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Ovintiv Announces Closing of NuVista Energy Acquisition

DENVER, Feb. 3, 2026 /CNW/ – Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) (TSX: OVV) (“Ovintiv” or the “Company”) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all of the common shares (“NuVista Shares”) of NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX: NVA) (“NuVista”) in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2.7 billion. The acquisition is expected to add approximately 930 net 10,000-foot equivalent …

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US-Driven Gas Turbine Crunch May Speed Global Clean Power Uptake

(Reuters) – A rush by U.S. utilities and tech giants to snap up as many gas turbines as possible to boost local power output is causing a global shortage of gas-power equipment and may spur other power systems to fast-track cleaner alternatives. The amount of U.S. gas-fired capacity that is under construction has more than …

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Marathon Petroleum Profit Beats as Margins Rebound From Multi-Year Lows

Feb 3 (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum  reported fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimate on Tuesday, as a 44% jump in refining margins underscored stronger operational performance after a prolonged downturn in 2024. Shares of the country’s top refiner gained nearly 7% in premarket trading. U.S. fuel maker margins have begun to rebound from multi-year lows …

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US Crude Oil Production Nears Full Recovery After Storm Hit Output

(Reuters) – Crude oil producers in the United States continued bringing oil wells back online on Monday, with only around 0.7% of national output still halted in the aftermath of a winter storm that ravaged production last month. Some 100,000 barrels per day of crude output remained shut, according to consultancy Energy Aspects, with outages …

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A $47 bln Deal Heralds US Oil Boom’s Middle Age

By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The United States’ transformation into the world’s biggest oil producer has been dramatic. It is also mostly over. Thanks to a combination of declining prime acreage and modest market prices for oil, the name of the game for the producers who turned American shale patches …

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Winter Freeze Cut US LNG Output in January; Imports From Trinidad Helped Fill Gap

(Reuters) – Exports of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. fell in January to 11.3 million metric tonnes – down from December’s record of 11.5 MT – as a winter freeze late in the month shuttered some plants and lowered output at others, preliminary data from financial firm LSEG show. Gas flows into U.S. LNG …

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US Dropping 25% Separate Tariff on Indian Imports After Pledge to Cut Russian Oil, White House Says

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is dropping a 25% additional tariffs imposed on Indian imports over its purchases of Russian oil, in addition to lowering a country-specific tariff to 18% from 25%, a White House official said on Monday. “We are also dropping the 25% tariff given India’s agreement to stop buying Russian oil,” the …

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Trump Cuts India Tariffs in Deal He Links to Russian Oil

By Skylar Woodhouse and Shruti Srivastava President Donald Trump said he will slash tariffs on India to 18% after Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil, easing tensions between the two countries. Trump said Monday on social media that, following a phone call with Modi, he will lower his tariff on Indian …

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China’s Electric Truck Boom Poses New Threat to Demand for LNG

China’s rapid adoption of electric trucks — which overtook gas-powered vehicle sales for the first time last year — is threatening a key source of demand for the country’s suppliers of the fossil fuel. Sales of heavy-duty trucks powered by batteries and other new energy sources hit a record in December, helping lift the full-year …

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US Natural Gas Plunges by Most in About 30 Years on Warm Weather

By Julian Hast, Stephen Stapczynski, and Sing Yee Ong US natural gas futures plummeted on Monday as weather forecasts for mid-February shifted significantly warmer, marking the largest daily loss for the front-month contract on a percentage basis since 1995, excluding contract rollover days. The March contract settled down 25.7% to $3.237 per million British thermal …

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