Friday, November 22, 2024

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Holiday schedule for US Energy Data

Thanksgiving Day, which falls on Thursday November 28, will impact the schedule for the release of major energy data during the week of Nov. 24. The schedule below shows the weekly release of the U.S. Petroleum, Oil and Natural Gas Supply and Inventory.

Oil Edges to 2-Week High on Ukraine News

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Oil prices edged up about 1% to a two-week high on Friday as the intensifying war in Ukraine this week boosted the market's geopolitical risk premium.Brent futures rose 66 cents, or 0.9%, to $74.89 a barrel by 11:39 a.m. EST (1639 GMT), while U.S.

Trump Energy Pick writes ESG report praising oil and gas, while downplaying climate worries

According to a report that he wrote as the CEO of oilfield service company Liberty Energy, Donald Trump's nominee to head the Energy Department believes fossil fuels will end world poverty. He says this is a bigger problem than the "distant threat" of climate change.

Palm oil drops 8% in a week, the worst drop for 19 months.

Malaysian palm futures fell on Friday, their biggest weekly drop in over a year. Weak soybean oil prices and concerns about demand weighed them down. At the close, the benchmark palm oil contract on Bursa Malaysia's Derivatives…

Kremlin claims new U.S. Sanctions are an attempt by the U.S. to halt Russian gas exports

The Kremlin said on Friday that the new U.S. Sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank are an attempt by Washington, to hinder the Russian gas export. However, a solution will be found. Washington imposed new restrictions on Gazprombank Thursday…

Japan will take all necessary steps to ensure Sakhalin-2 LNG supplies from Russia.

Japan's Industry Minister Yojimuto announced on Friday that it will take every measure to ensure a steady supply of liquefied gas from the Sakhalin-2 Russian project in response to new U.S. Sanctions. Treasury Department announced…

COP29 hosts urges collaboration as final negotiations of the deal enter stage

Azerbaijan, the host of COP29's climate summit, urged participants to come up with a financial deal by Friday as negotiations for the two-week long conference reached their final hours. The world governments present at the Baku meeting…

Palm to drop for second week on weak soya, concerns about demand

Malaysian palm futures fell on Friday, and are headed for another week of losses. Weak soybean prices and looming concerns about demand have weighed them down. At midday, the benchmark palm oil contract on Bursa Malaysia's Derivatives…

Exxon withdraws from talks with Guyana about shallow water oil blocks, says the government

Exxon Mobil, a U.S. oil company and its partners pulled out of negotiations on Thursday with Guyana’s government over terms for exploring and developing an oil block in shallow water. Exxon, Hess of the United States and CNOOC…

Freeport LNG liquefaction train at Texas export plant shuts

Freeport LNG reported to state regulators on Thursday that one of the three liquefaction train at its export plant in Texas was shut down on Wednesday. Freeport stated that Train 3 was tripped during operation due to a problem with a lube-oil pump.

Phillips 66 Indicted for Clean Water Act Violation

A grand jury has indicted Phillips 66 PSX.N for violating the Clean Water Act by illegally discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into Los Angeles County's sewer system and failing to report the violations to authorities, the U.S.

US natgas manufacturers chase AI-driven surge of power demand to weather low price

Shale gas producers are contacting data-center operators in the U.S. Permian Basin to build up the capacity needed to power an AI boom. They want to relieve the pressure of a two-year-old slump in prices. Devon Energy, Expand…

COP29: Climate agenda clashes with trade demands

At the COP29 Climate Summit, trade tensions are escalating. According to U.N. documents, and negotiators, China, Brazil, and a number of other developing countries have complained that perceived barriers, like the European Union’s…

US natural gas drillers will increase output in 2025, reversing a year-long cut

The U.S. Natural Gas producers will increase output in 2025 after a series production cuts this past year. Rising demand from LNG export plants should raise prices, which had dropped to multi-decade lows. According to the latest U.S.

Palm extends its losses amid China trade fears and weak demand

Malaysian palm futures fell for the second session in a row on Thursday as concerns about U.S. Tariffs on China, and a weakened demand for palm, sparked a sale on the vegetable oil market. At the close, the benchmark palm oil…

EUROPE GAS prices hit an all-time high amid cold weather and supply concerns

Dutch and British wholesale prices for gas hit an intraday record on Thursday, amid concerns about the Russian storage and supply inventories falling below last year's levels and a forecast of cold weather. LSEG data show that…

US Judge Proposes CITGO Auction Solution

CITGO HQ (c) JHVEphoto / Adobestock

The U.S. judge overseeing an auction of shares in a Citgo Petroleum parent to pay Venezuela-linked creditors on Wednesday proposed major procedural changes to advance a case stalled by wide opposition and lawsuits by creditors…

Fourth oil production vessel to leave Guyana in Q1 of 2025

The CEO of U.S. oil producer Hess John Hess stated on Wednesday that Guyana's fourth floating production, storage and offloading facility (FPSO) is expected to depart the South American nation in the first quarter of next year.

US Awards up to $2.2 Billion to Speed Clean-hydrogen Development

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that it had awarded up to $2 billion to centers in the Gulf Coast and the Midwest for the development of hydrogen, a new source of energy which is costly to produce with renewable power.

EIA: US Crude, Gasoline Inventories Rise

VLCC (c) Jouni Niskakoski / Adobestock

U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories last week rose more than forecast, while distillate stockpiles posted a larger-than-expected draw, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories rose by 545…