Oil prices end mixed ahead of Friday's EIA data on U.S. crude inventories

Oil futures end on a mixed note Thursday, with global prices slightly higher, but U.S. prices modestly lower, as data from the American Petroleum Institute showed an unexpected rise in U.S. crude inventories, ahead of the U.S. government's supply report due Friday. 


 
Cnooc Shares Fall as Removal From MSCI Indexes Looms

Cnooc's shares fell sharply after index provider MSCI said it would delete the Chinese oil major from some indexes to comply with a Trump administration blacklist. 


 
UK Gas Networks Plan to Deliver First Hydrogen-Fuelled Town by 2030

U.K. gas grid companies intend to deliver the country's first 100% hydrogen-fuelled town by 2030, the Energy Networks Association said. 


 
Analysts Expect 170 Billion-Cubic-Foot Withdrawal in U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories

U.S. government natural-gas data due Friday are expected to show inventories decreased last week by 170 billion cubic feet -- a slightly larger amount than normal as snow and cold in Texas and the South helped boost gas demand. 


 
President Biden Quickly Rejoined Paris Climate Accord. Meeting the Emissions Goals Will Be Harder.

World leaders welcomed the return of the U.S. to the Paris Agreement, but it won't be easy to reassert global leadership and meet targets to reduce their carbon footprints. 


 
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What Is Keystone XL and Why Did President Biden Block It?

The president's decision to revoke a permit for the pipeline that would carry Canadian crude to the U.S. likely spells the end of a saga spanning more than 12 years. 


 
Ford, GM Stocks Rally on Electric-Vehicle Enthusiasm

Until lately, Detroit's auto makers haven't benefited much from Wall Street's fixation with electric and driverless cars, but shares of both Ford and GM are both up about 35% so far this month. 


 
What the Blue Wave Means for Green Goals

A Democratic majority in both chambers of Congress, even with narrow margins, could open the door to some potentially transformative clean-energy policies. 


 
U.S. Crude-Oil Stockpiles Likely to Fall in DOE Data, Analysts Say

U.S. crude-oil stockpiles are expected to decline by 1.3 million barrels while gasoline stockpiles are expected to rise by 2.1 million barrels in data due Friday from the Energy Department, according to a survey of analysts and traders.

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