LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) – Oil’s bull run is taking little notice of the strong U.S. dollar, breaking crude’s historical inverse link to the greenback and giving analysts confidence it has further to go based on current market fundamentals. A strong dollar typically weighs on oil prices because it makes the commodity more expensive for … Read more
DAEGU, South Korea, May 26 (Reuters) – Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers and sellers are bracing for more uncertainty over Russian supplies and a murky demand outlook from Europe and top importer China in the run-up to peak winter season, industry executives said. Western sanctions on Russia due to the Ukraine invasion have sparked … Read more
May 25, 2022 (Bloomberg) Chevron Corp. shareholders rejected two proposals calling for the US oil major to disclose climate risks to its business and set more rigorous targets to cut pollution. More than 60% of shareholders voted against the proposals during Chevron’s annual meeting on Wednesday, according to preliminary results issued by the company. The votes … Read more
May 25, 2022 (Bloomberg) US gasoline demand — earlier expected to hold strong this summer despite soaring prices — is starting to show signs of cracks. Demand on a four-week rolling basis just tumbled to the lowest level for this time of year since 2013, not counting 2020 when consumption was shattered due to the pandemic. … Read more
May 25, 2022 (Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders backed a proposal calling for more environmental disclosures, signaling the company needs to improve its climate reporting even after activist investor Engine No. 1’s victory last year. Some 52% of shareholders voted in favor of releasing an audited report assessing how the International Energy Agency’s plan to reach … Read more
May 25, 2022 (Bloomberg) Natural gas briefly surged above $9 per million British thermal units in the US for the first time since 2008, extending a breakneck rally as fears of a supply crunch intensified, before paring gains into close. Stockpiles of the heating and power-plant fuel are below normal for this time of year as … Read more
May 26, 2022 (Bloomberg) War in Ukraine, rampant inflation and now a brewing global food crisis. If attendees at this year’s World Economic Forum came to Davos worried, they left with little to comfort them. As guests of the first in-person WEF conference in two years prepare to head home, they do so increasingly concerned about … Read more
May 26, 2022 (Bloomberg) Oil rose for a second day after US crude and gasoline stockpiles declined further as motorists prepare to take to the road for the summer driving season. West Texas Intermediate futures surpassed $111 a barrel after data on Wednesday showed crude inventories at the storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, slumped to the … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for more countries to join international efforts to isolate Russia, saying President Vladimir Putin must not be allowed a victory in Ukraine that could embolden other warmongers. Scholz’s plea came as the European Union struggles to maintain a united front in talks over further sanctions against Moscow, and many emerging … Read more
The Trouble With Lithium Elon Musk wants to mine it, China is scouring Tibet for it, battery makers are crying out for it. Lithium, the wonder metal at the heart of the global shift to electric cars, is in a full-blown crisis. Demand has outstripped supply, pushing prices up almost 500% in a year and hindering the … Read more
May 26, 2022 (Bloomberg) South Africa, the world’s 13th-biggest source of greenhouse gases, will need to spend $250 billion over the next three decades closing down its coal-fired power plants and replacing them with green energy, according to a study. In addition to closing down the country’s coal-fired plants and building wind and solar power plants, … Read more
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“This Little Project Went to Market” Prageet Nibber: CEO & Co-Founder of ReWatt In Episode #9, Host Geoffrey Cann is in discussion with Prageet Nibber of Rewatt on financing clean energy projects. Large scale emitters with limited scope to eliminate their emissions can offset their tax charges on emissions with investments in clean energy. To … Read more
May 25, 2022 Equinor and partners on Wednesday submitted a plan to develop a cluster of gas and condensate discoveries in the Norwegian Sea for 9 billion crowns ($940 million), part of a rush of new petroleum projects expected in Norway this year. Halten East contains reserves of around 100 million barrels of oil equivalent, 60% … Read more
U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 4% to a fresh 13-year high on Wednesday as power generators and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants consumed more of the fuel. Power companies burned more gas to generate electricity due to a lack of wind in recent weeks. Wind was on track to produce just 10% of … Read more
