News
Important Only
US LNG exporters stick with methane measures despite EPA rollbacks
Trump EPA last week rolled back dozens of regulationsEU retains stricter regulations for greenhouse gas emissionsJapan and South Korea also seek emissions data for LNG importsSatellites still monitor emissions, even if EPA does notBy Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. liquefi...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
OPEC+ issues new plan for oil cuts to compensate for overproduction
New schedule for 7 members to make compensation output cutsPlan represents monthly cuts of between 189,000 and 435,000 bpdCuts scheduled to last until June 2026By Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - OPEC+ on Thursday issued a new schedule for seven member nations to make fu...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Crude output in Guyana rose to 648,000 bpd in Feb, government says
GEORGETOWN, March 20 (Reuters) - Crude output in Guyana rose to 648,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February from 620,000 bpd the previous month, the natural resources ministry said on Thursday.Oil production in the South American country, which is controlled by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil XOM.N, h...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Turkey and Slovakia get US waiver extension for gas payments to Russia, sources say
ISTANBUL/PRAGUE, March 20 (Reuters) - Turkey and Slovakia have received extensions from the United States to waivers for gas payments to Russia, sources told Reuters on Thursday, adding that the extensions would be valid until May. In November, Washington imposed new sanctions over the Ukraine confl...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
ExxonMobil Baytown, Texas Complex Reports Operational Issue
March 20 (Reuters) - EXXONMOBIL:REPORTS OPERATIONAL ISSUE RESULTING IN FLARING AT BAYTOWN, TEXAS COMPLEX SOURCE: COMMUNITY ALERTTHE BAYTOWN COMPLEX HOUSES A CHEMICAL PLANT, AN OLEFINS PLANT AND A 564,440 BARREL-PER-DAY OIL REFINERYReuters
Thu, Mar 20
Planned turnaround ongoing at Phillips 66's Wood River refinery, IIR says
By Nicole JaoNEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Phillips 66's PSX.N 356,500 barrel-per-day Wood River refinery is undergoing a turnaround, research company IIR Energy said on Thursday.The refinery, in Roxana, Illinois, began maintenance activities last week, IIR said.Ongoing maintenance work at the ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Planned turnaround ongoing at Phillips 66's Wood River refinery, IIR says
NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Phillips 66 PSX.N's 356,500 barrel-per-day Wood River refinery is undergoing a turnaround, research company IIR Energy said on Thursday.The refinery, in Roxana, Illinois, began maintenance activities last week, IIR said. It is expected to last until late April.A Ph...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Slovakia gets waiver extension from U.S. for gas payments to Russia, source says
March 20 (Reuters) - Slovakia has received an extension from the United States to a sanctions waiver allowing it to make gas payments to Russia, lasting until May, a source said on Thursday.Washington last year imposed new sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank, one of the country's largest banks...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
USDA to invest up to $100 million for projects to combat bird flu
By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it plans to invest up to $100 million in projects that will help fund research for therapies and potential vaccines to combat bird flu in poultry.The U.S. will also begin importing more eggs ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Nippon Steel asks US court to reject ‘baseless’ consumer lawsuit over U.S. Steel bid
By Mike Scarcella March 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nippon Steel has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a consumer lawsuit seeking to block the manufacturing giant’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel that is currently tied up in negotiations with the Trump administration.Nippon Steel in a Wedne...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
GRAINS-Wheat futures fall on shaky export demand, stronger dollar
Wheat ticked down on poor export data, selling pressureSoy choppy as export demand shifts to South AmericaCorn edged higher on tight global suppliesBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, March 20 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures eased for a third consecutive session on Thursday as lackluster weekly export ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
ARA gasoil stocks fall to 3-month low, Insights Global data shows
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Gasoil stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell by over 4% on the week to their lowest since mid-December, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.Gasoil stocks, which include diesel, fell to 2.17 million...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Bain Capital to buy stake worth $508 million in India's Manappuram Finance
March 20 (Reuters) - India's Manappuram Finance MNFL.NS said on Thursday Bain Capital would invest 43.85 billion rupees ($508 million) to acquire an 18% stake in the gold loan provider at a time record prices of the precious metal has made its mortgaging appealing.The asset manager will subscrib...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
EU eyes sharp cut to Ukrainian sugar imports after price slump, sources say
EU producers complained about cheap Ukrainian sugar importsEU-Ukraine deal on agriculture under reviewChange in imports of other farm products also consideredUkrainian sugar exports shift focus amid EU import concernsBy Sybille de La Hamaide and Pavel Polityuk PARIS/KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - The...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Shell aims to bring gas from Venezuela to Trinidad in 2026, sources say
2026 goal is a year ahead of original 2027 start dateUS license for Dragon project remains active - Trinidad's NGCShell plans to drill 3 wells at Dragon project, sources sayBy Curtis Williams HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Shell Plc SHEL.L is aiming to begin producing natural gas at Venezuela&...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Panama president says he is waiting for First Quantum to suspend mine arbitration
PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday that his government has not been notified yet by Canada's First Quantum Minerals FM.TO that the miner has suspended arbitration over its shuttered copper mine in the country. An internal memo from the comp...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Indiana Michigan Power To Begin Refueling Outage At Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1
March 20 (Reuters) - INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER AEPIG.UL:SAYS COOK NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 WILL BEGIN ITS THIRTY-SECOND REFUELING OUTAGE SATURDAY, MARCH 22, AT 3:00 A.MSAYS THE UNIT WILL HAVE OPERATED FOR 11,811 HOURS DURING ITS LAST CYCLE AT A CAPACITY FACTOR OF 99.5 PERCENT, GENERATING 12,387,620 MEGAWAT...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Zelenskiy says he has not discussed US ownership of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with Trump
March 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he has not discussed with the U.S. President Donald Trump potential American ownership of Ukraine's Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Zelenskiy also told reporters in Norway that Trump has not raised ques...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Panama president says not informed of First Quantum suspending mine arbitration
PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Reuters) - Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday that his government has not been yet notified by Canada's First Quantum Minerals that the miner has suspended arbitration over its shuttered copper mine in the country. He added that he will start talks with his...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Niger expelled Chinese oil execs over local-expatriate pay gap, minister says
NIAMEY, March 20 (Reuters) - Niger expelled three Chinese oil executives in a dispute over disparities between the salaries of expatriate staff and lower-paid local workers, Oil Minister Sahabi Oumarou said.Reuters reported last week that Niger's junta had ordered three Chinese officials working...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
