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China Pivots From U.S. to Canada for More Oil as Trade War Worsens

Chinese refiners are importing record amounts of Canadian crude after slashing purchases of U.S. oil Chinese refiners are importing record amounts of Canadian crude after slashing purchases of United States oil by roughly 90 per cent amid escalating trade tensions. A pipeline expansion in Western Canada that opened less than a year ago has presented …

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Exxon Consortium to Begin Installation of Floating Oil Facility in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, April 15 (Reuters) – A consortium led by U.S. Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is about to begin the installation of its fourth floating oil production facility in Guyana, the South American country’s maritime regulator said in a notice on Tuesday. The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility ‘One Guyana,’ built by SBM Offshore (SBMO.AS) …

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China Plans to Import More Russian LNG in 2025, Ambassador Says

China is set to increase its imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, its ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.“I know for sure that there are a lot of buyers. So many buyers are asking the embassy to help establish contacts with Russian suppliers, I think there will definitely be more (imports),” the …

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HSBC Lowers Brent Price Forecasts on Trade Tensions, Sluggish Oil Demand

HSBC revised down its Brent crude price forecast on Tuesday, citing rising trade tensions and an expected reduction in global oil demand.The bank cut its Brent price forecast to $68.5 per barrel for 2025 and $65 per barrel for 2026. It also trimmed its global demand growth to 0.7 million barrel per day (mbd) for …

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World Oil Demand, U.S. supply to Grow More Slowly on Tariff Tensions, IEA Says

Summary • IEA cuts 2025 demand growth forecast by about 300,000 bpd • Sees further slowdown in demand growth next year • Joins OPEC in cutting oil demand view • Trims U.S. oil output forecast for 2025 (Reuters) – Global oil demand will grow much more slowly than expected this year and U.S. production increases …

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Trump Says Iran Must Give Up Dream of Nuclear Weapon or Face Harsh Response

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday he believes Iran is intentionally delaying a nuclear deal with the United States and that it must abandon any drive for a nuclear weapon or face a possible military strike on Tehran’s atomic facilities. “I think they’re tapping us along,” Trump told reporters after U.S. special envoy …

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Back to Russian Gas? Trump-Wary EU Has Energy Security Dilemma

By America Hernandez, Riham Alkousaa and Marwa Rashad French, German firms open to modest return of Gazprom’s gas Trump has made US LNG a politically loaded commodity EU aims to quit Russian gas by 2027, has no detailed plan on how Arbitrations against Gazprom complicate supply resumption PARIS/BERLIN, April 14 (Reuters) – More than three …

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ExxonMobil Drill Off Cyprus Fails to Find Gas in Commercial Amounts-Ministry

NICOSIA, April 14 (Reuters) – An exploration drill by ExxonMobil (XOM.N) offshore Cyprus has failed to find commercial quantities of natural gas, the island’s energy ministry said on Monday. Drilling operations had been completed at the Elektra-1 well in Block 5 of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Cyprus, it said. “Well data and preliminary …

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EU Plan to End Russian Oil and Gas Imports Due Out in May

(Reuters) – The European Commission will announce a more detailed strategy to phase out Russian oil and gas imports next month, it said on Monday, after twice delaying the plan. The EU has pledged to quit Russian fossil fuels by 2027 in response to Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but the Commission has delayed publishing …

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OPEC Cuts Global Oil Demand Growth Forecasts, Citing US Tariffs

Summary • Cuts 2025, 2026 demand growth forecasts by 150,000 bpd each • First cut in 2025 forecast since December, OPEC data shows Kazakhstan further boosts production in March (Reuters) – OPEC cut its 2025 global oil demand growth forecast on Monday for the first time since December, citing the impact of data received for …

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