DAEGU, South Korea, May 25 (Reuters) – Woodside Energy Group , Australia’s top independent natural gas producer, sees liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices staying high for a few years as the market adjusts to supply disruptionsafter sanctions on Russia for its Ukraine invasion. “With the invasion, we are seeing the world try to move away … Read more
(Bloomberg) The current combination of threats to the global economy represents “a bit of a perfect storm,” Standard Chartered Plc Chairman Jose Vinals said, adding to a series of dire warnings about the outlook from the World Economic Forum in Davos. “We’ve had big crises in the past but coming from so many different dimensions … Read more
May 25, 2022 (Bloomberg) In a world crying out for more oil, a dusty stretch of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico is one of the only places that can deliver. But even with crude above $100 a barrel, producers in the Permian and other US shale basins are riding the brakes.For most of the past … Read more
May 24, 2022 TotalEnergies SE said it will acquire a stake in a large US renewables developer, another move by the European energy giant to expand its footprint in the American power sector. The French firm agreed to buy a 50% stake in Clearway Energy Group from Global Infrastructure Partners for $1.6 billion in cash, … Read more
May 25, 2022 (Bloomberg) Oil rose after a two-day decline as an industry report showed US gasoline stockpiles shrunk further ahead of the summer driving season and Saudi Arabia said there’s nothing more it can do to tame the market. West Texas Intermediate futures traded near $111 a barrel. The American Petroleum Institute reported that … Read more
A Texas oil regulator critical of renewable fuel and “woke” ESG investing won the Republican nomination for a seat on the powerful panel that oversees crude output in the nation’s largest energy producer. Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian will now face Democrat Luke Warford, along with Green and Libertarian contenders, in the November general election. … Read more
(Bloomberg) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to sell her Tesla. Ted Cruz is considering buying one.Driving an electric car manufactured by Elon Musk’s company is an increasingly loaded decision for lawmakers. Stepping out of one in the Capitol Hill parking lot can be a signal of support for renewable energy — but with Musk’s dive into partisanship, it … Read more
Toronto, Canada [May 23, 2022] – News release content. PermianChain, a technology platform that brings together the crypto-mining and energy sectors, has registered more than 10.3 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) of stranded natural gas in Australia on its digital energy platform for affordable bitcoin mining. The combined resources are expected to produce 0.5 million … Read more
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(Bloomberg)The liquefied natural gas market is hurtling toward a potentially historic shortage this winter as the world rushes to secure the super-chilled fuel.Europe’s plan to cut imports of piped Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of the year and replace it with LNG from the US and Africa is sharply intensifying competition for the power-plant and … Read more
(Bloomberg) Political contagion in Texas’ $50-billion-a-year debt market is moving from guns to oil.Big Wall Street banks were already shut out of Texas’ municipal bond market, where the state and its cities raise money, for policies deemed unfriendly to the gun industry. Now an even larger group could see their public finance businesses hurt by legislation … Read more
Some 62 million barrels of Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil, a record amount, are sitting in vessels at sea, data from energy analytics firm Vortexa showed, as traders struggled to find buyers for the crude. The United States and other countries have banned imports of Russian crude and oil products over its invasion of Ukraine, … Read more
May 24, 20 (Bloomberg) —Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said there’s nothing more the kingdom can do to tame oil markets, implying that the world’s biggest crude exporter has no plan to accelerate its gradual production increases. “As far as we are aware there is no shortfall of oil,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan said, speaking on … Read more
May 24, 2022 U.S. natural gas futures eased about 1% on Tuesday from a near 13-year high in the prior session on a slow increase in monthly output and forecasts for less demand this week than previously expected. That small price decline came despite forecasts for a little more demand next week than previously expected … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden said he was weighing cutting tariffs on Chinese goods while increasing calls on OPEC to raise oil production as he grappled with a politically damaging wave of inflation. “I am considering it. We did not impose any of those tariffs. They were imposed by the last administration and they’re under consideration,” … Read more
