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US Crude Stocks Fall, Fuel Inventories Rise, EIA Data Shows

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 5.1 million barrels to 423.4 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 29, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 671,000-barrel draw. Crude …

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Biden Unveils $600 Million in New Financing for African Railway to Boost Critical Minerals Infrastructure

Lobito railway will transport critical minerals to Atlantic Effort by US to counter Chinese dominance of mining in Africa President Joe Biden meets Lobito Atlantic Railway workers at the Port in Lobito, on Dec. 4.Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images President Joe Biden is rounding off his trip to Angola by announcing $600 million in new financing for a …

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Aramco, SLB and Linde Plan to Build Carbon Capture Project

(Reuters) – Saudi oil giant Aramco, top oilfield services company SLB and Linde, the world’s largest industrial gases company, have signed an agreement to build a carbon capture and storage project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Aramco will own 60% of the project while SLB and Linde will hold 20% each, the companies said in a joint statement on …

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Oil Prices Steady Ahead of Imminent OPEC+ Decision; Geopolitical Turmoil in Focus

Summary OPEC+ to discuss oil policy on Dec. 5 US oil and fuel stockpiles rose last week Israel warns of renewed war in Lebanon South Korea president faces impeachment after martial law debacle Dec 4 (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday, with traders expecting OPEC+ to announce an extension to supply cuts …

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PROFILE: Outspoken and Energy Realist CEO is Now Trump’s Oil Evangelist

Chris Wright has championed fossil fuels as a moral good and characterized climate change as modest   Standing shoulder to shoulder with his employees, Chris Wright, chief executive officer of oilfield services company Liberty Energy Inc., held up his glass in a toast. “To your health and the longer lives and healthier lives of billions of people …

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Rising LNG Terminal Costs to Make New US Projects Less Competitive, Says Analyst

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Rising costs of building and equipping new U.S. liquefied natural gas plants will reduce the competitiveness of U.S. gas exports, LNG analysts at Poten & Partners predicted on Tuesday. U.S projects have faced rising construction costs, with Venture Global’s Plaquemines export plant under construction in Louisiana over …

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Meta Seeks Nuclear Power Developers for Reactors to Start in Early 2030s

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Meta (META.O) said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in electricity demand. The company wants to add 1 …

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US Deepens Sanctions on Iran’s ‘Shadow’ Oil Fleet

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday ramped up its sanctions on Iran, targeting 35 entities and vessels that it said transported illicit Iranian petroleum to foreign markets as part of what the U.S. Treasury Department called Tehran’s “shadow fleet.” The sanctions build on those previously imposed on Oct. 11 and come in response to …

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OPEC+ Likely to Prolong Oil Cuts for Q1, Sources Say

Summary Slower demand, rising output beyond the group swells supply Global oil prices rangebound between $70 and $80/barrel OPEC+ to decide on planned UAE production increase from January (Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely at its meeting on Thursday to extend its latest round of oil output cuts until the end of the first quarter, four …

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Key Global Natural Gas Prices Set to Keep Rising into 2025

By Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – Natural gas prices in Asia, Europe and North America have climbed by around 30% to 50% so far in 2024, and look set to keep rising over the coming months as forecasts for cold weather trigger higher heating demand in key consumer hubs. Active restocking of rapidly-declining gas inventories in Europe …

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