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Oilfield Helping Hands launches new Haynesville chapter

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HOUSTON – Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), a non-profit organization helping oilfield families in financial crisis due to no fault of their own, has opened a Haynesville Chapter, to include East Texas and Northwest Louisiana.

By opening an active …

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European gas price rally continues on U.S. LNG export, UK power issues

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(Bloomberg) –Natural gas prices in Europe continued their record-breaking run as uncertainties about supply security this winter worsen. Power prices also surged to a new high amid after a disruption on a power link with France.

The …

September 15, 2021 - 1:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, International, LNG
Source: Reuters

China’s move to lower oil prices has market wary of more to come

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(Bloomberg) –China’s first auction of oil from its strategic reserves looks relatively paltry, but the possibility of further releases is still likely to exert a powerful influence on global crude prices.

The initial sale will be for about …

Source: Reuters

Investor group sets tough climate blueprint for Big Oil

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LONDON – Investors managing more than $10 trillion on Wednesday published an ambitious blueprint for energy companies seeking to tackle climate change, including sharp cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and a winding down of oil and gas production.

The …

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Oil prices climb as U.S. crude, gasoline inventories tighten

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SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) –Oil gained after a U.S. industry report showed another decline in inventories of crude and gasoline, signaling a tightening market.

Global benchmark Brent rose above $74, while West Texas Intermediate advanced for a fourth day. The …

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 6.4 million barrels

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 6.4 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of September 10, 2021

 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 6.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 417.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil …

Source: Reuters

Despite green talk, pre-COVID oil demand seen returning soon

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LONDON – World oil demand will rise back above 100 million barrels per day, a level last reached in 2019, as soon as the second quarter of next year, according to major forecasters, challenging views that the pandemic may …

Source: Reuters

As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more

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U.S. energy producers have cut so deeply into a once-large reserve of oil wells waiting to …

Source: Reuters

European banks termed ‘hypocrites’ for doing business with fossil fuels

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(Bloomberg) –Barclays Plc and Deutsche Bank AG are among 17 banks accused by climate law activists of “hypocrisy” over work related to a controversial North Sea oil field.

ClientEarth, a London-based group of lawyers that brings environmental cases, …

Evolution Petroleum reports fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 results and increases quarterly dividend

Evolution Petroleum reports fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 results and increases quarterly dividend

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / September 13, 2021 / Evolution Petroleum (NYSE American:EPM) (“Ev…

Source: Reuters

Blinken appeals to senators to move nominees stalled over Nord Stream 2 pipeline

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed to the Senate on Tuesday to quickly confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees for national security-related positions, citing the ever-present risk of attacks.

“It is essential that we accelerate the process …

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ADNOC to raise $750MM from drilling unit IPO

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ADNOC Drilling set the …

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Chevron, Exxon, Valero, others win bids for planned U.S. SPR sale

Reuters


WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has agreed to sell crude oil from the nation’s emergency reserve to eight companies including Exxon, Chevron and Valero, under a scheduled auction to raise money for the U.S. budget, the Department of Energy …

Source: Reuters

Hit to oil output from Ida overshadows demand impact, says Goldman

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Goldman Sachs said Hurricane Ida had a larger impact on oil production than on refinery demand, causing a net “bullish” impact on U.S. and global storage levels.

The investment bank, in a note dated Sept. 9, described the hit …

September 13, 2021 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
Source: Reuters

OPEC sees oil supply disruptions boosting demand for its crude

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(Bloomberg) –OPEC predicted stronger demand for its crude on a combination of rising global fuel consumption and output disruptions elsewhere.

The latest data from the group indicate that the world will continue to face an oil supply deficit …

Source: Reuters

BofA could bring forward $100 oil target in event of cold winter

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Bank of America Global Research said it could bring forward its $100 per barrel oil price target to the next six months from mid-2022 if the winter is colder than usual, potentially driving a surge in demand and widening …

Source: Reuters

Oil prices climb as U.S. supplies restart following historic Ida impact

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SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) –Oil climbed above $70 a barrel in New York after three weeks of gains as investors tracked the slow restoration of supplies in the Gulf of Mexico and the outlook for demand and inventories over the …

Source: Reuters

Traders chase Russian oil to fill U.S. supply gap after Hurricane Ida

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MOSCOW, Sept 10  – Trading houses are rushing to supply Russian Urals crude to the United States where oil production was hammered by Hurricane Ida in August, three trading sources said on Friday.

Ida, one of the most devastating …

September 10, 2021 - 2:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, International
U.S. rig count increased by 6 this week, at 503

U.S. rig count increased by 6 this week, at 503

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This week’s Baker Hughes rig count shows that U.S. had an increase of 6 over last week, resulting in a total count of 503 rigs. Canada had a decrease of 9 over last week, resulting in …

Source: yahoo.com

California wants air pollution rules suspended to burn more natural gas

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The state’s main grid operator wants the U.S. Department of Energy

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Biden’s clean energy future won’t include natural gas

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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) –Natural gas won’t count as clean energy under a House Democratic plan that would eventually rid the electric grid of carbon and is part of the $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending package moving through Congress.

The proposal by …

Source: Reuters

Oil rallies to $73 on tight U.S. supplies, Biden-Xi call

Reuters


LONDON – Oil rose to around $73 a barrel on Friday, supported by growing signs of supply tightness in the United States as a result of Hurricane Ida and as U.S.-China trade hopes gave riskier assets a boost.

About …

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Pemex reduces 2022 oil output forecast after platform troubles

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MEXICO CITY (Bloomberg) –Mexico cut its forecast for oil production at Pemex next year and reduced its tax burden after a string of accidents at offshore platforms signaled the highly indebted state company is struggling.

The country’s Finance

September 9, 2021 - 2:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Mexico
Source: Reuters

Shell begins redeploying personnel to platform in Gulf of Mexico

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc is beginning the redeployment of personnel to its Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico while damage assessments are continuing at its West Delta-143 (WD-143) offshore facility after Hurricane Ida.

As of Wednesday, more than …

September 9, 2021 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Offshore, People
Source: Reuters

World’s largest economies are surpassing pre-Covid oil demand

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(Bloomberg) –Some of the world’s biggest economies are seeing oil consumption turn the corner and even surpass pre-pandemic levels as falling Covid-19 infection rates drive a recovery in activity.

Oil demand in China, the world’s top energy consumer,

September 9, 2021 - 10:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Economy, Energy News
U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 1.5 million barrels

U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 1.5 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of September 3, 2021

 

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 1.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 423.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil …

Source: Reuters

EIA reports sharp decline in drilled but uncompleted shale well count

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WASHINGTON – Based U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Drilling Productivity Report, 5,957 drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) were in the United States in all DPR regions in July 2021, the lowest for any month since November 2017.

The …

Source: Reuters

World’s largest plant capturing carbon from air starts in Iceland

Reuters


The world’s largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start operating on Wednesday, the company behind the nascent green technology said.

Swiss start-up Climeworks AG, which specialises in capturing …

Great Western President and CEO Rich Frommer announces retirement

Great Western President and CEO Rich Frommer announces retirement

Great Western Petroleum


Denver, CO – September 2021- Great Western Petroleum, LLC (“Great Western” or the “Company”)  today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Rich Frommer has advised the Board of Directors of Great Western of his intention to …

Source: Reuters

Oil slides 2% on worries about weak demand

Reuters


CALGARY, Alberta – Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns about weak demand in the United States and Asia, although ongoing production outages on the U.S. Gulf Coast helped to limit losses.

Industry analysts said a strengthening U.S. dollar …