(Bloomberg) The UK’s energy price cap is likely to soar to a record £2,800 in October, just as heating demand starts to pick up at the beginning of winter. The sharp jump will add even more pressure on Sunak to help consumers struggling with the worst squeeze on living standards since the 1950s. Even with … Read more
LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 24 (Reuters) – The merry-go-round of liquefied natural gas (LNG) between Europe and Asia appears to be tilting back toward Asia as buyers in the top-consuming region start to chase cargoes ahead of the summer demand peak. The dynamics of the LNG market for the first four months of the year was … Read more
(Bloomberg) –Oil was little changed as Chinese efforts to cushion the impact of anti-virus lockdowns failed to reassure investors over the outlook for Asia’s top economy. West Texas Intermediate traded near $110 a barrel, having faltered initially even as China rolled out a broad package of measures to support businesses and aid demand, including policies to help … Read more
May 24, 2022 (Bloomberg) The world is rethinking its energy transition after a shortage of traditional fuels has left billions either in the dark or paying skyrocketing prices for power. Trying to rapidly deploy clean energy without investing enough in conventional sources has led to a series of lurches in the transition, author Daniel Yergin said at … Read more
May 24, 2022 (Bloomberg) Shell Plc called the police to its annual general meeting in London after environmental protesters disrupted the gathering with chants of “Shell must fall.” Chairman Andrew MacKenzie asked protesters to take their seats in order to discuss environmental concerns later on in the meeting. But police were called to start removing protesters … Read more
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REUTERS/Angus Mordant LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Investors grew significantly more bullish on petroleum prices last week in response to an increasing likelihood that EU sanctions on Russia’s exports that will intensify global oil shortages. Hedge funds and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 56 million barrels in the six most important petroleum-related futures … Read more
NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. Memorial Day weekend travel is expected to be the busiest in two years as more American drivers hit the road and shake off coronavirus lock-ins despite high fuel prices. The kickoff to the summer U.S. driving season may indicate just how much consumers are willing to tolerate fuel … Read more
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – The British government is not ruling out a windfall tax on oil and gas firms if the companies fail to invest their profits into boosting capacity soon, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke said on Monday. The Times reported the government was drawing up plans for a temporary levy … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland, May 23 (Reuters) – The energy security crisis since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must not lead to a deeper dependence on fossil fuels, International Energy (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said on Monday. The right investments, especially in renewable energy and nuclear power, mean the world need not choose between energy shortages and accelerated … Read more
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) “Oil prices are supported as gasoline markets remain tight amid solid demand heading into the peak U.S. driving season,” said SPI Asset Management Managing Partner Stephen Innes. “Refineries are typically in ramp-up mode to feed U.S. drivers’ unquenching thirst at the pump.” The U.S. peak driving season traditionally begins on Memorial … Read more
Saudi Arabia signaled it will continue to support Russia’s role in the OPEC+ group of oil producers, undermining US-led efforts to isolate Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times reported. Saudi Arabia was hoping “to work out an agreement with OPEC+ …. which includes Russia,” Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told the FT. The … Read more
(Bloomberg) An auction for a controlling stake in a Chinese lithium mine has garnered 3,448 bids, underscoring the scramble to secure the battery metal that’s key to the clean-energy transition. The 54.3% stake in Yajiang Snowway Mining Development, which owns the mine in Sichuan, a southwestern province in China, was sold for about 2 billion … Read more
May 23, 2022 (Bloomberg) Oil extended four weeks of gains amid tight fuel supplies and a weaker dollar, though elevated prices are fanning concerns that the world economy may be heading for recession. West Texas Intermediate futures topped $111 a barrel while gasoline and diesel prices have rallied to records ahead of the start of the … Read more
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