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UPDATE 7-Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages
Finland suspects ship of breaching power, telecom cablesCoast Guard boards ship, takes it to Finnish watersFinland says vessel belongs to Russian shadow fleetTanker is registered in Cook IslandsUpdates with US National Security Council statement in paragraph 8By Essi Lehto and Andrius Sytas HELSI...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law
By Jonathan AllenNEW YORK, Dec 26 (Reuters) - New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.The law is intended to shift some of the recovery and adap...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids steady as futures firm
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for hard red winter wheat were unchanged in the U.S. southern Plains on Thursday, a spot check showed, as futures strengthened. * K.C. HRW March wheat futures KWH25 closed up 7-3/4 cents at $5.51-1/2 a bushel. * Protein premiums for HRW wheat shipped by ra...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 1-US Ex-Im bank approves $526 mln gas-to-energy loan to Guyana
Adds detail, quotes and backgroundBy Kemol King and Valerie Volcovici GEORGETOWN, Guyana/WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a $526 million loan to Guyana for an energy project designed to double the South American country's installed electric capacity and reduce o...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 9-Oil prices ease as markets weigh China stimulus hopes
China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next yearAPI shows US crude stocks fall 3.2 million barrels, sources sayComing up: EIA supply report on FridayUpdates pricesBy Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Oil edged lower on Thursday in light holiday trade as the dollar's strength of...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
PRECIOUS-Gold rises on safety demand as markets look to 2025 in holiday lull
Biden calls for more weapons to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attackBullion has risen by 28% so far in 2024Next year is going to be very volatile for gold - analystUpdates for market closeBy Sherin Elizabeth Varghese Dec 26 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Thursday, driven by safe-haven demand ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 1-U.S. nuclear power plant outages
Adds outages tableDec 26 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
GRAINS-Soy up as weather spurs short-covering; corn to 6-month top
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures rose about 1% on Thursday and soymeal futures touched a two-month high as worries about dry weather in parts of Argentina prompted speculators to exit short positions ahead of the new year, analysts said.Wheat firmed on short-cov...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 8-Oil steadies as markets weigh China stimulus hopes
China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next yearAPI shows US crude stocks fall 3.2 million barrels, sources sayComing up: EIA supply report on FridayUpdates prices, market activity with commentary; changes byline; previous dateline LONDONBy Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Oil edg...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 3-Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing three
Adds WHO chief was at Sanaa airport when it was struckJERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said three people were killed.The head of the World Health Organ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
PRECIOUS-Gold rises on safety demand as markets look to 2025 in holiday lull
Biden calls for more weapons to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attackBullion has risen by 28% so far in 2024Next year is going to be very volatile for gold - analystUpdates to U.S. middayBy Sherin Elizabeth Varghese Dec 26 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Thursday, driven by safe-haven demand in...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 1-Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year
Adds quotes, detail throughout MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was no time left this year to sign a new Ukrainian gas transit deal, and laid the blame firmly on Ukraine for refusing to extend the agreement that brings gas to Slovakia, the Czech Republic ...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 2-First LNG cargo from Venture Global's Plaquemines plant heads to Germany
Recasts with Venture Global's statementBy Anjana Anil and Swati Verma Dec 26 (Reuters) - U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Venture Global LNG's tanker Venture Bayou has departed the Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana for Germany, carrying the first LNG cargo produced at the facility, th...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
BRIEF-First LNG cargo from Venture Global's Plaquemines plant heads to Germany
Dec 26 (Reuters) - VENTURE GLOBAL:ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF INAUGURAL COMMISSIONING CARGO FROM PLAQUEMINES LNG IN LOUISIANASAYS FIRST CARGO IS BEING SHIPPED ON VENTURE GLOBAL’S 'BAYOU' VESSEL TO ENBW IN GERMANY ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com))Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
Putin says no time left for new Ukraine gas transit deal this year
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there was no time left this year to sign a new Ukrainian gas transit deal.Putin said it was impossible to sign a new deal with Ukraine just a few days before New Year. He said Slovakia had said it could host talks between R...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
US Cash Grains-Corn and soy basis mostly unchanged
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were mostly flat at elevators, processors, river terminals and ethanol plants around the U.S. Midwest on Thursday following the Christmas holiday. * The corn basis rose by 9 cents at an elevator in Cincinnati, Ohio. It fell by 5 cents...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 2-Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, killing three
Adds Yemen death toll, comment from Israel's NetanyahuJERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast.Al Masirah TV, the main...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
BRIEF-Marathon Carson, California Refinery Reports planned Flaring
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N:REPORTS PLANNED FLARE EVENT FROM DEC. 27 TO JAN. 3 AT CARSON, CALIFORNIA REFINERYSOURCE: SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FILINGCAPACITY: 365,000 BARRELS PER DAY ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com))Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
UPDATE 1-Israel strikes Yemen's Sana'a airport, ports and power stations
Recasts with Israeli military statementJERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport and three ports along the western coast.Attacks hit Yemen's Hezyaz and Ras Ka...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
Mexico's new Olmeca refinery operated at 17% of capacity in November, data shows
By Ana Isabel MartinezMEXICO CITY, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex PEMX.UL resumed refining operations at is new Olmeca refinery in November, working at nearly 17% of its 340,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity after being fully offline in October, official numbers showed this we...Reuters
Thu, Dec 26
