Asian liquefied natural gas buyers are ratcheting up competition with Europe to secure spare supply as a series of outages threatens a shortage this winter. A new timeline presented on Tuesday to restart a key US liquefied natural gas export plant was much longer than traders had anticipated, while lower …
Read More »European Gas Prices Drop as Muted Demand Offsets Supply Concerns
European natural gas prices declined on Monday as muted demand helped to ease a tight market. Warm weather across the region is expected to keep a lid on gas use for heating over the coming week, while a forecast for increased solar energy production in the UK, Germany and Spain …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Prices Slump after Fire at Texas LNG Terminal
U.S. natural gas prices tumbled after a fire broke out at a Texas export terminal, threatening to leave supplies of the fuel stranded in shale basins despite surging overseas demand. The fire is under control at Freeport LNG’s terminal in Quintana, Texas, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) south of Houston, …
Read More »European Gas Prices on the Decline
European natural gas prices have been on the slide for several days now as an early start of summer combines with ample LNG supplies to quench supply worries. According to a Bloomberg report, natural gas prices in Europe have been on the decline for five days now as demand eases …
Read More »France is Talking to UAE about Replacing Russian Oil, Diesel
France is talking to the United Arab Emirates about the supply of oil and diesel as it seeks alternatives to Russian energy sources, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. The minister said France also planned to accelerate investment in the transition to cleaner energy, such as speeding up …
Read More »Rosneft Plans to Pay Record-High Annual Dividend on Oil’s Rally
Russian oil behemoth Rosneft PJSC promised record dividends on the back of soaring prices, but some foreign investors may struggle to access the payout. The board recommended 23.63 rubles a share for the second half of 2021, bringing full-year dividends to an all-time high of 41.66 rubles. That follows an …
Read More »Denmark’s Orsted Warns Russia may Cut Gas over Ruble Demand
Denmark could be the next country cut off from Russian natural gas as its biggest utility is refusing to cave in and make payments in rubles. Orsted A/S is preparing for Gazprom PJSC to cut off one of Denmark’s biggest sources of the fuel, the firm said in a statement …
Read More »Russia to Settle Eurobond Debt in Mirror of EU Payments for Gas
Russia is constructing a way to pay its Eurobond debt that would sidestep the western financial infrastructure, now mostly off-limits because of the Ukraine war, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was cited as saying in an interview with Vedomosti. Foreign investors can open accounts in Russian banks in rubles and hard …
Read More »G-7 Says OPEC has Key Role to Play to Ease Tight Energy Markets
The Group of Seven urged OPEC to pump more oil, even as it made new pledges to try to fight climate change. “We call on oil and gas producing countries to act in a responsible manner and to respond to tightening international markets, noting that OPEC has a key role …
Read More »EU could Exempt Pipeline Oil as it Seeks Deal on Russian Embargo
The European Union is discussing the idea of temporarily exempting Russian oil supply via the Druzhba pipeline from a ban on imports of Russia’s crude, as leaders are trying to persuade Hungary to drop its opposition to an embargo, Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting sources with knowledge of the discussions. …
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