Hacker News with Generative AI: Oil

Why US Refiners Won't Ditch Canadian Crude (oilprice.com)
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that U.S. tariffs are on hold for one month after she held talks with President Trump and pledged to send 10,000 troops to the border to fight drug trafficking.
Oil, International Relations, Mexico, United States
21 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 25 comments
CNPC: China Reaches Refined Oil Demand Peak (oilprice.com)
China, the world’s heavyweight oil consumer, has officially hit its peak. According to CNPC’s Economics & Technology Research Institute, the country’s refined oil consumption maxed out in 2023 at 399 million metric tons (roughly 8 million barrels per day) and is set to decline by 1.3% in 2024.
China, Oil, Energy, Economy
7 points by toomuchtodo 68 days ago | 2 comments
OPEC Makes Deepest Cut yet to 2024 World Oil Demand Forecast (bloomberg.com)
OPEC cut oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next for a fifth straight month, making its deepest reduction to the 2024 outlook so far after agreeing to extend its supply curbs.
Oil, Economics, OPEC, Energy, Forecasting
3 points by toomuchtodo 72 days ago | 2 comments
Blue whale skeleton at New Bedford museum still oozing oil (wpri.com)
Those who have stopped by the New Bedford Whaling Museum have more than likely marveled over the 66-foot whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling.
Museums, Animals, Oil, History
202 points by geox 127 days ago | 78 comments
Kuwait Is Awash in Oil Money. But It Can't Keep the Power On. (nytimes.com)
Kuwait, perched atop around 6 percent of global oil reserves, is one of the world’s wealthiest states and a major energy exporter.
Kuwait, Energy, Oil, Economics
11 points by bookofjoe 163 days ago | 1 comments
Is China's Demand for Oil Nearing Its Peak? (oilprice.com)
China, Oil, Energy, Demand
6 points by toomuchtodo 181 days ago | 1 comments
Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies (politico.eu)
Hungary, Ukraine, Oil, Energy Crisis, International Relations
15 points by wslh 216 days ago | 0 comments
One South African community stopped Shell oil in its tracks (e360.yale.edu)
Oil, Environmental Activism, South Africa
50 points by botanical 295 days ago | 10 comments
Monopoly Round-up: did Texas join OPEC? (thebignewsletter.com)
Monopoly, Economics, Oil, OPEC
10 points by xrd 299 days ago | 1 comments