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Oil softens amid weak economic data, equity markets- oil and gas 360

Oil softens amid weak economic data, equity markets

(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices eased on Wednesday as investors digested weaker economic data from top oil importers, but an expected drop in U.S. fuel inventories limited further losses. Brent crude futures were down 37 cents, or 0.6%, at $64.07 a barrel by 1419 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was 43 cents, or 0.7%, lower at $60.13. Oil prices followed

$50 oil could crush American shale growth- oil and gas 360

$50 oil could crush American shale growth

(Oil Price) – OPEC+ just agreed to boost oil production for another month. Luckily for U.S. shale, they also decided to pause the hikes, which would help the shale industry dodge the bullet of WTI of $50. This is good news for an impressively resilient industry, because its resilience seems to taper out around $50 per barrel. This weekend, the OPEC+ group said

Parex Resources Announces Third Quarter Results, Strong October 2025 Production, and Declaration of Q4 2025 Dividend- oil and gas 360

Parex Resources Announces Third Quarter Results, Strong October 2025 Production, and Declaration of Q4 2025 Dividend

(BOE Report)– Parex Resources Inc. (“Parex” or the “Company”) (TSX: PXT) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2025, the declaration of its Q4 2025 regular dividend of C$0.385 per share, as well as an operational update. All amounts herein are in United States Dollars (“USD”) unless otherwise stated. “As we advance

TotalEnergies Q3 Earnings Hold Steady Despite Oil Price Dip- oil and gas 360

TotalEnergies Q3 Earnings Hold Steady Despite Oil Price Dip

(Oil Price)– TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) reported third-quarter earnings essentially flat from a year earlier, as higher production, strong cash flows, and surging refining margins offset a 10% decline in oil prices. TotalEnergies said on Thursday that its adjusted net income stood at $4 billion for the third quarter, flat compared to $4.1 billion for the same period of 2024. The Q3 net

Indian Oil Corp. seeks to replace Russian oil with American barrels- oil and gas 360

Indian Oil Corp. seeks to replace Russian oil with American barrels

(Oil price)– Indian Oil Corp. is looking to buy 24 million barrels of crude oil from the Americas in the first quarter of next year to replace lost Russian supply after the latest U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. Bloomberg reported that the company, which is India’s largest refiner, is looking for cargos from the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Latin America.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. Announces New $200 Million Prepayment and Marketing Agreement and Amendment to Reserve-Based Credit Facility- oil and gas 360

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. announces new $200 million prepayment and marketing agreement and amendment to reserve-based credit facility

(BOE Report)– CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (“Gran Tierra” or the “Company”) (NYSE American:GTE)(TSX:GTE)(LSE:GTE) today announced that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Gran Tierra Energy Colombia GmbH, a Swiss limited liability company (the “Seller”), entered into a crude oil sale and purchase agreement and a related prepayment addendum (together, the “Oriente Crude Oil

Supertanker rates soar as buyers scramble to replace Russian oil- oil and gas 360

Supertanker rates soar as buyers scramble to replace Russian oil

(Oil Price)– The supertanker freight futures surged on Thursday and Friday after the U.S. sanctions against Russia’s biggest oil firms created a rush to replace Russian barrels. The front-month supertanker contracts on the route Middle East to China, the benchmark route, jumped by 16% on Thursday, to the highest level in nearly two years, according to data from the Baltic

Prospera Energy Launches Key Infrastructure Upgrades to Unlock Next Phase of Production Growth- oil and gas 360

Prospera Energy launches key infrastructure upgrades to unlock next phase of production growth

(BOE Report)– CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prospera Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PEI, OTC: GXRFF) (“Prospera“, “PEI” or the “Corporation“) Prospera Energy is pleased to announce the commencement of a major pipeline replacement and infrastructure upgrade project in the Cuthbert area. The project involves the replacement of two key legacy pipelines over a ten-day construction period, with a total capital

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports jumped by 400,000 bpd in August- oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports jumped by 400,000 bpd in August

(Oil Price) – Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports surged by 413,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, to the highest level in six months, as the world’s top crude exporter and the OPEC+ group accelerated the reversal of the production cuts. Saudi Arabia’s crude oil production also soared in August, by 521,000 bpd from July, the latest data by the Joint

India rejects U.S. claims of halving Russian oil imports- oil and gas 360

India rejects U.S. claims of halving Russian oil imports

(Oil Price)– India hasn’t requested refiners to cut imports of Russian crude oil and no cuts have been seen for the already placed nominations for loadings in November, Indian industry sources told Reuters on Friday, after the U.S. claimed refiners had started to reduce Russian supply. U.S.-Indian talks in Washington this week were productive and Indian refiners are already halving

IMF ups Saudi Arabia’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4% as oil output rises- oil and gas 360

IMF ups Saudi Arabia’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4% as oil output rises

(BOE Report)– The International Monetary Fund upgraded its 2025 economic growth forecast for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday due to a faster-than-expected unwinding of oil production cuts in the world’s top crude exporter. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF lifted its forecast for Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth in 2025 to 4%, from 3% it projected in April. Growth in

Oil market braces for contango and shale slowdown- oil and gas 360

Oil market braces for contango and shale slowdown

(Oil Price)– The prospect of a contango is casting a shadow over oil markets, with the entire 2026 WTI futures curve now trading below $60 per barrel—beneath breakeven levels for most new shale wells. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné and Vitol’s Russel Hardy warn that prices this low could cut U.S. shale output by 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day next