A new report outlined how a major escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas could fuel a new bout of inflation.
Category: Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline
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Biden Seeks to Tame Oil Prices if Mideast Conflict Sends Them Soaring
The president has previously drawn down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease price pressures, but that could be more difficult now
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Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns
Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.
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Chevron to Acquire Hess for $53 Billion in Latest Major Oil Deal
The acquisition marks further consolidation of the oil industry and highlights the confidence that energy companies have in the future of fossil fuels.
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Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Economic Growth
Oil prices climbed again on Friday as armed clashes intensify in Israel and, increasingly, beyond.
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China’s Economic Stake in the Middle East: Its Thirst for Oil
China is the largest oil importer by far from Saudi Arabia and from Iran, highlighting the risk it faces if the war in Israel and Gaza were to broaden.
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Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion
The acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mobil in 1999, increases the company’s presence in the Permian basin in Texas and New Mexico.