Oil Prices Rise as China Moves Toward Monetary Easing to Boost Growth

Summary Brent, WTI both up over 1% after two-week declines China signals loosened monetary policy next year to spur growth Overthrow of Syria’s Assad fuels regional uncertainty Dec 9 (Reuters)…

Chevron Is Cutting Low-Carbon Spending by 25% Amid Belt Tightening

Chevron Corp. is cutting low-carbon investments by one-fourth as the oil explorer trims spending across the board and prioritizes profits over energy output. Chevron plans to spend $1.5 billion on 2025…

U.S. AI Task force Co-Chair Asks FERC to Support Co-Located Data Centers – Letter

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should move speedily in crafting rules that encourage the expansion of AI and its need for large amounts of electricity,…

Texas Tries a New Tactic to Kill ESG

Ah, lawfare. If the controversy over ESG investing isn’t settled politically, plenty of folks on both sides seem to want the matter resolved in the courts. The latest entry is…

Russia’s Oil Tsar Says Trump’s Moves to Defend U.S. Producers ‘Fitting’

Igor Sechin, the head of Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft, on Saturday said he approved of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals to defend domestic energy producers. Speaking at a conference…

Oil Prices Fall on Supply Glut Fears Despite OPEC+ Output Cut Extension

Oil prices fall on supply glut fears despite OPEC+ output cut extension Summary Brent and WTI both down more than 1%, post weekly loss Even with OPEC+ restraint, analysts see…

Oilfield Services Provider Flowco Files for U.S. IPO

Oilfield services provider Flowco Holdings said on Friday it has filed for a U.S. initial public offering, the latest to capitalize on the recent revival in investor appetite for newly…

No Concerns Over Trump Vow to Lift LNG Exports Cap, Qatar Energy Minister Says

(Reuters) – Qatar has no concerns about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to lift a cap on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said on Saturday,…

BP Seeks Buyers for U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline System Stake, Sources Say

The British energy company could raise up to $3 billion from the sale, two of the people said, with one of them adding that BP may sell up to a…

A Winter Weather Puzzle Is Raising the Risk of Meteoric Energy Inflation

A worker repairs power lines covered in snow in Moscow, Pennsylvania. Photographer: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu/Getty Images A winter forecasting enigma is poised to send prices for energy and food on…