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(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in six weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by one to 550 in …
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Summary Companies Fusion backers hope to generate power in 2030s Technology would produce nuclear power without long-lived radioactive waste US regulator publishes draft rule on fusion energy WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Fusion energy, an emerging technology that backers hope will one day generate electricity without producing long-lived radioactive waste, got a path toward …
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Summary Brent projected to average $63.85 per barrel in 2026 WTI projected to average $60.38 per barrel in 2026 For table of crude price forecasts, click (Reuters) – Supply risks from ongoing geopolitical tensions have prompted analysts to raise their oil price forecasts for the year, despite concerns that an oversupply will continue to weigh …
Summary US-Iran talks end with no deal but signs of progress Technical discussions scheduled for Vienna next week OPEC+ to consider oil output increase for April, sources say Oil prices rose more than $1 on Friday as traders remained on alert for potential supply disruptions after the United States and Iran extended nuclear talks. Brent …
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By Jack Dura Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 …
Sales under a flagship oil supply agreement between Venezuela and the U.S. are expected to reach $2 billion by the end of this month, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told reporters in Texas on Thursday. The U.S. took control of Venezuela’s oil exports shortly after U.S. forces captured President Nicolas Maduro in early January, …
By Jack Dura Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura) BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 …
By Weilun Soon, Serene Cheong, and Nicholas Lua Iran’s main oil export terminal at Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. Photographer: Fatemeh Bahrami/Getty Images/Anadolu Rising tensions between the US and Iran have already driven oil prices to a six-month high. Oil traders are watching for any escalation that could disrupt crude production in Iran or …
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By Emma Sanchez A Tenaris frack set in the Vaca Muerta formation in Argentina, one of the world’s largest shale gas reservoirs. Source: Tenaris US fracking companies are increasingly sending their idle equipment overseas, finding new markets abroad as growth slows in the shale fields of Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere. Over the past two …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department has offered a $26.54 billion loan to subsidiaries of Southern Co to increase grid reliability, the largest ever such financing by its loan office, the department said on Wednesday. The loans will save power customers in Georgia and Alabama more than $7 billion, the department said, without detailing how. …
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