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Deal in the Works? EnCap Eyes $5 billion Sale of Shale Producer Grayson Mill

Private equity firm EnCap Investments is exploring a sale of Grayson Mill Energy that could value the Bakken shale-focused oil and gas producer at around $5 billion, inclusive of debt, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. EnCap has tapped investment bank Jefferies Financial Group to run a sale of Grayson Mill, the sources …

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IT’S OFFICIAL: Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline to Start Up in Second Quarter

Trans Mountain Corp will begin line fill in February on its long-delayed Canadian oil pipeline expansion and expects it to be in service in the second quarter, a company executive said on Wednesday. The C$30.9-billion ($23.05 billion) expansion will nearly triple the flow of crude on Trans Mountain from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific Coast but …

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Commentary: Globally, Oil is Creeping Higher But It’s Not a Healthy Market

Demand growth remains weak, while supply increases continue to surprise. By Julian Lee Oil prices are creeping higher, but it’s probably too early for the bulls to cheer. Brent crude closed above $80 a barrel Monday for the first time this year, a feat it managed again Wednesday. Citigroup Inc. has warned oil may “pop” to $90 if tensions in …

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U.S. Crude Stockpiles Slump, Gasoline Builds Amid Winter Storms – EIA

U.S. crude oil stockpiles slumped while gasoline inventories jumped last week after winter weather hit crude production and imports, refining, and demand for fuel, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 9.2 million barrels to 420.7 million barrels in the week ending Jan. 19, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations …

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Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline to Start up in Second Quarter

Trans Mountain Corp will begin line fill in February on its long-delayed Canadian oil pipeline expansion and expects it to be in service in the second quarter, a company executive said on Wednesday. The C$30.9-billion ($23.05 billion) expansion will nearly triple the flow of crude on Trans Mountain from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific Coast but …

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Diversified Energy Faces Short-Seller Attack From ESG-Focused Snowcap

Gas producer’s debt load threatens dividend, Snowcap says Snowcap faults environmental, asset-retirement practices Diversified Energy Co., the largest owner of US oil and natural gas wells, is being targeted by a short seller claiming the company may not have enough money to meet obligations to plug inactive wells. Snowcap Research, a London-based activist investor focused …

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US Oil Refiners’ Weekly Capacity Seen Down 178,000 Bpd -IIR

Reuters U.S. oil refiners are expected to have about 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd) of capacity offline for the week ending Jan. 26, decreasing available refining capacity by 178,000 bpd, research company IIR Energy said on Wednesday. Offline capacity is expected to further fall to 1.58 million bpd in the week ending Feb. 2, …

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Oil Demand in Asia, Africa Boosted by Cheap Russian Crude

(Reuters) – Asia and Africa have replaced Europe as the top destinations for Russian crude oil exports since Moscow was slapped with European sanctions on sales of energy products following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Prior to the sanctions in mid-2022, Europe accounted for more than 60% of Russia’s oil exports and provided …

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OPEC’s Mission for 2024 is Looking Even Tougher

International Energy Agency data shows the cartel and its allies may need to restrain supplies all year. OPEC’s mission to defend oil prices this year is starting to look even harder. The cartel and its allies launched new production cuts this month to stave off a global oil surplus, and group leader Saudi Arabia said …

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