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US oil and gas rig count hits highest since June, says Baker Hughes
Adds rig counts in Oklahoma and West Virginia in paragraph 5By Scott DiSavino Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row to the highest level since June, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Fr...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BRIEF-Aviation Capital Group Announces Delivery Of Two Boeing 737-8 Max Aircraft To Air India Express
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Aviation Capital Group:AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF TWO BOEING 737-8 MAX AIRCRAFT TO AIR INDIA EXPRESSSource text: ID:nBw3nMTSYaFurther company coverage: BA.NReuters
Fri, Feb 21
Head of TotalEnergies says EU may wish to consider its own DOGE programme
PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Patrick Pouyanne, the chairman and chief executive of TotalEnergies TTEF.PA, said on Friday that the European Union may wish to consider its own DOGE government downsizing programme, like the one underway in the United States.Many critics of the European Union say its burea...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids steady-lower on slow demand, firm futures
CHICAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for hard red winter wheat at locations around the U.S. Plains were steady to lower on Friday as futures prices edged higher while demand in the cash market remained light, grain merchants said. * Winter weather disrupted grain movement this week as a wide ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
EXPLAINER-How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing
By Tom Polansek, Leah Douglas Feb 21 (Reuters) - The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens.Eggs are missing from grocery shelves nationwide, and shoppers abl...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Guyana's oil output fell to 620,000 bpd in January, government says
Adds context, figures in paragraphs 2-4 and 6-9By Kemol King GEORGETOWN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Guyana's average oil production fell to some 620,000 barrels per day in January from 656,000 bpd in December, the lowest monthly figure since August, the Natural Resources Ministry said on Friday in a ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Miner Newmont again postpones final investment decision for Yanacocha Sulfides project in Peru
LIMA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Precious metals miner Newmont said on Friday that it will again postpone a final investment decision for its Yanacocha Sulfides project in Peru.In a statement, the company said the postponement will allow it to prioritize more profitable projects.Yanacocha is South America&#...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins edge higher
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profit margins rose on Friday to $9.38 a barrel but ended the week around 9% lower. A total of 8,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded, as TotalEnergies and Vitol sold barges to BP, Vitol and Mabanaft.Another 8,000 tons of Eurobo...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
CORRECTED-Air Liquide sees two of six US hydrogen hubs most likely to advance first after Trump halts funding
Rephrases headline and paragraph 1 to clarify that two out of six projects are most likely to be prioritised, not that only two may move forward. Adds dropped word "probably" in CEO quote in paragraph 4.By Johan BODINIER and Antonis Pothitos Feb 21 (Reuters) - France's Air Liquide AI...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
US oil and gas rig count rises to highest since June, says Baker Hughes
By Scott DiSavino Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row to the highest level since June, 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...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
US Cash Grains-Soybean basis steady-higher as futures slide
CHICAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans were mostly steady to higher at elevators and processing plants around the U.S. Midwest on Friday on slow farmer sales and lower futures prices, merchants said.* The spot soybean basis bid rose by 5 cents a bushel at a processing plant in Lafa...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
METALS-Copper slips on worries about China demand, tariffs
Updates prices at 1715 GMTBy Eric Onstad LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Copper prices retreated on Friday on concern about demand in China after inventories rose and on uncertainty over possible U.S. tariffs.Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down slightly at $9,561.50 a ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
EU wheat ends the week lower in light trade
PARIS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - European wheat ended the week slightly lower in light trade with operators torn between thin exports, a slight rebound of the euro and confirmation of a poor crop condition in France. Benchmark May milling wheat BL2K5 on Paris-based Euronext, was down 0.3% by 1645 GMT to 23...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Cotton nears two-week low on firmer dollar, wider market sentiment
Feb 21 (Reuters) - ICE cotton prices hovered near a two-week low on Friday, despite a robust federal weekly export sales report, as downbeat sentiment in the wider financial market weighed on the natural fiber.* Cotton contracts for May CTc2 extended losses for the third straight session and eased 0...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Guyana's oil output fell to 620,000 bpd in Jan, government says
GEORGETOWN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Guyana's average oil output fell to some 620,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January, from 656,000 bpd in December, the Natural Resources ministry said on Friday in a report.The government also reported a revenue of $230 million in January from the country's share...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Grain traders challenge new export tax in Brazil court
Adds information on Para's new grain tax in paragraph 9-12By Ana ManoSAO PAULO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian grain traders' association Abiove is challenging a new state law imposing a 1.8% levy on grain exports from Maranhao that will take effect next week, Abiove head Andre Nassar told Reu...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
CPC Blend oil loadings revised up to 1.67 mln bpd in February, sources say
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Black Sea CPC Blend oil exports were revised up to 1.67 million barrels per day (bpd) in February's programme from 1.42 million bpd in a previous version due to higher supply from Kazakh oilfields, two sources familiar with the loading plan said.Caspian Pipeline Consor...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
GLOBAL LNG-Asia spot LNG prices at three-week low amid tepid demand
By Marwa Rashad LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell to a three-week low on Friday amid lacklustre demand and a decline in European wholesale gas prices.The average LNG price for April delivery into north-east Asia LNG-AS was at $14.00 per million British ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
