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marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Tourmaline Oil Corp. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
Tourmaline Oil Corp. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Tourmaline Oil Corp. TOU advanced 2.87% to C$62.62 Wednesday, in what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.56% to 32,571.55. Tourmaline Oil Corp.

thehill.com - Jose Chalhoub, opinion contributor - Oil is Trump's weapon of mass coercion, and Europe is his next target
Oil is Trump's weapon of mass coercion, and Europe is his next target
The Hill

Set aside green idealism: Oil and gas will shape global affairs for decades. President Trump exposed this reality by bending international norms beneath the crude logic of energy markets. After the capture of Nicolas Maduro, Trump declared that…

nytimes.com - Hiroko Tabuchi - In a Mississippi Bayou, Venezuelan Oil Is Already Big. And Could Get Bigger.
In a Mississippi Bayou, Venezuelan Oil Is Already Big. And Could Get Bigger.
The New York Times

When American forces grabbed Venezuela's president last month and laid claim to the country's vast oil reserves, it quickly reverberated in the coastal city of Pascagoula, Miss. Pascagoula is home to a Chevron refinery that's one of a handful in…

scmp.com - Mia Nurmamat - As US toughens stance, how exposed is China to Iranian and Venezuelan oil?
As US toughens stance, how exposed is China to Iranian and Venezuelan oil?
South China Morning Post

China's discounted crude purchases are coming under strain as the United States tightens its stance on Iran and Venezuela, with analysts warning that more refineries may have to turn to higher-priced barrels from Canada, Brazil and the Middle East.

thestar.com.my - Oil prices climb 3% as market awaits US-Iran talks
Oil prices climb 3% as market awaits US-Iran talks
The Star Online

NEW YORK: Oil prices surged about 3% on Wednesday after a media report suggested planned talks between the United States and Iran on Friday could collapse. Brent futures settled US$2.13, or 3.16%, higher at US$69.46 a barrel, while US West Texas…

japantimes.co.jp - Nicholas Lua - Refiner Eneos to expand oil-trading portfolio outside of Japan
Refiner Eneos to expand oil-trading portfolio outside of Japan
The Japan Times

Eneos Holdings plans to expand its team to handle more oil-derivative trading at its overseas offices including Singapore, as Japan's largest refiner looks to increase its presence at major trading hubs. The company intends to trade more oil…

thestar.com.my - Amanda Stephenson - Venezuelan expats who helped propel Canada oil sands growth see return home as unlikely
Venezuelan expats who helped propel Canada oil sands growth see return home as unlikely
The Star Online

CALGARY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Professional engineer Luis Cabana couldn't take a ‌walk in downtown Calgary in the mid-2000s without someone he knew calling out to him in Spanish. Office towers in the corporate heart of Canada's oil and gas…

upi.com - Macarena Hermosilla - Mexican state oil firm Pemex invests to boost crude output
Mexican state oil firm Pemex invests to boost crude output
UPI

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state-owned oil company known as Pemex, announced Wednesday a $24.7 billion investment program to increase and sustain crude oil production under a plan presented by President Claudia Sheinbaum's…

ttnews.com - Mia Gindis and Alex Longley - Oil Fund Inflows Surge on US-Iran Tensions - TT
Oil Fund Inflows Surge on US-Iran Tensions - TT
Transport Topics

Gas flares burn from pipes aboard an offshore oil platform in the Persian Gulf near Lavan island, Iran. (Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg) An oil exchange-traded fund posted its biggest daily inflow since the pandemic as investors bet that prices will…

jacobin.com - Did Big Oil Conspire to Kneecap the EV Industry?
Did Big Oil Conspire to Kneecap the EV Industry?
Jacobin

Picture yourself in a parallel universe. The state of Michigan, home of America's auto industry, is a thriving hub for electric vehicles. They are not “a fringe technology or a luxury alternative” but rather “a common sight in…

bloomberg.com - Kari Lundgren - Equinor Quarterly Earnings Decline as Oil Prices Slide
Equinor Quarterly Earnings Decline as Oil Prices Slide
Bloomberg

Equinor ASA reined in its share buyback after fourth-quarter profit missed analyst estimates amid a drop in oil and gas prices. The Norwegian energy giant will repurchase as much as $1.5 billion of shares this year, down from $5 billion in 2025…

cnn.com - Adeline Chen - 'Art is almost like oil': Why banker Aig-Imoukhuede believes Africa's future wealth lies in its culture
'Art is almost like oil': Why banker Aig-Imoukhuede believes Africa's future wealth lies in its culture
CNN

CNN's Zain Asher chats with the Chairman of Access Bank Holdings Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede about contemporary African art, the global spread of Afrobeats, and why the creative sector is integral to boosting Africa's economies.

wsj.com - Anthony Harrup - U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Fall Amid Lower Production
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Fall Amid Lower Production
Wall Street Journal

U.S. crude oil inventories fell last week as a decline in production amid winter storm Fern partially offset a rise in imports, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Commercial crude oil stocks…

bloomberg.com - Kari Lundgren - Equinor Sees Giant Sverdrup Oil Field's Output Declining in 2026
Equinor Sees Giant Sverdrup Oil Field's Output Declining in 2026
Bloomberg

Equinor expects oil output from its Johan Sverdrup oil field, the largest source of European supply growth in the last decade, to fall this year. Production will decline by somewhere between 10% and 20%, Chief Executive Officer Anders Opedal said…

bloomberg.com - Trump: Iran Should be Worried, Oil Jumps, Tech Rout Continues
Trump: Iran Should be Worried, Oil Jumps, Tech Rout Continues
Bloomberg

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