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(Reuters) – U.S. crude production will ease in 2026 and 2027 after reaching a record high in 2025, while petroleum demand will hold steady this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. EIA projected crude production will slide to 13.59 million barrels per day (bpd) …
US Crude Output to Ease in 2026, While Demand Remains Flat, Says EIA Data Read More »
(Reuters) – Lower oil prices are expected to cut U.S. drilling activity and reduce output 1% this year from the top producing country, while potentially higher output from Venezuela could add pressure, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday. The comments from the Department of Energy’s statistical arm add to worries expressed by some U.S. …
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company has begun reopening some of the wells it and its joint venture partners had shut amid a strict U.S. embargo, as crude exports resume with two shipments departed on Monday, three sources close to operations said. The OPEC country’s oil exports had remained almost at a standstill since December, …
Venezuela Begins Reversing Oil Output Cuts as Exports Resume, Sources Say Read More »
(Reuters) – Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, setting up a siege scenario for an island already reeling from crippling blackouts and shortages. Venezuela, once the island’s top supplier, has not sent crude or fuel to Cuba for about …
Clock Ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts Off Venezuelan Oil Read More »
Summary Trump claims control over Venezuela’s oil reserves Roszarubezhneft took over Rosneft’s Venezuelan holdings in 2020 Roszarubezhneft says it will continue working in Venezuela (Reuters) – Oil assets that Russia develops in Venezuela belong to Russia, which will continue working there, Moscow said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of control over the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. shale producer Diamondback Energy on Monday flagged lower prices for its oil production in the fourth quarter, compared to the preceding three months. Oil prices declined 9.2% during the three months ended December 31, as concerns about oversupply and tariffs outweighed geopolitical risks. The company said the average realized prices, or the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices wrestled on Monday over whether lawsuits by Louisiana officials seeking to hold oil and gas companies, including Chevron and Exxon Mobil, responsible for harming the state’s coast should be moved out of the Bayou State’s courthouses and into federal court. The justices during a little more than an hour …
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(Reuters) – Workforce security and policy reform including contract sanctity are among the prerequisites that have to be in place in Venezuela for the U.S. oil industry to move in, American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers said on Monday during a telephone conference with journalists. He said the move to remove Nicolas Maduro from power …
Venezuela Security, Policy Reform Needed for US Oil Industry to Move In, API Chief Says Read More »
(Reuters) – Iran has a record amount of oil on the water, equivalent to about 50 days of output, with China having bought less because of sanctions and Tehran seeking to protect its supplies from the risk of U.S. strikes, data from Kpler and Vortexa shows. The amount of Iranian crude and condensate, either on …
Oil prices are likely to drift lower this year as a wave of supply creates a market surplus, although geopolitical risks tied to Russia, Venezuela and Iran will continue to drive volatility, Goldman Sachs said in a note on Sunday. The investment bank maintained its 2026 average price forecasts of $56/$52 per barrel for Brent/WTI, …
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