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By Robert Tuttle and Geoffrey Morgan Canadian oil tycoon Adam Waterous’s Strathcona Resources Ltd. agreed to sell its assets in the Montney shale formation in western Canada in a shift that makes it a pure heavy oil producer. Strathcona is disposing of gas-focused operations in three separate transactions worth C$2.8 billion ($2 billion). The largest …

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(Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s oil production fell 3% from March to 1.82 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, but was again above the country’s OPEC+ quota, according to an industry source familiar with the statistics, and Reuters calculations. Kazakhstan’s output has become the main point of contention inside OPEC+, with group leader Saudi Arabia demanding …

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By Andrea Jaramillo Pumpjacks in Colombia. Photographer: Nicolo Filippo Rosso/Bloomberg Colombia’s oil and gas association urged authorities to take “urgent action” after a surge in sabotage attacks on critical energy infrastructure. A group broke in and set fire to the Quifa field facilities in Meta province in central Colombia on Monday, the association known as …

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By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 12 (Reuters) – China’s imports of crude oil edged into positive territory for the first months of the year, but rather than a sign of improving fuel demand, the recovery is more about rising inventories. The world’s biggest crude importer recorded arrivals of 11.69 million barrels per day (bpd) …

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