Oil and Gas Prices

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June 05, 2025
“This decline in oil investment is driven by economic uncertainties, lower demand expectations and lower prices,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in an interview as the agency published its annual World Energy Investment report.
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June 05, 2025
Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, will cut about 10% of its workforce in a firm-wide restructuring as it looks to reduce costs due to falling crude prices. The company will reduce headcount by more than 5,000 people, said CEO Muhammad Taufik.
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June 02, 2025
Oil climbed after OPEC+ increased production less than some had feared and geopolitical concerns flared in Ukraine and Iran. WTI neared $63 a barrel after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies met on Saturday.
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May 28, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said the company will keep its capital allocation plans intact even if oil declines toward $50 a barrel. Exxon plans to bring on a 250,000 bpd expansion project in Guyana later this year, adding to global supplies.
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May 28, 2025
Several delegates said they expect the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners to leave unchanged their longer-term targets for 2025 and 2026, which underpin its current supply restraints. 
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May 27, 2025
Oil was steady as the market weighed the prospect for easing trade tensions between the European Union and the U.S. ahead of an OPEC+ meeting on supply policy.
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May 26, 2025
Brent traded below $65 a barrel, erasing earlier gains. U.S. President Donald Trump extended the deadline for higher tariffs on the EU, triggering global relief. But crude prices remain under pressure as OPEC and its allies consider another bumper output hike.
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May 09, 2025
WTI climbed 1.9% to settle near $61 a barrel on Friday, the highest in over a week, as the Trump administration weighs reducing levies on China to de-escalate tensions and temper the economic pain in both countries.
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May 08, 2025
Houston-based oil giant ConocoPhillips cut its spending outlook by 3.5% to $12.45 billion, while leaving its production view unchanged, it said Thursday in a statement announcing first-quarter results.
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May 07, 2025
In keeping with the overall themes raised on day one of OTC 2025, Weatherford CEO Girish Saligram discussed some of the major challenges facing the offshore industry as a whole in an executive dialogue panel on Monday. 
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May 05, 2025
Oil dropped after OPEC+ agreed to another large output increase, raising concern that additional supply could lead to a global glut just as the trade war threatens demand. The drop follows OPEC+'s latest agreement to continue loosening supply constraints.
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May 02, 2025
OPEC+ agreed to increase output again in June, as the group continues a supply revival aimed at punishing over-producing members that has sent crude prices plunging. Key nations agreed to add 411,000 bpd next month, according to a statement.
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May 02, 2025
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. are likely to shoulder more of the Permian basin’s oil growth as independent producers cut back in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and supply increases from OPEC+, which have caused oil to drop nearly 18% since April 1. 
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April 30, 2025
Oil prices tumbled as signs emerged that OPEC+ may be entering a prolonged period of higher production. Beyond OPEC+, non-cartel nations are also expected to add supplies, including drillers in Canada and Guyana, feeding concerns about a global glut. 
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April 29, 2025
CNOOC has led Beijing’s efforts to boost oil and gas output and bolster energy security, and its focus on extraction helped deliver near-record annual profits last year. But that dependence on upstream prices was a burden in Q1 2025.
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April 29, 2025
bp Plc is off to a “great start” in its strategy reset and can follow through on the turnaround despite the recent drop in oil prices driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, said Chief Executive Officer Murray Auchincloss.
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April 28, 2025
Drillers in Canada’s Alberta energy region are shifting their focus to natural gas as the global trade war and OPEC+ output increase hammers crude prices. The number of licenses for new gas wells issued in Q1 rose 26%, according to Alberta Energy Regulator data.
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April 28, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's desire for lower crude prices and his disruption of the global economy with trade tariffs during the first quarter of 2025 is stressing the oil industry’s finances, calling into question both shareholder returns and drilling plans.
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April 24, 2025
Texas shale-oil company Matador Resources Co. plans to drop one of its nine drilling rigs by the middle of the year in response to plunging crude prices. Matador is the first significant shale company to announce it’s cutting back on drilling since crude futures began nosediving earlier this month.
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April 23, 2025
Oil prices may decline further this year as new production swells and demand remains capped by China’s faltering growth, the head of the International Energy Agency said. Crude futures remain nearly 9% below levels traded before U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs announcements.
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April 23, 2025
OPEC+’s audacious bid to punish its oil-quota cheats prompted a renewed plunge in crude on Wednesday, amid growing tensions with Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov appeared on Wednesday to reject pressure to bring output in line with OPEC+'s quota.
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