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globenewswire.com - Wood Mackenzie - Every last drop: AI-powered analysis reveals oil industry's trillion-barrel opportunity in existing fields
Every last drop: AI-powered analysis reveals oil industry's trillion-barrel opportunity in existing fields
GlobeNewswire

Every last drop: AI-powered analysis reveals oil industry's trillion-barrel opportunity in existing fields Wood Mackenzie's analysis using new AI-powered tools shows existing fields could yield 470 billion to over 1,000 billion additional barrels…

wsj.com - Collin Eaton - California Wants to Halt Oil Industry Exodus After Years of Climate Focus
California Wants to Halt Oil Industry Exodus After Years of Climate Focus
Wall Street Journal

A year after they broke up via text, California and finally reconnected by phone. Gov. Gavin Newsom's office made its first-ever call to Chevron's refining chief last week, days before state lawmakers passed a bill meant to stop more oil companies…

nytimes.com - Jo Becker - Tiffany Trump's Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht
Tiffany Trump's Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht
The New York Times

Massad Boulos traveled to Libya in July as the State Department's senior Africa adviser. But as he talked to energy executives and government leaders, his other position was no less important. He was also the father-in-law of President Trump's…

forbes.com - Robert Rapier - U.S. Oil Production Is On Pace For A New Record, But Growth Is Slowing
U.S. Oil Production Is On Pace For A New Record, But Growth Is Slowing
Forbes

FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS - MARCH 24: The sun sets behind a pumpjack during a gusty night on March 24, 2024 in Fort Stockton, Texas. Employment in Texas has reached record highs, with the oil- and gas-producing Permian Basin, which covers a large swathe…

nytimes.com - Riley Mellen - How Tiffany Trump's Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate's Megayacht
How Tiffany Trump's Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate's Megayacht
The New York Times

|How Tiffany Trump's Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate's Megayacht https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/world/europe/tiffany-trumps-instagram-posts-oil-billionaire.html This summer, our colleagues got a tip: President Trump's daughter Tiffany…

bbc.co.uk - Ivan Morris Poxton - Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery 'unsafe' claims dismissed - BBC News
Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery 'unsafe' claims dismissed - BBC News
BBC

The Official Receiver has dismissed union claims that an oil refinery is at 'serious risk of a major accident' due to staffing levels. Lindsey Oil Refinery, in North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, was taken over by the government's Insolvency…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Imperial Oil Ltd. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market
Imperial Oil Ltd. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Imperial Oil Ltd. IMO shed 0.61% to C$130.14 Wednesday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.02% to 29,321.66. Imperial Oil Ltd.

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 inched 0.26% higher to C$61.99 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 0.02% to 29,321.66. Tourmaline Oil…

bloomberg.com - Ukraine Hits Two Russian Oil Refineries as Strikes Intensify
Ukraine Hits Two Russian Oil Refineries as Strikes Intensify
Bloomberg

Two Russian oil refineries were attacked on Thursday as Ukraine stepped up strikes on its enemy's energy infrastructure. Gazprom's Neftekhim Salavat petrochemical facility in the Bashkortostan region was set on fire after being hit by drones, local…

upi.com - Macarena Hermosilla - Colombian head Petro wants Ecopetrol to sell stake in Texas oil field
Colombian head Petro wants Ecopetrol to sell stake in Texas oil field
UPI

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- President Gustavo Petro said Ecopetrol should sell its stake in a Texas oil field it operates with multinational Occidental Petroleum and use the proceeds to fund clean energy projects in Colombia. 'Insisting on oil and coal is a…

bloomberg.com - Rong Wei Neo - Oil Holds Decline as Fed Rate Cut, Weak US Labor Market Assessed
Oil Holds Decline as Fed Rate Cut, Weak US Labor Market Assessed
Bloomberg

Oil held a decline as traders weighed the impact of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut, alongside warnings of mounting US labor market weakness. West Texas Intermediate held steady at $64.13 a barrel, after falling 0.7% the previous day. Brent…

bbc.co.uk - Marc Waddington - Warrington council investment in Texan oil firm makes £7m loss - BBC News
Warrington council investment in Texan oil firm makes £7m loss - BBC News
BBC

An ill-fated investment in a Texan oil company has lost a council more than £7m. Warrington Borough Council pumped up to £10m into the firm in 2020. But the company, Technology Enhanced Operations (TEO) Ltd, faced 'headwinds' and…

bloomberg.com - Nathan Risser - California Regulator Warns Oil Traders They're Being Watched
California Regulator Warns Oil Traders They're Being Watched
Bloomberg

California's energy regulator is on the lookout for oil traders trying to game the state's gasoline market as fuel supplies tighten heading into the end of year. In a Tuesday letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, the agency warned that looming fuel…

thestar.com.my - Oil prices ease on US demand concerns
Oil prices ease on US demand concerns
The Star Online

NEW YORK: Oil prices eased on Wednesday after data showing an increase in US diesel stockpiles stoked worries about demand and the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected. Brent crude futures settled 52 cents, or 0.76%, lower to US$68.22…

thestar.com.my - Oil edges lower amid worries over US economy, market oversupply
Oil edges lower amid worries over US economy, market oversupply
The Star Online

TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Oil prices declined for a second session on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and traders focused on concerns about the U.S. economy and excess supplies. Brent crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.38%…

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