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Kenya Plans to Launch Crude Oil Exports in 2026

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Kenya hopes it will begin commercial crude oil production and exports next year, Opiyo Wandayi, Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, said on Monday, as companies are finalizing an asset sale and development project plans for an onshore resource basin.

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Crude Oil Inventories Slip But Prices Eyeing Tariff Fears

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The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 1.057 million barrels for the week ending April 4, after a 6.037 million barrel spike in the prior week. So far this year, crude oil inventories have climbed nearly 22 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data.

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EIA Calls Peak Shale as Drilling Activity Declines

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crude oil production is now forecast to slip from a record 13.5 Energy Information Administration’s bombshell June Short-Term Energy Outlook, signaling to an already price-weary industry that shale’s best days are in the rearview. Peak shale may already be behind us. million barrels per day (bpd) in Q2 2025 to around 13.3

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US Crude Oil Output to Peak Sooner Than Expected

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crude oil supply will rise more slowly than expected for the rest of 2025 and in 2026 and peak as early as this year, as WTI benchmark prices below $60 per barrel are testing the breakeven point of shale production, energy flows intelligence firm Kpler said on Monday.

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Crude Oil Inventories Climb As OPEC Prepares to Open the Tap

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The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States rose by 6.037 million barrels for the week ending March 28, after a 4.6 So far this year, crude oil inventories have climbed nearly 23 million barrels, according to Oilprice calculations of API data.

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DoE Hands the Keys to Strategic Crude Oil Stockpile to New Firm

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The Department of Energy has awarded a new $1.4 billion contract to Strategic Storage Partners, LLChardly a household nameto manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)Americas emergency stash of crude oil. The new contract covers a five-year term with the option to extend for another five.

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India Hikes U.S. Crude Oil Imports by 67% in March

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Indias crude oil imports from the United States jumped by 67% in March from a month earlier as Indian refiners scrambled to replace Russian volumes and the U.S. pushed for India and other major trade partners to buy more American energy. oil as the country is looking to reduce its huge trade Indias U.S. Indias U.S.

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