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US Natgas Prices Jump 5% to 1-Week High Ahead of Contract Expiration

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 5% to a one-week high on Monday in light trade ahead of the expiration of the front-month contract on forecasts for higher demand this week than previously expected. Earlier in the day, prices slid about 2% to a five-month low on rising output and forecasts for mild …

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Woodside in Talks to Sell Louisiana LNG Stake to Kuwait Petroleum Unit, Bloomberg News Reports

(Reuters) – Woodside Energy is in talks with an overseas unit of Kuwait Petroleum to sell a stake in its Louisiana liquefied natural gas plant in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The overseas unit, Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration, is also considering securing LNG supply from the …

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Barclays Cuts 2025 Brent Crude Forecast on Trade Tensions, OPEC+ Shifts

(Reuters) – Barclays lowered its Brent crude forecast on Monday by $4 to $70 a barrel for 2025 and set its 2026 estimate at $62/b, citing “a rocky road ahead for fundamentals” amid escalating trade tensions and OPEC+’s pivot in its production strategy. Despite oil market fundamentals evolving “significantly better than expected” in early 2025, …

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Greek Shippers Return to Russian Oil Market as Prices Slip Below G7 Cap, Sources Say

MOSCOW, April 28 (Reuters) – Greek shipowners are returning to Russia’s Urals oil market as the price slides below the Western price cap of $60 per barrel, allowing them to provide transport and insurance services while complying with sanctions, three trading sources said. The price cap introduced by the Group of Seven countries does not …

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US LNG Supplies to Europe Will Continue to Rise, Says US Energy Secretary

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands on the day of a signing agreement related to the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power station at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, in Warsaw, Poland, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel WARSAW, April 28 (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas supplies …

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Japan’s JERA May Consider Alaska as LNG Supply Option, Executive Says

Summary JERA say may consider Alaska as a potential LNG supplier Japanese firms wary of commitments amid high costs, sources say Japanese delegation heads to US this week for more tariff talks (Reuters) – JERA, Japan’s top power generator, may consider Alaska as a potential source of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, an executive said …

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The Crafty US State That’s Showing How to Thrive Under Trump

By Gavin Maguire (Reuters) – Louisiana has long been overshadowed by its more showy neighbour Texas, which boasts a larger economy and population and has for decades wielded greater sway among policymakers in Washington DC and on the world stage. But the Bayou State is staging a revival that could see it emerge as the more …

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TRUMP’S ENERGY PRIORITY: Trump Emergency Move Aims to Cut Approval Times for Energy Projects to 28 Days

(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would implement an emergency permitting process for energy and mining projects on federal lands, slashing approval times that typically take months or years to at most 28 days. The U.S. Department of the Interior move is in response to President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency declaration, which …

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World Bank Energy Financing Expansion Endorsed by Development Committee

The World Bank’s steering committee on Friday endorsed the lender’s plans to explore options to expand energy access, including potential financing for nuclear energy, in a move in line with directives to broaden energy financing by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. A statement from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund joint Development Committee called …

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Energy Secretary Aims to Reassure Oil Bosses Amid Trade War

Energy Secretary Chris Wright reassured US oil companies that the turmoil from President Donald Trump’s trade war is short-term and the administration supports increased crude output. Wright predicted that the uncertainty will last only “a few more weeks” and that the administration is focused on making it cheaper and easier to pump crude and natural …

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