Trans Mountain Corp plans to begin line fill in March or May on its long-delayed Canadian oil pipeline expansion, depending on the diameter of pipe it uses and assuming no new problems, the Canadian government-owned company said in a filing on Wednesday.
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Brent crude rose 70 cents, or 0.9%, to $78.95 a barrel by 1148 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rallied 74 cents, or 1%, to $73.44.
Canadian energy, power and mining companies are expected to lead a rebound in dealmaking this year helped by lower interest rates, following a slump in overall mergers and acquisitions in 2023 to the lowest since the outbreak of COVID-19, bankers said.
Canada’s Saskatchewan province has removed the national fuel emissions charge, or carbon tax, from state-provided electric and natural gas heating, in a relief for families during the winter.
India's oil imports from Russia fell due to unattractive pricing and not because of payment problems, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
Brent crude fell 39 cents to $75.50 a barrel by 1056 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures slipped 51 cents to $69.87 a barrel.
India has hiked the windfall tax on crude oil while reducing the tax on diesel and aviation turbine fuel, according to a government notification.
Natural gas supplies to Europe by Russian energy giant Gazprom were down 55.6% to 28.3 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2023, Reuters calculations showed on Tuesday.
Brent crude rose $1.28, or 1.7%, to $78.32 a barrel by 0438 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $72.69 a barrel, up $1.04, or 1.5%.
India has reduced domestic natural gas price to $7.82 per mmBtu, the lowest level since July 2023, effective from January 1 to January 31, 2024.
OPEC is facing weakening demand for its crude in the first half of 2024 just as its global market share declines to the lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic on the back of output cuts and member Angola's exit, according to Reuters calculations and data from forecasters.
In the face of international scrutiny, India has staunchly defended its substantial purchases of Russian crude oil since the onset of the Ukraine war.
Ecuador has reached an agreement with an Indigenous community in the country's Orellana province to end the group's blockade of oil projects in the area, the ministry of energy and mining said on Saturday.
India's fuel exports rose in November from a month earlier as refineries ramped up crude processing while diesel demand for trucking was lower during the Diwali festival season.
Brent crude on Friday, the last trading day of the year, settled at $77.04 a barrel, down 11 cents or 0.14%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled at $71.65 a barrel, down 12 cents or 0.17%.
India initiates rupee payments for UAE oil, aiming to globalise its currency and diversify economic strategies in international trade.
Engie Brasil said on Thursday it had reached a deal to sell a 15% stake in natural gas pipeline firm TAG to Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) for 3.1 billion reais ($641 million).
Brent crude futures were up 58 cents, or 0.8%, at $77.73 a barrel at 1113 GMT, the last trading day of 2023, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 42 cents, or 0.6%, at $72.19.
India's natural gas consumption surpassed domestic production from April to November 2023, indicating a growing energy shift and outpacing domestic production.
Canadian oil producers Canadian Natural Resources and MEG Energy are urging the country's energy regulator to approve Trans Mountain Corp's latest request for a change to building its pipeline expansion, saying timely completion is critical.
