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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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Oil Prices Could Sink Below $50 This Year

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Crude oil prices could decline below $50 a barrel this year, according to analysts from outlets including S&P Global. This will give American drivers much needed relief at the pump after years of gas price inflation. One reason for the hypothetical decline is what is widely seen as weakening demand growth.

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U.S. crude oil inventories decrease by 3.6 million barrels

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Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of June 6, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories ( excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve ) decreased by 3.6 crude oil refinery inputs averaged 17.2 crude oil imports averaged 6.2 Over the past four weeks, crude oil imports averaged about 6.2

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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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Venezuela Replaces U.S. Oil Giants with Chinese and Argentine Firms

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Venezuela hasn’t waited long to replace Western service providers in its oil industry after the U.S. sanctions, Western oil producers were given time until May to wrap up their operations in Venezuela, home to the world’s biggest crude oil reserves. Under the U.S.

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Russia’s Crude Oil Export Revenues Hit Two-Year Low as Prices Dip

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The value of Russian crude oil exports have sunk in May to the lowest level in over two years, data on shipments and Russian crude prices compiled by Bloomberg showed on Wednesday. million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil, In the four weeks to May 25, Russia exported on average 3.39

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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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