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GRAINS-Corn steadies after three-week low with planting in focus
Wheat also comes off 3-week low, soy steadies after 2-week lowMarket awaits planting report, with higher corn area seenEasing dollar also helps prices steadyBy Gus Trompiz and Naveen Thukral PARIS/SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) - Chicago corn ticked higher on Thursday as an easing in the dollar he...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
British Steel warns of 2,700 job losses from blast furnace closures
Two blast furnaces could shutConsultation considers June closureClosures could impact 2,000-2,700 jobsGovernment says talks with British Steel ongoing LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - China-owned British Steel said it could close its two blast furnaces as soon as June with the potential loss of up to...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
EXCLUSIVE-Energy trader Vitol eyes $3 billion sale of US shale producer, sources say
VTX is one of few private operators of scale left in the Permian Vitol working with Jefferies to find potential buyersDeliberations at an early stage, deal is not guaranteed -sourcesVTX produces 46,000 boepd across two Texas counties By Shariq Khan and David French NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
COLUMN-Canadian crude exporters are unintended recipients of Trump bump: Bousso
WCS discount narrows to lowest since late 2020Traders discount chance of new U.S. tariffs on CanadaCanadian crude benefits from U.S. actions against VenezuelaBy Ron Bousso LONDON, March 27 - Canadian oil producers selling crude to U.S. refiners are enjoying a significant windfall, and they have o...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
March 27 (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 Tota...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
RPT-COLUMN-USDA's 'March Madness' will be no slam dunk for grain analysts: Braun
By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, March 26 (Reuters) - The drama is upon us.We're not talking about college basketball, but rather the incoming U.S. grain stocks and acreage data that is just as notorious for "upsets" to the general consensus.Although it is the most hotly discussed...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
IATA backs call by European airlines to soften green fuel mandate
BRUSSELS, March 27 (Reuters) - The head of global airlines body IATA has welcomed a call by Europe's top carriers for a delay to a 2030 target for sustainable aviation fuel use in Europe, saying Brussels policymakers need to face reality."We can't just stand back and pretend that these t...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking its energy facilities in past 24 hours despite moratorium
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry on Thursday accused Ukraine of attacking Russian energy facilities in the past 24 hours despite a moratorium on striking each other's energy infrastructure. It said a transformer substation in the Bryansk region had been attacked. It sai...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
New Fortress Energy Announces Sale Of Jamaica Assets & Operations To Excelerate Energy
March 27 (Reuters) - Excelerate Energy Inc EE.N:NEW FORTRESS ENERGY ANNOUNCES SALE OF JAMAICA ASSETS & OPERATIONS TO EXCELERATE ENERGYNEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC - TO SELL ITS ASSETS AND OPERATIONS IN JAMAICA FOR $1.055 BILLIONNEW FORTRESS ENERGY- DEAL INCLUDES SALE OF NFE'S LNG IMPORT TERMINAL ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
Asia Fuel Oil-HSFO cash differential down, VLSFO steady
NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) - Asia's high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) cash differentials were down on Thursday after Singapore inventories rose to a 13-week high.The 380-cst HSFO cash premium traded at $14.81 a metric ton. The very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) cash differential was steady at a dis...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
France demands EU restricts CO2 emissions price, document shows
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, March 27 (Reuters) - France has revived calls for the European Union to restrict prices in its carbon market by fixing a "corridor" to limit volatile price movements, a government document seen by Reuters showed.The EU emissions trading system is the bloc's ma...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
German port logistics provider planning for 15% less traffic as a result of U.S. tariffs
March 27 (Reuters) - BLG Group, a logistics provider managing one of the world's busiest autos terminals at Germany's Bremerhaven port, said on Wednesday it is calculating scenarios for 15% less traffic as a result of the 25% tariffs expected on U.S. auto imports from April 3.Around 30% of i...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
EUROPE GAS-Prices trade in a tight range amid milder weather forecast
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Dutch and British gas prices traded in a narrow range on Thursday morning amid a forecast for milder weather as the market closely monitors developments on a Russia-Ukraine deal. The Dutch front-month contract TRNLTTFMc1 was up 0.28 euro at 41.08 euros per megawatt hour ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
Serbia expects another sanctions waiver from US for oil company NIS, official says
BELGRADE, March 27 (Reuters) - Serbian oil company NIS NIIS.BEL, majority-owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft SIBN.MM and Gazprom GAZP.MM, is likely to get a last-minute, 30-day extension to its waiver from U.S. sanctions, the CEO of state gas company Srbijagas said on Thursday.The previous waiver is...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
Trump administration tells oil and biofuels groups to hash out new biofuel policy
Trump administration asks Big Oil and Farm Belt to come to a consensus on biofuel policyTwo meetings held so far, with consensus to seek higher biomass-based diesel volumesOther key issues still under discussionBy Jarrett RenshawNEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's admini...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
Excelerate Energy nears $1 billion deal for New Fortress' Jamaica unit, sources say
By David FrenchMarch 27 (Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas infrastructure provider Excelerate Energy EE.N is nearing a deal to acquire the Jamaica business of smaller rival New Fortress Energy NFE.O for about $1.1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.If the talks are successful, the ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
Russia says proposed Black Sea Initiative is a new deal
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the proposed Black Sea Initiative was a new deal - not an extension of an earlier agreement."This is a new agreement, the contours of which are currently being discussed," Zakharova said w...Reuters
Thu, Mar 27
