Oil Hedging Hit Record High Last Week After New US Sanctions on Russia

By Georgina Mccartney HOUSTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Demand to lock in oil and gas prices jumped to a record high on Friday on the AEGIS hedging marketplace, as the harshest U.S. sanctions yet on Russian energy trade sent oil prices to multi-month highs. AEGIS, which says its clients’ business represents about 25-30% of total …

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EIA Expects Oil Prices to be Under Pressure From Oversupply in 2025, 2026

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Oil prices will be under pressure in 2025 and 2026 as global production growth outpaces demand, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday in its Short-Term Energy Outlook report. Many analysts expect an oversupplied oil market this year, after demand growth slowed sharply in 2024 …

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LNG Vessels Due to Load at Sanctioned Russian Terminals Set for Europe, Asia, Data Shows

(Reuters) – The liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels due to load at two newly sanctioned Russian export terminals are set to deliver their cargoes mostly to Europe and also to Asia, shiptracking data showed on Tuesday. The U.S. on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues in …

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Russia’s Sovcomflot Says New U.S. Sanctions Create Operational Difficulties

(Reuters) – Russia’s leading tanker group, Sovcomflot, said on Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions would create additional operational difficulties and accused the West of undermining the global system of merchant shipping. “The company’s vessels do not belong to the ‘shadow fleet’”, Sovcomflot said. “The sanctions against Sovcomflot are not motivated by violations on the part …

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BP Warns of Fourth Quarter Profit Hit as Production and Refining Margins Fall

(Reuters) – BP warned on Tuesday that lower production, weak refining margins and sluggish trading would see its profit in the fourth quarter of 2024 fall from the previous three months. Since taking the helm a year ago, CEO Murray Auchincloss has scaled back the firm’s energy transition strategy in an effort to boost profits …

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