Parvin Faghfouri Azar

European Gas Prices Soar as Australian Workers Begin Strike

European gas prices jumped on Friday after workers at liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia began strike action, stoking fears of disruption to global supplies. Prices of TTF, the European benchmark, rose 13 percent to €34.50 per megawatt hour ($10.8 per million British thermal units) according to LSEG data. The …

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Europe’s Shift to LNG might Push others Back to Coal

Europe’s switch from pipeline gas to LNG is reshaping the global LNG market, putting a permanent floor under prices. This means some buyers may be priced out of this market for good. That, in turn, means they will turn to other sources of energy—like coal. It’s a domino effect even …

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Higher Oil Prices could Spark a Fresh Wave of Inflation

Saudi Arabia and Russia moved with determination to support oil prices, extending their respective ongoing production and export cuts through the end of the year. In an initial response to Tuesday’s news, oil prices jumped and hit the highest level so far this year, with Brent Crude prices exceeding the …

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Oil Prices Dip on China Concerns

Oil prices eased on Thursday as worries over demand due to a seasonal slowdown during winter and an uncertain economic outlook for China outweighed expectations of tighter supplies from extended production cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude futures fell 24c to $90.36 a barrel by 4.12am GMT, after …

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Venezuela’s Oil Exports Plunge by 38% from Three-Year High

Venezuela’s oil shipments plummeted in August by 38% compared to the three-year high reached in July as state oil firm PDVSA was unable to maintain production at the upgraders that convert the extra heavy oil into grades suitable for shipping, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting PDVSA internal documents and tanker-tracking …

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