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Oil Companies Shun Trump Administration’s Alaska Offshore Auction

(Reuters) – Oil and gas drillers failed to show up at the Trump administration’s sale of more than 1 million acres (404,686 hectares) in Alaska’s Cook Inlet on Wednesday, declining to submit even a single bid. The sale was the first of six Alaska offshore oil and gas auctions mandated through 2032 by U.S. President …

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Putin Suggests Russia Could Stop Supplying Gas to European Markets Now

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Wednesday that Russia could stop supplying gas to European markets now and move to more promising markets. The European Commission will submit a legal proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports on April 15, three days after Hungary’s parliamentary election, according to EU officials and a document …

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Qatar Shuts Gas Liquefaction, Will Take Weeks to Restart, Sources Say

(Reuters) – Qatar will fully shut down gas liquefaction on Wednesday and won’t be able to return to normal production and export levels of super-chilled gas for at least a month, two sources familiar with the matter said. Qatar Energy, which stopped producing gas this week and declared force majeure on exports on Wednesday, did …

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US Crude Stocks Climb to Near 1-Year High as Exports and Imports Fall, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks rose to their highest level since May 2025 last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday, as exports and imports declined. Crude inventories rose by 3.5 million barrels to 439.3 million barrels in the week ended February 27, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll …

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Gas Giant QatarEnergy Throttles LNG Supply by Declaring Force Majeure

(Reuters) – QatarEnergy has declared force majeure on shipments of liquefied natural gas, it said in a statement on Wednesday, after attacks on its production facilities amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The state-owned company said on Monday it was halting production of LNG and associated products due to attacks on facilities in the Ras …

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US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says Oil Market Well Supplied Amid Iran War

(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that crude oil markets are well supplied amid the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, and that the U.S. plans to make a series of additional announcements on the issue. “The crude markets are very well supplied. There are hundreds of millions of barrels on the water …

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Oil Seen Elevated as Hormuz Risks Intensify Amid Iran Conflict, Analysts Say

(Reuters) – Oil prices are expected to remain elevated in the near term as traders weigh the risk of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for more than 20% of global oil supply, amid the widening Middle East conflict. Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iranian targets have led to attacks across the …

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Hormuz Shutdown Worsens After US Hits Iranian Warship; Tankers Stranded for Fifth Day

The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has paralysed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz for a fifth day and choked off vital Middle East oil and gas flows. The U.S. submarine strike on the Iranian vessel came as U.S. President …

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Goldman Sachs Raises Q2 Brent Oil Price Forecast by $10 to $76 a Barrel

March 4 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs  raised on Wednesday its second-quarter 2026 average price forecast for Brent crude ​oil by $10 to $76 per barrel and for WTI by $9 ‌to $71. These forecasts assume that low oil flows via the Strait of Hormuz will lead to large declines in OECD inventories and Middle ​East …

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There is Little US LNG Producers Can do to Immediately Replace Lost Qatari Cargoes

Summary US LNG plants running near full capacity, limiting the potential for output increase amid Qatar disruptions Venture Global has the most flexibility, with higher percentage of spot market sales Golden Pass LNG project is set to begin production this month but will take time to ramp up (Reuters) – The U.S. has little spare …

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