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Union Asks Workers at BP’s Whiting, Indiana, Oil Refinery to Prepare For Strike or Lockout

(Reuters) – United Steelworkers is asking workers at BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, to prepare for a strike or lockout, the union said on Thursday after weeks of negotiations with the British oil major that did not yield results. The comments come after 98% of members at the refinery voted to authorize a strike. …

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US to Auction Drilling Rights For Alaska Reserve on March 9

(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday said it would hold a sale of oil and gas drilling rights across 5.5 million acres of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve on March 9. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The sale is the first of at least five mandated by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which he …

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Cheniere Submits Application to Build Massive LNG Plant in Texas

By Curtis Williams Cheniere plans 24 mtpa LNG plant expansion in Texas Expansion to add four new LNG processing trains Cheniere aims for federal approval by May next year HOUSTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Cheniere Energy, the largest liquefied natural gas exporter in the U.S., has submitted an application to build a 24 million metric …

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Arctic Blast Triggers Largest-Ever US Gas Storage Withdrawal

By Julian Hast US natural gas consumers withdrew more gas from storage last week than they ever have before as a powerful late-January storm boosted demand for the heating fuel while also disrupting production across key gas-producing basins. Consumers withdrew 360 billion cubic feet of gas in the week leading up to Jan. 30, the …

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Kuwait Oil in Talks with US Operators to Develop Shale Oil, Gas Resources

(Reuters ) – Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is in talks with some U.S. firms on potential cooperation to develop its shale oil and gas resources, its chief executive said on Thursday. KOC is “engaging with some U.S. operators to explore how their expertise can support the development of Kuwait’s shale oil and shale gas resources,” …

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Oil Falls More Than 2% on Easing Supply Concerns After US, Iran Agree to Talks

Summary US, Iran prepare for talks on Friday About a fifth of global oil consumption passes through Strait of Hormuz Volatility leads to record WTI Midland contracts in January Brent crude still close to five-month high (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday but held close to multi-month highs after the U.S. …

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PULLING FROM STORAGE: US Natural Gas Stockpiles Likely Fell by a Record 374 Billion Cubic Feet Last Week

U.S. energy firms likely pulled a bigger-than-usual 374 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage last week as an Arctic freeze boosted heating demand, according to the average estimate in a Reuters poll released on Wednesday. That figure compares with a draw of 195 bcf during the same week a year ago, and a …

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Traders Rush to Lock in Oil Prices Amid Iran Geopolitical Risk, More Venezuelan Supply 

  Investors rushed to lock in oil prices at record levels in January amid concerns around Iranian crude supplies and more Venezuelan barrels heading to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Hedging can help producers reduce risk and protect their production from sharp moves in the market by locking in a price for the oil. It can …

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