Archives for 2017
Market Currents: Oil wobbles on OPEC scrutiny
Oil has got the wobbles after yesterday’s rally, giving up gains as the dollar bounces from its lows. As OPEC compliance comes under scrutiny once more, hark, here are five things to consider in oil...
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Is the boom back? Drillers to spend $25 billion more in 2017
Oil and gas companies are loosening their purse strings and preparing to pump more oil and gas. Producers expect to spend $25 billion more this year on capital projects than they did last, an increase...
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Natural gas prices dip as U.S. inventory draw disappoints traders
Domestic natural gas prices fell on Thursday as the Energy Department’s report on the nation’s commercial gas inventories disappointed traders. The Energy Information Administration said gas stocks dropped by 53 billion cubic feet last week,...
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Diamond Offshore gets financial reprieve from Brazilian court
A Brazilian appellate court ruled that state-owned Petrobras illegally canceled a contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling, offering a financial reprieve to the Houston company. The court upheld an injunction ruling that the scandal-plagued and financially...
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Wall Street keeps faith in oil recovery
Prices have sunk, stockpiles ballooned and doubts about OPEC’s effectiveness grown, yet Wall Street hasn’t lost faith in oil’s recovery. Crude fell below $50 a barrel in New York last week on signs that OPEC’s...
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