Oil Little Changed With U.S. Storm, Iran Tension in Focus
Oil prices were little changed as investors monitored the impact of a massive U.S. winter storm on output and developments in Iran.
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Deep Freeze Pushes U.S. Natural Gas Prices to Highest Level Since 2014
U.S. natural-gas futures climbed above $6 per BTU for the first time since 2014 as a massive winter storm swept across the country, boosting heating demand and threatening supply.
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Leidos to Buy Kohlberg's Entrust for $2.4 Billion
Leidos Holdings has struck a deal to buy utility consulting and engineering services platform Entrust Solutions Group from private-equity firm Kohlberg & Co. for about $2.4 billion in cash.
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Orsted, Vestas Shares Rise as European Countries Agree North Sea Wind Pact
The deal promises to transform the North Sea into the world's largest clean energy reservoir, according to the U.K. energy secretary.
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Iran Is Selling More Oil but Making Less Money
The decline was largely driven by a web of middlemen and buyers who know Tehran has limited options for unloading its sanctioned crude.
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China Built a Vast Oil Stake in Venezuela. Now It Risks Getting Muscled Out.
Beijing's moves bought it sway in Venezuela-all of it now subject to the Trump administration's preferences in the wake of Maduro's ouster.
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SLB Readies Rapid Expansion in Venezuela
SLB logged higher fourth-quarter revenue and said some of the challenges it faced last year are behind it, as it stands to benefit from increasing international activity.
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Enphase Energy to Cut Jobs as End of Tax Credits Dents Demand
The company plans to cut about 6% of its workforce as part of a broader restructuring after the expiration of a federal tax credit sapped demand for residential solar panels.
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NGP Looks to Boost Investments After Exits and a Reset of Its Carlyle Partnership
NGP Energy Capital Management last year distributed $2.58 billion to fund investors before fees, thanks in great part to a series of asset sales the firm scored in the oil patch.
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Natural-Gas Prices Soar as U.S. Braces for Arctic Blast
A big concern is Texas, where cold temperatures threaten to ice oil-and-gas fields and wreak havoc on the power grid.
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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on SLB, oil futures and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
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Venezuela Unveils Oil Bill to Attract Investors, Lift Output
Oil analysts said the reform would help foreign companies already in Venezuela but falls short of President Trump's plans to attract big investments.
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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Weekly Increase
Commercial crude oil stocks rose last week by 3.6 million barrels as refineries ran at a slower rate, said the Energy Information Administration.
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Trump Administration Taps Data Centers for Backup Power Ahead of Snowstorm
The move is unusual because data-center operators and other businesses generally don't distribute energy to the grid.
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