World Oil (Bloomberg) – The Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Texas has canceled at least 10 cargoes for loading through August after Hurricane Beryl forced the facility to shut, according to traders familiar with the matter. That number is expected to keep rising as long as the facility is not at full capacity, said the traders, who
BOE Report About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, as progress to restore power was slow during the night, hampering efforts to quickly restart critical oil infrastructure. The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles (160
Investing NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Tuesday after traders learned that prolonged supply disruptions from Hurricane Beryl were unlikely after a U.S. oil-producing hub in Texas suffered less storm damage than feared. Brent futures for September delivery fell 31 cents to $85.44 a barrel by 11:17 a.m. EDT (1517 GMT). U.S. crude fell 23 cents to $82.10 per barrel. Although some
Oil Price Shell announced on Wednesday that it had safely paused some drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Beryl was preparing to deliver a massive blow to Jamaica, Reuters reported, noting that so far no impact on GOM production had been noted. On Wednesday, Shell said it had begun evacuating non-essential crew at its Perdido asset in
