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Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins slip on higher crude
LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profit margins fell by $1.65 a barrel on Friday to $5.58 as stronger underlying crude prices weighed, but lower regional inventories limited further losses. A total of 12,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded, as Trafigura and...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
METALS-Copper slips from fresh peak after downbeat Chinese data
By Eric Onstad LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Copper prices recoiled from a five-month peak on Friday, as disappointing loans data from top metals consumer China and concerns around U.S. tariffs dampened buying activity.Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metals Exchange was little cha...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
US oil and gas rig count unchanged this week, Baker Hughes says
By Brijesh Patel March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating unchanged, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, was steady at 59...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
France's BNIC cognac lobby group says EU should stop sanctions on American whisky
PARIS, March 14 (Reuters) - France's BNIC cognac lobby group said on Friday that the European Union (EU) should remove American whisky from its sanctions list, due to recriprocal trade wars between the United States and Europe which it said was hurting its industry.The BNIC group said it had met...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
CERAWEEK-Alaska LNG project could start up as soon as 2030, state governor says
By Arathy SomasekharHOUSTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Exports of liquefied natural gas from Alaska could begin by 2030 or 2031, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said on Friday.U.S. President Donald Trump talked up the proposed $44 billion Alaska LNG project in his address to Congress last week. The proj...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
EU wheat on track for first weekly gain in four weeks
PARIS/HAMBURG, March 14 (Reuters) - European wheat prices edged lower on Friday, weighed down by competition from the Black Sea region and a decline in U.S. markets but prices were still on track for their first weekly gain in four weeks.The benchmark May milling wheat contract on Paris-based Eurone...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
EXCLUSIVE-CERAWEEK-Chevron advances plans to develop US data centers with power generation
Chevron enters development phase for several data center citesPermitting and engineering studies are currently underwayChevron targets 1 GW data center campuses to come online within the next three yearsBy Laila Kearney HOUSTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Chevron CVX.N is advancing plans to tap into da...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
BREAKINGVIEWS-Oil and gas giants check into heartbreak hotel
By Robert Cyran HOUSTON, March 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sports fans have the Super Bowl and Big Energy has its annual hoopla in Houston, where some 10,000 industry folks gather to celebrate the resources used to power the world. The latest CERAWeek event, wrapping up on Friday, was particular...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
US coffee industry asks Trump administration to exempt product from tariffs
By Marcelo Teixeira and Seher Dareen NEW YORK, March 14 (Reuters) - The United States' National Coffee Association asked the Trump administration to exempt the product from any tariffs, saying the already adopted additional duties on Canada and Mexico could increase U.S. prices up to 50%.In a...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
World Nuclear Association Cross-Industry Group Of Large Energy Users Sign Pledge Supporting Goal Of At Least Tripling Global Nuclear Capacity By 2050 (March 12)
March 12 (Reuters) - WORLD NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION :WORLD NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION: CROSS-INDUSTRY GROUP OF LARGE ENERGY USERS SIGN PLEDGE SUPPORTING GOAL OF AT LEAST TRIPLING GLOBAL NUCLEAR CAPACITY BY 2050WORLD NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION: PLEDGE SIGNATORIES INCLUDE GOOGLE, AMAZON, META, DOW, OCCIDENTAL, ALLSEAS, ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Williams says it welcomes Trump's support for Constitution gas pipeline
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Williams Cos WMB.N said on Friday it appreciated U.S. President Donald Trump's support for its cancelled Constitution natural gas pipeline project through New York, and that it was interested in dusting off the project under the right circumstances.Trump had said...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Canada resumes imports from biggest US pork plant run by Smithfield Foods
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Canada has resumed imports from the biggest U.S. pork-processing plant, a Smithfield Foods SFD.O facility in Tar Heel, North Carolina, after suspending shipments for about a week, the company said on Friday.The halt temporarily limited a market for Am...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Bayer wins Brazil injunction in soy patent row with farmers
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Germany's Bayer BAYGn.DE has won an injunction to suspend a court ruling that gave Brazilian soybean farmers the right to reimbursement for royalties paid for expired patents of genetically modified soy seeds, according to a farmer group and a state...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
CERAWEEK-Alaska LNG project could start up within 4 years, says state governor
By Arathy SomasekharHOUSTON, March 14 (Reuters) - A project to export liquefied natural gas from Alaska could start up within four years, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said on Friday.Alaska is talking to potential buyers in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Thailand, he told an energy conference in Hou...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Amazon, Google sign pledge to support tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050 (March 12)
March 12 (Reuters) - Major companies such as Amazon AMZN.O and Google GOOGL.O on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston. Shale company Occidental OXY.N and chemical gia...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
CORRECTED-Amazon, Google sign pledge to support tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050 (March 12)
March 12 (Reuters) - Major companies such as Amazon AMZN.O and Google GOOGL.O on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston. Shale company Occidental OXY.N and chemical gia...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
CERAWEEK-Brazil's Petrobras in talks with US LNG suppliers for long-term deal, executive says
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras PETR4.SA is in talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers for a long-term import deal, a Petrobras executive said.Brazil is Latin America's largest oil producer, but consumes more gas than i...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Greenland must quickly form broad coalition to show unity in face of Trump pressure, Democrats say
COPENHAGEN, March 14 (Reuters) - Greenland's political parties must set aside their disagreements and swiftly form a broad coalition government to show unity in the face of a U.S. campaign to annex the island, the Democrats said on Friday after winning this week's election.Jens-Frederik Niel...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
