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Energy Department: US does not consider using Venezuelan oil to fill strategic reserves as a current option.

Department of Energy, Friday, said that the U.S. Government is not considering the use of Venezuelan oil as part of an exchange with U.S. companies for the purpose of refilling…

Venezuelan oil companies are pushing for rapid reforms to allow them to control oil exports

Sources involved in the talks say that oil executives and lawyers from international oil companies are lobbying for changes to the hydrocarbon laws of OPEC members in order…

Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have cut their oil and gas rigs a second time in a week.

Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said in its closely watched report published on Friday that U.S. firms have cut back the number of natural gas and oil rigs for the second consecutive week.

Another legal defeat for Trump as US judge allows Dominion to restart offshore wind project

Federal judge cleared Dominion Energy, a U.S. energy company to resume its Virginia offshore project on Friday. This is the third legal blow this week against President…

Schedule for US Energy Data in Holiday Week

The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, which falls on Monday January 19, will impact the schedule for releasing some of the major energy data that was scheduled to…

US considers swapping heavy Venezuelan crude oil for U.S. Medium Crude to fill emergency reserves, sources say

The U.S. Energy Department is exploring the possibility of exchanging heavy Venezuelan crude oil for U.S. Two sources told Reuters on Friday that medium-sour crude oil would…

Urals Freight Rates to India Rise Due to Bad Weather, War Risks

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Freight rates for tankers to ship Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India have risen this month, as bad weather made fewer vessels available, disrupted loading…

US Judge weighs Dominion's request to restart Virginia offshore Wind Project Stopped by Trump

In a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration, a federal judge will decide on Friday whether to allow Dominion Energy?to resume construction on its $11.2 billion Virginia offshore wind project.

What excites and concerns LNG exporters by 2026? Maguire

In 2025, the LNG industry will make history after exports and production of super-chilled fuel broke records and generated billions in revenue across the global supply chain.

Palm logs second week of gains on US plans for finalising biofuel quotas

Malaysian palm futures ended Friday more than 2% higher and recorded a second week of gains, boosted by the strength in soybean oil following U.S. plans for finalising biofuel quotas.

Chevron has approved the expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Chevron has made a final decision to invest in expanding production at Israel's Leviathan gas field. The oil major announced on Friday that it has made a final investment…

Palm prices surge over 2% following US plans to finalise the biofuel quotas

Malaysian palm futures rose more than 2%?Friday and are on course for a second?weekly?gain. This is due to the strength of soybean oil following U.S. plans to finalise biofuels quotas.

What excites and concerns LNG exporters by 2026? Maguire

In 2025, the LNG industry will make history after the production and exports of super-chilled fuel broke records and generated billions in revenue across the global supply chain of liquefied gas.

China may require asset sales in the Rio Tinto-Glencore merge to win them over

The proposed tie-up of Rio?Tinto with Glencore may require asset sales in order to gain regulatory approval from China, the world's largest commodity buyer. China has long…

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

Three people with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy are looking at a possible merger. This could result in one of the biggest independent…

Venezuela's Rodriguez proposes oil reform to facilitate investment

Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's interim president, said Thursday she would submit a proposal for reforming?the country’s hydrocarbon laws. Investors in the U.S. are pushing…

US energy chief: US gets 30% more for Venezuelan oil compared to what Venezuela paid in the past few weeks

Chris Wright, the U.S. Energy secretary, said Thursday that?U.S. The price of?Venezuelan?crude oil is 30% higher than what Venezuela paid before U.S. Special Forces captured…

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

People familiar with the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy were exploring the possibility of merging, which could result in one of the biggest independent…

Sources: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy, two US shale producers, are in merger talks.

People familiar with the matter have confirmed that Devon Energy and Coterra Energy were exploring the possibility of a merger, which would create one the largest independent U.S. Shale producers.

Rio Tinto will supply copper to Amazon to build AI data centers

Rio Tinto announced on Thursday that it will supply copper it leaches from a mine in Arizona to Amazon.com, for use in its artificial intelligence data centers. The move…