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April 10, 2023
Oil steadied as traders assess challenges to crude supply in the wake of planned output cuts by OPEC+ and in anticipation of news on when Iraq may resume exports from its northern fields.
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February 02, 2023
(WO) — Offshore Energies UK, the trade body for the UK’s offshore energy industries and supply chain companies, said calls by politicians to impose UK windfall taxes on companies’ global profits risked misleading voters and consumers — because such a levy would breach global tax agreements and so could never be implemented.
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January 26, 2023
The tsunami of cash generated by the group over the past 12 months means the industry can sustain dividend increases and share buybacks, analysts said. Crucially for shareholders, management teams held off on spending increases as commodities boomed, in stark contrast with previous cycles.
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January 02, 2023
Petrobras slumped as much as 6.9% in Sao Paulo, the main drag on the benchmark Ibovespa index, which fell 3.1% as of 11:47 a.m.
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November 14, 2022
Due to a weaker economic backdrop and China’s strict anti-Covid measures, OPEC lowered estimates for the amount of crude it will need to pump this quarter by 520,000 bpd, following a similar-sized downgrade a month ago.
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November 13, 2022
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to delay much of the £55 billion ($65 billion) of savings to fill the hole in the public finances until after the next election, including an increase in the oil and gas windfall tax.
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November 13, 2022
Oil and gas investments could be driven out of UK waters if Chancellor Jeremy Hunt carries out threats to raise the windfall tax to 35%, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has warned.
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November 08, 2022
The United States cut its forecast for the nation’s oil production growth next year, predicting that output will fall short of an all-time high.
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November 07, 2022
Global oil demand in 2023 will grow a million barrels per day lower than organizations such as the International Energy Agency and OPEC have forecast, according to a new report from Enverus Intelligence Research.
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November 04, 2022
Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector rose by an estimated 124 jobs in October to 640,282 — the highest since September 2021 — according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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November 04, 2022
Unemployment in the U.S. oil industry plummeted to one of the lowest levels on record at 0.8% for October as shale operators scramble for workers to keep production flowing.
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November 03, 2022
Natural gas use is surging in Spain, offering an insight into the possible unintended consequences of capping fuel prices to shield the country’s households and businesses from the energy crisis.
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November 01, 2022
A new analysis of the American Petroleum Institute's (API) "10 in 2022" policy plan found that it could spur nearly $200 billion in direct investment, 225,000 jobs and production growth in natural gas, oil, carbon capture and hydrogen.
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October 28, 2022
As big banks pull back on lending to oil and gas drillers, some U.S. energy companies are relying on a novel kind of bond to get the financing they need.
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October 20, 2022
Saudi Aramco is pushing ahead with plans for an initial public offering of its energy-trading business, which would rank as one of the largest share sales this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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October 18, 2022
Rice, 41, is one of the self-described “shalennial” brothers who took the reins of EQT Corp., the largest driller of natural gas in the US, after a proxy fight in 2019. In
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October 17, 2022
Billionaire wildcatter Harold Hamm boosted his offer for the Continental Resources Inc. stock his family doesn’t already own to $4.3 billion as he seeks “freedom to invest” and buck the disciplined-spending mantra adopted by rival shale drillers.
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October 10, 2022
The U.S. has accused Saudi Arabia of siding with Russia after it led OPEC+ in a shock decision to slash crude output, keeping oil prices high at a time of global concern about inflation. The world’s largest oil exporter insists the decision was about economics, not politics.
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October 05, 2022
The American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers and American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers President and CEO Chet Thompson sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm raising significant concerns that the administration could pursue a ban or limits on refined petroleum products.
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October 04, 2022
The world’s biggest oil company reiterated its warning that producers’ spare capacity is running low and said there wouldn’t be any left once China ends its Covid Zero strategy.
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September 28, 2022
Shale executives have dramatically dialed back their oil-price expectations over the past three months as recession risks weigh on the market, according to the latest energy survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
