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North Dakota Crude Output to Rise as Operators Eye High Oil Prices

(Reuters) – North Dakota crude output is set to climb in the coming months as surging oil prices spur operators to ramp up activity, a state regulator said Tuesday. Operators in the third largest oil-producing state are responding to higher oil prices, boosting output from existing wells while holding back on new drilling amid sharp …

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Oilfield Service Firm Halliburton is Discussing Commercial Terms With Customers for Venezuela Operations

(Reuters) – Oilfield service firm Halliburton on Tuesday said it has been discussing commercial terms with customers for operations in Venezuela after making visits to its existing facilities in the country. Interest in Venezuela has ramped up dramatically since the U.S. capture of former President Nicolas Maduro in January, with oil producers and investors looking …

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North Dakota Oil Production up 4,000 bpd in February vs January to 1,130,000 bpd – State Regulator

(Reuters) – Oil production in North Dakota rose 4,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) to 1,130,000 bpd in February, monthly data from the state Industrial Commission showed. Bakken and Three Forks oil production stood at 1,101,000 bpd in the month. The data was released on the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s general statistics webpage and has been rounded to …

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European Oil Majors Outshine US Rivals With Iran War Trading Bonanza

By Shadia Nasralla, Stephanie Kelly and Dmitry Zhdannikov Europe’s top-three majors made billions trading in Q1, sources say BP flags ‘exceptional’ trading results Shell, TotalEnergies also report strong trading results Chevron, Exxon fail to capitalise on crisis, shares trail LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – The trading desks of Europe’s top three oil majors have reaped …

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Permian-Focused EagleRock Plans Rare US Oil and Gas IPO, Sources Say

(Reuters) – EagleRock, a company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on the land it controls in the Permian Basin, is exploring a U.S. initial public offering that could value it at up to $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The Houston-based firm has hired Goldman Sachs on the …

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How to Make Drilling for Oil Woke Again

By Javier Blas It feels like an eternity, but it was only a decade ago when the political center-left was still for “all of the above” energy sources: fossil fuels and renewables alike. It was the not-so-distant days of Barack Obama, when the US president defended fracking as a force for good, saying there wasn’t …

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BP’s New CEO to Simplify Company Structure into Upstream, Downstream Units

By Shadia Nasralla BP had upstream/downstream structure before 2020 transition push No clear timeline set yet for reorganisation Meg O’Neill became CEO on April 1 LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) will reorganise into ‌two main business units – upstream and downstream – under new CEO Meg O’Neill, who took the helm on April …

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Occidental Reports Lower Realized Oil Prices Even as Iran Conflict Drives Up Crude Rates

(Reuters) – Shale producer Occidental Petroleum said on Friday its worldwide average realized oil prices fell about 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter, despite higher benchmark crude rates amid Middle East-related energy market disruption. The U.S.-Israel war on Iran has caused a massive disruption of energy supplies as the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for …

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Iran War Erodes Exxon, Chevron Profits Even as Oil Prices Soar

By Kevin Crowley The surge in oil and natural gas prices from the Iran war might seem like good news for the world’s biggest energy companies, but disruptions to production in the region, shipping blockades and hedging losses make the reality far more complicated. Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. lost about 6% of their …

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Chevron Forecasts up to $2.2 Billion Rise in Upstream Earnings From Higher Q1 Prices

  (Reuters) – Chevron  said on Thursday it expected a $1.6 billion boost to $2.2 billion to its first-quarter upstream earnings versus the fourth ​quarter of 2025, driven by surging oil and gas ‌prices from volatility linked to the Iran war. The conflict, which began on February 28, sent oil prices skyrocketing as much as 65%, …

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