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Refinery workers walk inside the LyondellBasell oil refinery in Houston, Texas March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Donna Carson/File photo
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Analysis: Heavy oil shortage spells higher cost for industry

Mexican export cuts and a rerouting of Canadian output are shrinking limited supplies of heavy crude in the Atlantic basin

FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Pioneer reports lower profit ahead of its takeover by Exxon

Pioneer Natural Resources on Thursday reported a lower first-quarter profit, weighed down by higher production costs and weak natural gas prices.

FILE PHOTO: Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Resources, speaks during the IHS CERAWeek 2015 energy conference in Houston, Texas April 21, 2015.  REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo
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U.S. oil executive censure puts spotlight on shale-OPEC meetings

A U.S. regulator's censure of a top U.S. oil executive over private meetings with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) group...

FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Exxon-Pioneer deal greenlit by US FTC, Pioneer exec barred from board

Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield prevented from taking a seat on the board of Exxon Mobil by FTC order.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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OPEC+ could extend oil cuts, formal talks yet to start, sources say

OPEC+ has implemented a series of output cuts since late 2022, which could continue if demand fails to pick up.

Federal Trade Commission seal is seen at a news conference to announce that Facebook Inc has agreed to a settlement of allegations it mishandled user privacy at FTC Headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File photo
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US FTC set to rule on $60 billion Exxon-Pioneer deal, Bloomberg reports

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is set to decide whether to sue to block Exxon Mobil's $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources...

FILE PHOTO: Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais speaks during the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo
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‘End of oil not in sight’, says OPEC Secretary General

OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais wrote there is "a worrying trend of narratives" that use terms like the end of oil, which...

FILE PHOTO: The entrance to oilfield service provider SLB's office in Houston, Texas, showing the former Schlumberger's new name and logo, is seen in this handout image taken June 2023. Courtesy of SLB/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Oilfield firm SLB’s profit rises on international drilling demand

Strong oil and gas drilling demand in the Middle East and Africa helped offset weakness in North American activity

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Oil prices fall after Iran attack as market draws down risk premium

Brent futures for June delivery fell 50 cents, or 0.5%, to $89.95 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate futures for May delivery were...

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Oil prices head back up on Middle East jitters

Crude futures up amid concern that Iran, the third-largest OPEC producer, might retaliate for a suspected Israeli warplane attack on Iran's embassy.

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