Oil futures end lower after three consecutive session gains
Oil futures ended lower on Wednesday, pulling back after posting three consecutive...
Oil futures ended lower on Wednesday, pulling back after posting three consecutive gains, ahead of a meeting of key oil producers Thursday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies, together known as OPEC+, are expected to confirm an existing agreement to boost production in August. The loss in oil prices came despite data from the Energy Information Administration which revealed declines in U.S. crude inventories in each of the past two weeks. West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery CLQ22, -2.11% fell $1.98, or 1.8%, to settle at $109.78 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Denver company's shareholders approve merger creating $6 billion oil and gas producer
Shareholders in a longstanding Denver oil company voted Tuesday to merge the business with a Texas oil...
Shareholders in a longstanding Denver oil company voted Tuesday to merge the business with a Texas oil producer in a deal that shifts the company headquarters out of Denver. Whiting Petroleum stock owners overwhelmingly favored the deal to combine the company with Houston-based Oasis Petroleum Inc. (Nasdaq: OAS), creating an oil and gas producer worth $6 billion and focused on developing wells in the Williston oil fields of North Dakota. Oasis Petroleum shareholders approved the merger in a vote taken Tuesday, too.
EIA: Fossil fuel industry employment declined in 2021
US energy sector employment increased by 300,000 jobs in...
US energy sector employment increased by 300,000 jobs in 2021, but the oil and natural gas industry shed more than 31,000 jobs -- a 6.4% drop -- despite increasing fossil fuel production, an Energy Information Administration report reveals. However, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expects oil and gas employment to increase this year as companies accelerate production to address the energy crisis.
Oil industry decries downsized oil, gas lease sales
The Interior Department this week will hold the Biden administration's first onshore oil and natural...
The Interior Department this week will hold the Biden administration's first onshore oil and natural gas drilling auctions, but the oil industry is displeased with the reduced size of the auctions and the higher royalty rates it will have to pay. American Petroleum Institute Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Frank Macchiarola said, "We are concerned about the reduction in available parcels, we're concerned about royalty rate increases, we're concerned that the administration's approach … is limited at a time when we really need something bold."
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a large draw this week for crude oil of 3.799...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a large draw this week for crude oil of 3.799 million barrels, while analysts predicted a draw of 110,000 barrels.
U.S. crude inventories have shed some 71 million barrels since the start of 2021 and about 15 million barrels since the start of 2020, according to API data.
In the week prior, the API reported a build in crude oil inventories of 5.607 million barrels—the biggest increase since February—after analysts had predicted a draw of 1.433 million barrels.
Distillate stocks saw an inventory build of 2.613 million barrels for the week, compared to last week's 1.656-million-barrel decrease.
Cushing saw a decrease of 650,000 barrels this week, compounding last week’s draw.
