledge of the matter said, …
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Summary Oil prices had dropped on Thursday as Greenland tension subsided Supply disruption concerns offered price support Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oilfield yet to resume output (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats against Iran, raising concerns of military action that could disrupt crude supplies while there are outages …
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