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Q&A – Is Venezuela about to Lose Citgo, its Most Prized Foreign Asset?

A U.S. court on Monday begins the final sale hearing of an auction of shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum to pay creditors, following heavy competition for the seventh largest U.S. refiner. A court officer overseeing the auction in August changed his recommendation of winner to a $5.9 billion offer by an …

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Canada May Drop Oil Emissions Cap as Part of New Climate Plan

Canada’s government is in discussions with energy companies and Alberta about eliminating a federal cap on emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector if the industry and province reduce their carbon footprint in other ways, three sources with knowledge of the talks said. The sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the …

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‘I Fault Myself for Not Paying More Attention,’ Conoco CEO Tells Employees Facing Deep Job Cuts

ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance told employees on Thursday that one of the reasons he had to cut up to 25% of the workforce was because the U.S. oil and gas producer had become less competitive as it focused on swallowing smaller rivals. Lance was speaking to employees in a town hall meeting a day after he …

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Ex-Pioneer CEO Cannot Challenge Order Barring Him From Exxon board, FTC Says

Scott Sheffield, the founder and former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, cannot directly challenge a Biden-era order barring him from ExxonMobil’s board after its acquisition of Pioneer, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday, while adding it would revisit the order regardless. While the FTC’s three Republican commissioners voted unanimously to deny Sheffield’s bid on …

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US Proposes Rules That Could Boost Oil, Gas Output in US West

The U.S. Interior Department on Monday proposed rule changes to allow energy companies to more easily combine oil and gas output from multiple leases using the same well pad, which could save the industry as much as $1.8 billion per year, it said. The proposed rule change, which would mostly affect onshore oil and gas …

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Russia Says Low Global Oil Stockpiles Prompted OPEC+ to Hike Output

Low global oil stockpiles were a major motivating factor in prompting OPEC+ members to raise production by 548,000 barrels per day in August at the group’s meeting on Saturday, the Russian government said in a statement. The group, which pumps about half of the world’s oil, has been curtailing production since 2022 to support the …

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Iranian Retaliation Against U.S. Forces Could Come Soon, U.S. Officials Say

The United States assesses that Iran could carry out retaliatory attacks targeting American forces in the Middle East soon, although the U.S. is still seeking a diplomatic resolution that would see Tehran forgo any attack, two U.S. officials said on Monday. One of the officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said Iran’s …

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Oil Prices Settle Lower as US Sanctions Ease Fears of Escalation in Iran

Summary Oil futures rise on the week US imposes new Iran-related sanctions amid diplomatic efforts US oil and natural gas rig count falls for eighth straight week, first time since September 2023 EU abandons proposal to lower Russian oil price cap (Reuters) – Oil prices settled down on Friday as the U.S. imposed new Iran-related …

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NextDecade Signs $9 Billion Contract With Bechtel for Construction of LNG Sites 

U.S. liquefied natural gas producer NextDecade said on Thursday that its units have finalized contracts with Bechtel Energy to construct train 4 and train 5 at its Rio Grande LNG facility, with a combined value of about $9 billion. Under engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, NextDecade agreed to pay Bechtel about $4.77 billion under …

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EPA Proposes Giving Texas Authority to Oversee CO2 Injection Permits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed approving Texas’ application to oversee its own permitting for projects to inject carbon dioxide underground, a move long sought by that state’s regulators and oil and gas companies with projects in the wings. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Texas is best positioned to protect its drinking water …

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