Oil and Gas
UK bolsters gas stockpile for winter with Ukraine war squeezing supply and sending prices soaring
Russia is a significant supplier of oil and gas. A number of major economies have formulated plans to reduce their reliance on Russian hydrocarbons following its invasion of Ukraine. Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty Images Norwegian energy firm Equinor said Thursday it would deliver extra gas to the U.K.’s Centrica over the next three […]
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Oil giant BP buys 40.5% stake in massive renewables and green hydrogen project
A BP logo photographed in London on May 12, 2021. The International Energy Agency recently reported that 2021 saw energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rise to their highest level in history. Glyn Kirk | Afp | Getty Images Oil and gas supermajor BP has agreed to take a 40.5% equity stake in the Asian Renewable Energy […]
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Wall Street is on a one way trip to misery until Fed hikes stop, market forecaster Jim Bianco warns
Until inflation peaks and the Federal Reserve stops hiking rates, market forecaster Jim Bianco warns Wall Street is on a one way trip to misery. “The Fed only has one tool to bring in inflation and that is they have to slow demand,” the Bianco Research president told CNBC “Fast Money” on Tuesday. “We may […]
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Natural gas plummets as Freeport delays facility restart following explosion
Smoke billows from the Freeport LNG plant in Quintana, Texas, U.S., June 8, 2022, in this still image obtained from a social media video on June 9, 2022. Maribel Hill | Reuters Natural gas prices plunged on Tuesday, after Freeport LNG said its facility that had a fire last week likely won’t be back up […]
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‘Delusional’: UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding and warns of climate chaos
In remarks delivered to the Austrian World Summit in Vienna via video, Antonio Guterres issued a sobering assessment of the planet’s prospects. “Most national climate pledges are simply not good enough,” he said. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. Secretary General has slammed new funding for fossil fuel exploration, […]
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Hungary says it’s impossible for Europe to ban Russian gas anytime soon. Putin agrees
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has ruled out the prospect of a Russian gas ban in the European Union’s next package of sanctions, saying it would be “impossible.” Landlocked Hungary is overwhelmingly dependent on Russian hydrocarbons. Szijjarto’s comments come as President Vladimir Putin says he believes the West will not be able to wean itself […]
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As gas hits $8.60 a gallon in the UK, Brits pay $125 to fill a family car
The cost of filling an average family car in the U.K. has surpassed £100 for the first time ever. Picture Alliance | Getty Images Britons are now paying over £100 ($125) to fill up an average-sized family car after petrol prices soared past the psychological threshold for the first time ever Thursday. The price is […]
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Russia doesn’t have extra oil for new deals with two Indian buyers: Reuters, citing sources
An illuminated logo sits on display above the Rosneft Oil Co. pavilion on June 5, 2019. Russia’s Rosneft is holding back on signing new crude oil deals with two Indian state refiners, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, as it has committed sales to other customers. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images […]
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Even if oil hits $150 a barrel, J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts stocks will reclaim 2022 highs
J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts oil is surging higher — but so are stocks. Kolanovic, who serves as the firm’s chief global markets strategist and co-head of global research, believes the U.S. economy is strong enough to handle oil prices as high as $150 a barrel. “There could be some potential further spikes in oil, […]
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OPEC+ has ‘kind of broken down’ as Russia loses relevance and group faces tight spare capacity
OPEC+ has “kind of broken down,” the lead analyst of an oil research firm said after oil prices rose despite the alliance announcing that it would increase supply more quickly. OPEC and its allies decided to take nearly 10 million barrels off the oil market in 2020 when Covid first hit and demand evaporated. The […]
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