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FILE - People walk amid an oil spill in the Niger Delta in village of Ogboinbiri, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
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Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that’s previously suffered...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Ecopetrol is pictured at its headquarters in Bogota, Colombia July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol renews joint venture with Occidental Petroleum in Permian basin

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian energy company Ecopetrol said on Monday it has reached an agreement to renew its oil joint venture with Occidental...

FILE PHOTO: People walk past an installation depicting barrel of oil with the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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OPEC+ likely to stick to oil output hike plan, sources say

By Maha El Dahan, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output...

FILE PHOTO: Chevron logo and stock graph are seen through magnifier displayed in this illustration taken September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Chevron misses earnings estimate as refining posts first loss in four years

The second-largest U.S. oil producer posted total earnings of $3.24 billion for the three months ended Dec. 31.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the commercial harbour of Syria's coastal city of Tartous, Syria, December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
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Syria turns to intermediaries for oil imports after low interest in tenders, sources say

Syria's civil war decimated the country's energy industry and the new government faces an uphill battle to restore energy security.

FILE PHOTO: A pump is seen at a gas station in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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Oil prices rise amid US tariff threat but still set for weekly loss

Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff as early as Saturday on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States.

Shell Canada Ltd. is exiting the oilsands in a deal with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. in an agreement that will see it increase its stake in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage facility. A Shell logo is seen at a gas station in London, on March 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Frank Augste
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Shell exits oilsands, boosts stake in Scotford upgrader and Quest carbon facility

The deal will boost Shell's interest in the upgrader and carbon capture facility to 20 per cent.

The two North Sea oil and gas fields were originally approved by the previous Conservative government (AFP)
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Scottish court rules against two new North Sea oil and gas fields

Environmental campaigners called the court's decision a "historic win".

Shell's net profit reached $16.1 billion last year (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Shell annual profit drops to $16 bn as oil prices fall

In late 2024, Shell announced it was cutting hundreds of jobs from its oil and gas exploration division to reduce costs.

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump of IPC Petroleum France is seen at sunset outside Soudron, near Reims, France, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Oil steady as markets await clarity on tariffs by Trump on Canada, Mexico

Analysts say traders have already priced in Trump's tariffs: "(this is) a major reason why crude oil is trading where it is."

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