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This post was originally published on this siteMIAMI (AP) — A company started by a Texas billionaire oilman announced a deal Wednesday with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to rehabilitate five aging oil fields, days after the Biden administration put a brake on sanctions relief over concerns about the fairness of the country’s upcoming presidential election. […]

This post was originally published on this siteA drone view shows California’s largest battery storage facility, as it nears completion on a 43-acre site in Menifee, California, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake The slide in battery costs will also help provide electricity to millions of people without access, cutting by nearly half the average

This post was originally published on this site(Reuters) – Refiner Valero Energy beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, benefiting from sustained demand as crude supplies remained tight due to disruptions in Russia and maintenance work at U.S. refineries. Crude supplies came under pressure as Ukrainian drone attacks had shut about 14% of Russia’s refining capacity, as

This post was originally published on this siteCALGARY, Alberta, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This news release contains “forward-looking information and statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. For a full disclosure of the forward-looking information and statements and the risks to which they are subject, see the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and

This post was originally published on this siteSummary Analysts see upside for top refiners Geopolitical risks keep oil prices elevated War-related supply disruptions to keep margins strong NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – U.S refiners’ first quarter profits are expected to fall from recent records, when earnings soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022,

This post was originally published on this siteEQT Corp., the largest US producer of natural gas, is now taking output cuts through May as prices hover near four-year lows because of weak demand. The company also reduced its sales guidance for 2024. The move underscores that this year’s low natural gas prices aren’t sustainable for

This post was originally published on this siteSummary U.S. gasoline stockpiles decrease less than expected Israel says Rafah assault looms Slow but solid US economic growth seen in first quarter (Reuters) – Oil steadied on Thursday after settling lower the previous day as signs of retreating fuel demand in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil

This post was originally published on this site(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled plans on Wednesday to hold up to a dozen auctions of offshore wind development rights through 2028, including four before the end of this year. The schedule will help companies, states and others plan for projects that require massive amounts of

This post was originally published on this siteBloomberg News Tesla Inc. is accelerating the launch of more affordable models in a bid to arrest a deterioration in its profit margins and sales. The electric-vehicle maker plans to start production on the cheaper cars before the second half of 2025, when it had previously pledged to begin making

This post was originally published on this siteA spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade, analysts at investment banker Tudor Pickering Holt & Co said in a report on Tuesday. As much as 8.5 billion cubic feet per day