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What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (April 29, 2024)

Stratas Advisors says even with the reported drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, the price of Brent crude oil remains below the upward channel that had been in place since January of this year.

Hedge Funds Retreat from Oil as War Risk Fades: Kemp

Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 95 MMbbl in the six most important petroleum futures and options contracts over the seven days ending on April 23.

Barnett & Beyond: Marathon, Oxy, Peers Testing Deeper Permian Zones

Marathon Oil, Occidental, Continental Resources and others are reaching under the Permian’s popular benches for new drilling locations. Analysts think there are areas of the basin where the Permian’s deeper zones can compete for capital.

Keeping it Simple: Antero Stays on Profitable Course in 1Q

Bucking trend, Antero Resources posted a slight increase in natural gas production as other companies curtailed production.

Repsol to Drop Marcellus Rig in June

Spain’s Repsol plans to drop its Marcellus Shale rig in June and reduce capex in the play due to the current U.S. gas price environment, CEO Josu Jon Imaz told analysts during a quarterly webcast.

Exxon’s Guyana Gas Project a “Win-Win,” Set for Hook-up by Year-end ‘24

Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods said the company’s gas-to-power project in Guyana is a “win-win proposition particularly for the people of Guyana” when completed and hooked-up by year-end 2024.

Exxon Mobil, Chevron See Profits Fall in 1Q Earnings

Chevron and Exxon Mobil are feeling the pinch of weak energy prices, particularly natural gas, and fuels margins that have cooled in the last year.

Canadian Railway Companies Brace for Strike

A service disruption caused by a strike in May could delay freight deliveries of petrochemicals.

CNX, Appalachia Peers Defer Completions as NatGas Prices Languish

Henry Hub blues: CNX Resources and other Appalachia producers are slashing production and deferring well completions as natural gas spot prices hover near record lows.

Segrist: The LNG Pause and a Big, Dumb Question

In trying to understand the White House’s decision to pause LNG export permits and wondering if it’s just a red herring, one big, dumb question must be asked.