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NORDIC POWER-Front-quarter falls on windy weather, lower German market rates
March 31 (Reuters) - Nordic front-quarter prices eased on Monday, pressured by windy weather and falling German power market rates.* The Nordic front-quarter baseload power contract ENOFBLQc1 eased 0.05 euros or 0.22% to 22.5 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) as of 1052 GMT.* The Nordic front-year contr...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
GRAINS-Soybeans rise ahead of U.S. sowings estimates, wheat and corn fall
HAMBURG, March 31 (Reuters) - Chicago soybeans rose on Monday, ahead of new estimates of U.S. plantings due later in the day which are expected to show a reduction in soybean sowings.Wheat and corn were little changed, down slightly ahead of the U.S. sowing inventory estimates, with traders also con...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Sempra to sell Mexico energy assets, stake in infrastructure unit
March 31 (Reuters) - Utility firm Sempra SRE.N will sell some energy infrastructure assets in Mexico and a minority stake in Sempra Infrastructure to fund its five-year capex plan of $56 billion, it said on Monday.In February, the company had forecast a five-year capital plan of about $56 billion, a...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
EU gas prices continue to decline – ING
In gas, natural gas prices in Europe extended declines for a second straight session in the early trading session today, after falling around 4.7% week-on-week as of last Friday, ING’s commodity analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note.Fxstreet
Mon, Mar 31
RPT-COLUMN-Funds lose further hope for CBOT corn ahead of pivotal week: Braun
By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, March 30 (Reuters) - Global grain stocks are not exactly abundant, but speculators are quickly losing confidence in their bullish Chicago corn bets as trade tariffs and massive U.S. corn plantings loom.In the week ended March 25, money managers cut their net l...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
COLUMN-Trump's US shipbuilding dream is the energy industry's nightmare: Bousso
Proposal would lead to inefficient three-tiered tanker marketHigher freight costs could impact U.S. oil outputChina dominates new tanker order bookBy Ron Bousso LONDON, March 31 - The Trump administration's proposed plan to revive American shipbuilding by penalizing Chinese ships arriving at ...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Japan Q2 aluminium drops to $182/T on weak demand -sources
Q2 premium marks first quarterly drop in five quartersSettles below initial offers of $245-$260Material flows remain largely unchanged despite U.S. tariffsBy Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for April to June was set at $182 a metric...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Kremlin says US companies have shown initial interest in Russian rare earth projects
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that some Americans companies had shown interest in joint rare earth metals projects in Russia, but cautioned that such discussions were still at an early stage. Striking a potential agreement on minerals extraction with Kyiv has emerged as ...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
TABLE-Japan aluminium buyers agree to pay Q2 premium of $182/T
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for April to June was set at $182 a metric ton, down 20% from the current quarter, to reflect weak demand, six sources directly involved in pricing talks said.Following is a table of premiums agreed between Japanese b...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Kremlin says US companies have shown interest in rare earth projects in Russia
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that some Americans companies had shown interest in joint rare earth metals projects in Russia, but cautioned that such discussions were still at an early stage.Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, told the ...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Japan Q2 aluminium premium set at $182/T, down 20% from Q1 -sources
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for April to June was set at $182 a metric ton, down 20% from the current quarter, to reflect weak demand, six sources directly involved in pricing talks said.The figure is lower than the $228 per ton paid in January ...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
BREAKINGVIEWS-Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life
By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The rush to produce mini nuclear reactors on the cheap might have a short half-life. In search of vast quantities of power for the data centers fueling artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Gold rises above $3,100 – ING
Gold rose above $3,100/oz for the first time to hit a fresh record high at the start of a new week, ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, beating its previous record high hit just last Friday, ING’s commodity analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note.Fxstreet
Mon, Mar 31
Russian says Ukraine attacked more energy infrastructure
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that Ukraine had attacked Russian energy facilities in the Bryansk region over the past 24 hours despite a moratorium on striking each other's energy infrastructure.Such intentional attacks prove Ukraine's complete ina...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
EUROPE GAS-Prices firm as storage refill needs continue to provide support
March 31 (Reuters) - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices were a touch firmer on Monday morning but set to see more volatility this week as milder weather is offset by the need to refill storages while peace in Ukraine remains elusive.The Dutch front-month contract TRNLTTFMc1 was up 0.60 euro at 4...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
Russia's Yamal LNG intensifies for ship-to-ship transfers near Murmansk, LSEG data shows
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Russia's liquefied natural gas plant Yamal LNG, led by Novatek NVTK.MM, has intensified LNG ship-to-ship transfers in the Murmansk region using four gas tankers at the same time, ship-tracking LSEG data showed on Monday. Novatek resorted to using four tankers after r...Reuters
Mon, Mar 31
