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Oil prices end lower, erasing weekly gains

“A number of decisions are pending … that could drive the oil price in one direction or the other,” one analyst noted.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Oil prices end higher as U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran

Oil futures finished higher on Monday, with prices finding support after a nearly 3% decline Friday, as the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, impacting its crude sector.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Oil prices post a loss in February as U.S.-Ukraine tensions feed uncertainty

Prices on Friday finished off at the session’s lowest levels after a tense meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dashed hopes for a Ukraine-Russia ...

MarketWatch - 6d

Oil prices end lower on plans for OPEC+ output hike and Trump’s tariffs

Oil futures declined Monday after OPEC+ said it will boost output starting in April, and as President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico threatened to slow demand for ...

MarketWatch - 3d

Oil prices fall after Opec+ confirms it will increase crude production

Traders had been expecting cartel to postpone its plan to boost output

Financial Times - 2d

Oil Prices Fall After OPEC Plus Affirms Plan to Raise Production

The Saudi-led cartel said its members would start gradually pumping more oil in April.

The New York Times - 2d

Oil Prices Drop Amid Concerns Over Trump’s Tariffs and OPEC Increases

The international benchmark fell to its lowest point since 2021 after a decision by Saudi Arabia and other producers to pump more crude surprised the markets.

The New York Times - 1d

Oil prices settle at lowest level of the year as tariff threat hurts demand outlook

Oil futures settled Tuesday at their lowest level of the year, with the economy and energy demand expected to take a hit from proposed U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico that may come into effect ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Oil prices hold at 2025 lows on tariff fears, prospects for end to war in Ukraine

Oil futures settled lower Wednesday, with concerns over the global economic outlook and potential for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine that could lift sanctions on Moscow prompting prices to ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

Oil prices settle higher after Trump moves to end Venezuela crude deal

Oil futures settled higher Thursday, finding support a day after President Trump said he was revoking a license issued by the Biden administration that had allowed Chevron to produce oil in Venezuela.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

UK proposes North Sea tax plan to peg payments to oil and gas prices

Consultation will explore mechanism that would replace controversial ‘windfall tax’ after 2030

Financial Times - 1d

Oil price tumbles to 3-year low on fears trade war will hit demand

Brent drops below $70 a barrel following larger-than-expected increase in US crude stocks

Financial Times - 1d

Oil ends at lowest price since September on tariff worries, OPEC+ output plans

Oil declined for a fourth straight session Wednesday, settling at its lowest price since September, on prospects for a global trade war that could dent demand and plans by major oil producers to ...

MarketWatch - 1d

German unemployment steady at 6.4% in February

Yahoo News - 6d

The steady progress of Tommy Paul can't be ignored

After three ATP tour titles in 2024 and now in the top 10 for the first time in his career, American Tommy Paul knows he's capable of even more.

ESPN - 6d

NFL Draft odds: Miami QB Cam Ward holding steady as the 1st overall pick favorite

Can anyone surpass Cam Ward to be the 1st pick of the NFL Draft?

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Wall Street stocks steady at end of volatile month despite Trump tariff threats

S&P 500 rises 1.6% to trim February’s losses

Financial Times - 5d

Fed’s Williams signals he’s content to hold interest rates steady at March meeting

U.S. interest-rate policy is in a good place and there is no need “to change it right away,” New York Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday.

MarketWatch - 2d

Trump to Revoke an Oil License in Venezuela

President Trump appears to be revoking a license that the Biden administration gave Chevron in 2022, potentially hurting the company and Venezuela.

The New York Times - Feb. 27

Oil and gas workers face dangers

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil and gas workers face dangers The push to bolster fossil fuel production is heightening concerns ...

The Hill - 2d

The 3 Best Essential Oil Diffusers (and One to Avoid)

Keep things smelling fresh with these handy home gadgets.

Wired - Feb. 20

BP shuns renewables in return to oil and gas

The energy giant has announced its strategy after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.

BBC News - Feb. 26

Trump cancels Chevron’s oil licence in Venezuela

Decision to reverse Biden-era ‘concession agreement’ delivers blow to US oil group and Maduro’s sanctioned regime

Financial Times - Feb. 26

OPEC+ will start long-delayed oil production hike

A group of oil-producing countries known as OPEC+ will proceed with a long-delayed hike in oil production. Eight countries that have repeatedly delayed production increases will now move forward ...

The Hill - 2d

The Price You Pay: Egg prices’ impact on bakeries

One of the downstream impacts of bird flu and the soaring egg prices: its impact on bakeries. We visit one Pittsburgh bakery struggling that’s seen egg prices soar in the last two years, and the ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Top shale boss says US oil companies will not flock back to Russia

Harold Hamm warns executives will be wary of any peace deal between Trump and Putin

Financial Times - Feb. 22

Producers braced for glut of palm oil after Indonesia curbs exports

Clampdown on exports of used cooking oil squeezes demand from European energy suppliers

Financial Times - Feb. 25

BP’s going back to petroleum as it plans more oil spending and production

Embattled oil major BP on Wednesday unveiled what it billed as a strategic reset, planning to increase oil and gas investment while reducing outlays for greener fuels.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

BP pivots back to oil and gas after ‘misplaced’ faith in green energy

Chief says group was too optimistic over shift to renewables

Financial Times - Feb. 26

BP to slash spending on net zero ventures as it focuses on oil and gas again

British energy company BP has confirmed it is to slash spending on green ventures and up its oil and gas production

ABC News - Feb. 26

BP to ‘Fundamentally Reset’ Strategy in Shift Back to Oil and Gas

The energy giant said it would cut planned investment in clean energy and redirect spending toward fossil fuels.

The New York Times - Feb. 27

Trump’s Tariffs Are Raising Costs for One of His Favorite Industries: Oil

The cost of steel pipe used to line oil and gas wells rose after President Trump said he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

The New York Times - 6d

Guyana's president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil

Guyana’s president has denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters and home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil

ABC News - 5d

Europe’s only sanctioned oil trader appeals decision citing ‘disinformation’

Niels Troost’s lawyers argue EU may have been influenced by the trader’s estranged former business partner

Financial Times - 4d

How an oil trail led to suspect in South Carolina hit-and-run homicide

A trail of clues — including an oil leak, security video and data from a truck's onboard computer — lead S.C. investigators to a jealous man suspected of running down a romantic rival.

CBS News - 4d

Texas workers face mounting dangers in the heart of America's greatest oil boom

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part one of a four-part series. Jose Gonzalez* wore no mask, despite the toxic chemicals he worked with in the oilfield. "One ...

The Hill - 3d