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Radio Canada Info - Oil prices soar
Thursday, 04/10/2025

Oil prices soar

April 9, 2025

By Tiphanie Roquette

Oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday after the United States announced a 90-day pause on punitive tariffs affecting multiple countries. The benchmark price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude surged from around $55 to $62 per barrel within a few hours—an abrupt rebound that hasn’t been seen since the pandemic years, according to Martin King, director of North American energy market analysis at RBN Energy.

Despite the jump, prices remain several dollars below...

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Reuters - Mexico weighs increasing fracking to reduce reliance on US gas, FT reports
Tuesday, 04/08/2025

Mexico weighs increasing fracking to reduce reliance on US gas, FT reports

April 7, 2025

By Reuters

Mexico is in early talks with private companies to expand fracking in an effort to reduce its heavy reliance on U.S. natural gas, which currently supplies 72% of its demand. The move comes amid growing trade tensions and fears that former President Trump could use this energy dependence as political leverage. Discussions are still preliminary, but companies have shown investment interest.

RBN Energy noted that U.S. gas imports—...

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DOB - Canadian crude at 4-1/2 year high versus WTI as tariffs rattle market
Thursday, 04/03/2025

Canadian crude at 4-1/2 year high versus WTI as tariffs rattle market

April 2, 2025

By Amanda Stephenson

Canadian crude oil prices reached a 4-1/2 year high compared to the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) on April 2, 2025, due to threatened U.S. tariffs and stronger sanctions on competitors like Venezuela. The discount of Western Canada Select (WCS) to WTI narrowed to $9.40 a barrel, the smallest since September 2020, despite earlier expectations of a wider gap amid trade uncertainty. RBN Energy analyst Martin King...

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Energy Intelligence - With LNG Exports Nigh, Alberta Hikes Gas Reserve Estimate
Friday, 03/28/2025

With LNG Exports Nigh, Alberta Hikes Gas Reserve Estimate

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DOB Energy Podcast: Tariffs, Trade Wars, And The Outlook For Oil And Gas Prices
Monday, 03/17/2025

DOB Energy Podcast: Tariffs, Trade Wars, And The Outlook For Oil And Gas Prices

Published March 13, 2025

DOB Energy is debuting its fresh podcast, The Newsroom, today.

Editor Richard Macedo, alongside reporters Josh Skapin and Cathryn Atkinson, will engage with energy industry leaders to discuss the day’s most pressing energy topics.

In the premiere episode airing today, Richard sits down...

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