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U.S. Energy Secretary: Shale Could Boost Production Even at $50 Oil

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shale producers could increase production even if oil prices fell to $50 per barrel as the sector continues to innovate and boost efficiency gains, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told the Financial Times. The shale industry can sustain a lower price of oil, according to Wright, a former boss at fracking firm Liberty Energy.

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Crude Stockpiles Rise, But Gasoline and Distillates See Big Draws

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million barrels during the week ending March 7, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration released on Wednesday. Energy Information Administration, rebounding from a slide earlier in the week, even after the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported on Tuesday a build of 4.247 million barrels in U.S.

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Draws in Fuel Stocks Counter Crude Inventory Build

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The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States rose by 4.247 million barrels for the week ending March 7. million-barrel build. So far this year, crude oil inventories have climbed nearly 17 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data. million barrels to 395.6

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ExxonMobil, Global Clean Energy Expand Renewable Diesel Agreement

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ExxonMobil, a publicly traded international energy company, and Global Clean Energy, a developer of sustainable, non-food energy crops for use in biofuels, have expanded their five-year agreement to increase ExxonMobil’s purchase of renewable diesel up to 5 million barrels per year.

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Indonesia Bets Big on Oil With $12.5 Billion Refinery Gamble

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billion refinery project, aiming to cut imports, boost energy security, and flex some refining muscle. The government announced plans for the 531,500-barrel-per-day facility, making it one of the largest in the regionbecause when youre an economy growing as fast as Indonesias, relying on imports just isnt cutting it anymore.

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Oil Prices Rebound on Resilient Demand Signals

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per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $66.75 per barrel, as the U.S. Energy Information Administration made a considerable revision to its supply and demand outlook for this year and next, and the head of the International Energy Agency called for more investments in new oil and gas supply.

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EIA STEO: Oil’s Tight Squeeze To Create Price Pop Before the Drop

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Brent crude prices are inching up from $70 per barrel to a newly forecasted $75/b by Q3, the EIA has said in its latest Short Term Energy Outlook released on Tuesday. Supply is tightening thanks to ongoing production declines in Iran and Venezuela. The result?

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