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Britain Eases Opposition to New Oil, Gas Permits, Holds Firm on Taxes

(Reuters) – Britain will allow some new oil and gas production on or near existing fields, the government said on Wednesday, easing its stance on new licences while dashing oil and gas producers’ hopes for an early end to windfall taxes on their sector. From an output of around 4.4 million barrels of oil equivalent …

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Goldman Sachs Sees Downside Risks to Crude and Refined Product Prices From Potential Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

(Reuters) – GOLDMAN SACHS: Estimate downside risks to crude prices, and especially refined oil product prices, if sanctions on Russia’s oil sector were to be lifted Says its base case still assumes a status quo for sanctions on Russian oil, an extension of the recent downward trend in Russia production, and a decline in brent/WTI …

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BP’s Whiting Refinery Returns to Normal Operations After October Fire

(Reuters) – BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, has returned to normal operations following a planned maintenance turnaround in September and a fire in October, two sources said. The largest refinery in the U.S. Midwest returned to normal operations early this week, the sources said. A BP spokesperson declined on Wednesday to comment on …

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US Crude Stocks Climb as Imports Hit 11-Week High, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks climbed as imports rose to an 11-week high, the EIA said on Wednesday, while fuel inventories also increased as refining activity ticked higher. Crude inventories climbed by 2.8 million barrels to 426.9 million barrels in the week ended November 21, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters …

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Canadian Prmie Minister’s Pipeline Gambit Hinges on Province of British Columbia and Faulty Carbon Market

Bloomberg News Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is negotiating an agreement with Alberta that “creates necessary conditions” for the future construction of a new oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast. A project that allows western Canada to ship crude via tanker to overseas markets is one of the main requests of Alberta Premier Danielle …

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Explainer: OPEC+ Policies of Oil Output Hikes and Cuts

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – OPEC+, which pumps about half the world’s oil, has paused oil output hikes for the first quarter of 2026 after releasing some 2.9 million barrels per day into the market since April 2025. The group still has about 3.24 million bpd of output cuts in place, representing around 3% of …

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Equinor to Drill 26 Exploration Wells Off Norway Next Year

By Kari Lundgren Equinor ASA will drill about 26 wildcat and appraisal wells off the coast of Norway in 2026, mostly in the country’s North Sea, as the company looks to spend $6 billion a year over the next ten years to maintain the flow of oil and gas to Europe. Norway’s biggest oil and …

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OPEC+ Seen Keeping Oil Output Unchanged, Focus on Capacity Debate

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler OPEC+ meets on Sunday, expected to be online Eight OPEC+ members to also meet on Sunday to review market LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – OPEC+ is likely to leave output levels unchanged at its meeting on Sunday while focusing talks on a theoretical topic of how much oil its …

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Oil Falls as Ukraine Signals Support for Framework of Russia Peace Deal

By Shariq Khan ‘Tremendous progress’ toward Ukraine-Russia peace deal, White House says Zelenskiy could visit the US in next few days Russia stresses deal cannot stray too far from its objectives NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell over 2% on Tuesday after Ukraine hinted that an intense diplomatic push by the U.S. …

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What Could Maduro Offer Trump in Potential Talks? Oil!

Summary Maduro could offer a portion of oil cargoes currently sold to China Washington and Caracas could also engage in negotiations to restore US energy licenses New phase of action against Venezuela puts more pressure on Maduro (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has the flexibility and the incentive to offer crude oil cargoes, which …

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