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Can the No. 1 Oil Producer Lead the Way on Climate? The U.S. Is Trying It

The latest in American exceptionalism is exporting 50% more oil than Saudi Arabia while trying to prod the world towards net zero. Bloomberg It sounded like the top American climate diplomat really meant it: “We are moving away from fossil fuels,” said John Kerry, in one of his last acts as the US negotiator at the close …

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US Crude Oil Pipeline Squeeze Boosts Prices at Gulf Coast Export Hub

(Reuters) – The difference in prices for U.S. shale oil in West Texas and at Houston has widened in the last two months on dwindling pipeline space to move the crude to the export hub on the Gulf Coast, pricing data showed. Record crude production at the top U.S. oilfield in the Permian basin that …

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OPEC Oil Output Rises in October as Libyan Supply Rebounds, Survey Finds

(Reuters) – OPEC oil output rebounded in October from its lowest this year the previous month as Libya resolved a political crisis, a Reuters survey found, although a further Iraqi effort to meet its cuts pledged to the wider OPEC+ alliance limited the gain. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.33 million barrels …

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OPEC Positive on Global Oil Demand, Sees No Peak on Horizon

(Reuters) – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is very positive on demand for oil in both the short and long term, Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said at an energy industry event in Abu Dhabi on Monday. “There are some challenges, but the picture is not as negative as some make it sound,” …

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Oil Rollercoaster: OPEC Actions Increasing Volatility and Hampering New Investment in Oil and Gas, CEO Says 

(Reuters) – OPEC+ oil supply cuts and recent efforts to unwind them have increased volatility in energy markets and hampered investment in new production, the CEO of Italian energy company Eni said on Monday. Speaking at an industry event in Abu Dhabi, Claudio Descalzi said he expected high volatility in the energy markets experienced in …

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Climate Skeptics Are Hatching Big Plans for a Second Trump Term

Activists would push a new Republican administration to boost coal-fired power, block EPA science and challenge models of global warming. Activists who dispute the severity of human-caused climate change are quietly preparing to seize their moment should Donald Trump win a second term. Pushed to the political fringes during Joe Biden’s presidency, they are now laying the groundwork …

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Big Oil Dials Up Output Growth Just as OPEC Mulls Supply Boost

Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP post production gains as crude drops OPEC plans to add barrels to the market starting in December Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. capped Big Oil earnings season by revealing blockbuster increases in fossil fuel production — just as OPEC and its allies are preparing to increase the supply of crude into the global market. The …

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Another U.S. Oil Refinery to Vanish with Lyondell Houston Plant Closing

Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries on Friday detailed its long-announced plan to permanently shutter its 263,776 barrel-per-day (bpd) Houston oil refinery in the first quarter of 2025. The planned closing marks the latest in a wave of U.S. refinery closures as motor fuel demand is expected to peak this decade and decline under pressure from renewable …

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Exxon, Chevron Top Q3 Profit Expectations as US Oil Output Hits Record High

(Reuters) – U.S. oil producers Exxon Mobil and Chevron posted better-than-expected third-quarter profits on Friday, outperforming their European rivals, as record U.S. oil production cushioned the blow from a plunge in fuel margins. The two focused on expanding oil and gas production as rivals BP and Shell spent heavily on wind, solar and renewables that …

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Venezuela’s Oil Exports Hit a 4-Year Peak on Higher Output, Sales to US, India

HOUSTON/MARACAY, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports rose to a four-year high, approaching 950,000 barrels per day in October, boosted by growing crude output and more sales to India and the United States, according to shipping data and documents from state firm PDVSA. The increase happened despite a large storage terminal fire last month, …

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