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• ConocoPhillips Gains Financial Approval for Alaska Project
  ConocoPhillips has been granted financial approval for its Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska,...
  ConocoPhillips has been granted financial approval for its Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, with a budget of $8 billion. Following the approval, the company has initiated winter construction. Residents of Alaska are now experiencing the positive outcomes of responsible energy development.
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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery...
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $2.01 to $75.57 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for February delivery rose $2 to $81.07 per barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for January delivery rose 3 cents to $2.16 a gallon. January heating oil rose 1 cent to $2.67 a gallon. January natural gas fell 6 cents to $2.55 per 1,000 cubic feet.
  
  
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• Dow ends higher as stocks build on eight-week winning streak
  U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, building on a streak of eight straight weekly gains as the final,...
  U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, building on a streak of eight straight weekly gains as the final, holiday-shortened week of 2023 got underway.
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 159.36 points, or 0.4%, to end at 37,545.33 — its second-highest close in history, according to Dow Jones Market Data
  
  The S&P 500 SPX gained 20.12 points, or 0.4%, to finish at 4,774.75, its highest close since Jan. 4, 2022. The index is off 0.5% from its record close of 4,796.56, hit on Jan. 3, 2022.
  
  The Nasdaq Composite COMP advanced 81.60 points, or 0.5%, to wrap at 15,074.57, its highest close since Jan. 12, 2022.
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• Energy Sector Commentary for Tuesday
  The energy sector moved higher Tuesday morning, supported by strength...

  The energy sector moved higher Tuesday morning, supported by strength in the crude complex and the major equity futures extending their rally into the last week of the year.

  
  

  WTI and Brent crude oil futures are kicking off the holiday-shortened week higher amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and optimism surrounding the Fed’s dovish pivot. Traders are continuing to focus on last week’s catalysts and are keeping an eye out for more news surrounding tensions in the Middle East. Elsewhere, as of Sunday, Denmark's Maersk announced it is preparing to resume shipping operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, citing the deployment of a U.S.-led military initiative to protect ships traveling through the area.

  
  

  Natural gas futures are lower on forecasts for warmer temperatures.

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• Spanish Competition Watchdog Investigates Oil Company Repsol
  Spanish oil company Repsol is under investigation...

  Spanish oil company Repsol is under investigation by the country's antitrust watchdog over possible abuse of its dominant position in the nation's wholesale fuel market.

  
  

  The company may have abused of its dominance of the wholesale market between March and December 2022 to increase its petrol station network's market share, the CNMC watchdog said in a statement on Tuesday.

  
  

  The CNMC statement said that Repsol, Spain's largest oil company, may have offered additional discounts at its petrol stations while raising wholesale prices for rivals such as independent petrol stations.

  
  

  The investigation was opened after complaints were filed by two associations representing independent fuel station operators.

  
  
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