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By Julian Lee and Alex Longley When US President Donald Trump was inaugurated to his second term as president on Jan. 20, oil prices were close to the highs of the summer before. By early May, they had plunged by nearly a quarter. That’s for two big reasons: Trump’s trade war is driving down economic …
How Tariffs and OPEC+, Oddly Enough, Are Driving Down the Price of Oil Read More »
Summary • Crude prices supported by impending US-China talks • Brent prices could drop to $50 if US-Iran deal occurs – Citi LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose over 1% on Thursday, buoyed by hopes of a breakthrough in looming trade talks between the United States and China, the world’s two largest oil …
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Recent U.S. sanctions on two small Chinese refiners for buying Iranian oil have created difficulties receiving crude and led them to sell product under other names, sources familiar with the matter said, evidence of the disruption that Washington’s stepped-up pressure is inflicting on Tehran’s biggest oil buyer. The targeting of independent refiners, known as teapots, …
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It’s been almost 25 years since BP Plc attempted to rebrand itself as “Beyond Petroleum” and adopt a more environmentally friendly image. But with a recent swing away from green energy toward its fossil fuel roots, “Back to Petroleum” might be a more appropriate tag line. The shift comes as BP lags significantly behind its …
What Went Wrong for BP? Why the Oil Major Hit Reset Read More »
If Shell acquires BP, it would create a European oil major that could challenge industry leaders Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp., with upstream oil and gas production of nearly 5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day. Summary by Bloomberg AI The deal would give Shell dominance in LNG sales, with combined sales jumping …
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Photographer: Anthony Prieto/Bloomberg Crescent Energy Co. is looking to sell its drilling portfolio in areas including the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado to focus on its core acreage in the Eagle Ford and Uinta basins. Summary by Bloomberg AI The divestment could fetch more than $1 billion, but no final decision has been made and Crescent …
KKR-Backed Crescent Energy Weighs Asset Sales to Focus on Eagle Ford, Uinta Basins Read More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released an assessment on Wednesday detailing potential undiscovered oil and gas in two formations under much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida. The assessment found that there are technically recoverable resources of 35.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 28 million barrels of oil …
Potential For Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in US Gulf Coast, Agency Says Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks and distillate inventories fell last week, while jet fuel demand rose to a five-year high, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Gasoline inventories rose, stoking concerns among analysts of weak demand ahead of a major driving holiday in the U.S. later this month. Crude inventories fell by 2 …
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(Reuters) – The oil market appears to be telling Saudi Arabia that its shift to pumping more oil after five years of cutting output was well timed. The kingdom has in recent weeks pushed fellow OPEC+ members to produce more oil despite fears about an economic slowdown, a marked change in policy that helped oil …
Oil Market ‘Smile’ Suggests Saudi Arabia’s Output Shift Was Well Timed Read More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that it estimates that the average number of oil wells completed simultaneously within 50 feet of each other in the Lower 48 states has more than doubled over the past decade. The agency said that simultaneous well completion per location had increased from 1-1/2 wells …
Oil Wells Per Location in Lower 48 US States More Than Double in Past Decade, EIA Says Read More »
