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U.S. gasoline and diesel inventories are drawing down and sitting below the five-year average for this time of the year, pointing to resilient fuel demand and supporting both crude oil prices and U.S. refining margins. Although global refining margins have halved since February as Russian oil supply remains elevated despite …

The U.S. Administration could begin crude oil repurchases to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as early as in June, after a Congressionally-mandated sale from the SPR is completed next month, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday. “That congressionally mandated sale of 26 million barrels will be completed …

The total number of total active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 17 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published Friday, after falling by 7 last week. It is the largest single-week drop in the number of oil and gas rigs in the United States …

US commercial crude oil inventories increased 0.6% during the week ending May 5, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) late Wednesday. Inventories rose by around 3 million barrels to 462.6 million barrels, lower than the American Petroleum Institute’s expectation of a rise of 3.6 million barrels. …

A study published in Nature Energy on Monday has revealed that the U.S. Oil Patch is home to tens of thousands of inactive offshore oil and gas wells that remain unplugged, posing the risk of possible leaks into the ocean. The study estimates that whereas plugging and abandoning these wells …

The USA pipeline safety agency has filed a draft regulation aimed at strengthening industry measures to curb methane emissions and prevent hazards to people and the environment from the country’s nearly three million miles of gas pipelines. The proposal by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety …

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported a decrease in Iraq’s oil exports to the United States. According to the administration’s report, Iraq’s average oil exports to the US reached 148,000 barrels per day during the past week, marking a decrease of 74,000 barrels per day compared to the …

Oil prices dropped on Monday as jitters over the economic impact of the US Federal Reserve potentially raising interest rates and weaker Chinese manufacturing data were enough to outweigh support from new OPEC+ supply cuts taking effect this month Brent futures for July delivery were down 56 cents, or 0.7%, …

The top nuclear envoys of the US and South Korea have discussed ways to cooperate on countering North Korea’s “evolving nuclear and military threats,” the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, according to local media. US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim held a meeting with his South …

Iraqi oil exports to the US increased by an average of 222,000 barrels per day last week, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Sunday. The report, obtained by Shafaq News agency, also revealed that “the average US crude oil imports from nine countries …