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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
FACTBOX-How hard have US agencies been hit by Trump and Musk's layoffs?
Updates Veterans Affairs entry with efforts to rehire some workers, Internal Revenue Service entry with more details on layoffs Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, one of his closest advisers, have mounted a sweeping campaign to slash the size of the 2.3 mill...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Grains traders challenge new export tax in Brazil court
SAO 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 Reuters in an interview. Abiove, which represents global grains merchants includi...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
China's Norinco sweetens bid for Congo copper mines as deal stalls, sources say
Norinco's $1.4 bln bid for Congo copper and cobalt mines in limbo Chemaf tussles with Gecamines over mines dealBy Felix Njini JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - China North Industries Corp, known as Norinco, has offered to adjust its offer to buy copper and cobalt assets owned by Chemaf SA by ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Equinor plans sale of onshore assets in Argentina, local news report says
Adds detail on YPF stakes in the onshore assets and comment from a YPF source in paragraphs 5 and 6OSLO/BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor EQNR.OL is looking to sell its onshore assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta region, the Mas Energia online publication reported...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
EU to spend nearly a billion euros to protect undersea cables
Recasts throughout with EU spending plan HELSINKI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The European Commission will redirect almost a billion euros within its budget to boost surveillance of undersea cables and establish a fleet of emergency repair vessels, the Commission's executive vice president said on Fr...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Finland, Sweden investigate suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea telecoms cable
Finnish-German undersea telecom cable suffers damageCable still working despite damage, operator saysDamage happened in Swedish economic zoneSwedish coast guard deploys vesselAdds Finnish police, Cinia in paragraphs 1 and 3-4, detail STOCKHOLM, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Swedish and Finnish police are in...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BRIEF-Natural Gas Pipeline Declares Force Majeure At Compressor Station 343, Texas
Feb 21 (Reuters) - KINDER MORGAN'S KMI.N NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY:DECLARES FORCE MAJEURE AT COMPRESSOR STATION 343 (CS 343) LOCATED IN LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXASSAYS IT IS REQUIRED TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM OPERATING CAPACITY LIMITING THROUGHPUT CAPACITY EASTBOUND THROUGH COMPRESSOR STATION 302Source...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
RPT-INSIGHT-Trump seeks to reshape Asia's energy supplies with US gas
Repeats story published during Asian hours, with no changes to textJapan, other Asian buyers look to step up US LNG purchasesAlaska project featured prominently in Trump talks with Japan PM Ishiba, officials sayUS stressed Japan's trade imbalance, maritime security in Ishiba meeting, officials s...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
EXPLAINER-Why oil flows through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline have been halted
By Maha El Dahan, Ahmed Rasheed and Nerijus Adomaitis DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Flows of crude oil through a pipeline from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to Turkey could restart soon after an almost two-year shutdown.Sources told Reuters that U.S. President Donald Trump'...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say
U.S. pressures Iraq to restart pipeline to Turkey, halt Kurdish oil smuggling to Iran - sources Iran views ally Iraq as vital to keeping its economy afloatKurdish oil export resumption faces technical and payment hurdlesRestart could raise questions about Iraq's OPEC+ compliance, analysts say ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
CBOT Trends-Wheat up 4-7 cents, corn and soybeans steady-2 cents lower
CHICAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Friday.WHEAT - Up 4 to 7 cents per bushel* CBOT wheat Wv1 futures higher on short covering after two sessions of declines. Stro...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
US natgas prices edge up as wells freeze, LNG flows hit record highs
Freezing wells cut US output in recent daysUS gas output on track for possible record high in FebruaryUS LNG export feedgas on track for record high in FebruaryBy Scott DiSavinoFeb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Friday as extreme cold over the past couple of weeks cut o...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
GRAINS-Corn hits 18-month high on tight supplies prospects
Adds analyst comment, updates prices PARIS/CANBERRA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Chicago corn futures hit an 18-month high on Friday on prospects of tighter corn supplies, while wheat futures were set for a weekly gain, supported despite prices losing momentum in recent days as concerns eased about co...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
Adds outages tableFeb 21 (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 ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Equinor plans sale of onshore assets in Argentina, local news report says
OSLO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor EQNR.OL is looking to sell its onshore assets in Argentina's Vaca Muerta region, the Mas Energia online publication reported, citing unnamed sources.Equinor has hired Bank of America BAC.N to conduct the sale of its 30% stake in the Ban...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
PRECIOUS-Gold consolidates after record run, set for eighth weekly gain
Gold up over 1% for the week, hit record-high on ThursdayRally remains unchallenged unless prices drop to around $2,850- analystSilver, palladium on track for weekly gains, platinum eyes fallUpdates with EMEA mid-session tradingBy Anjana Anil and Sarah Qureshi Feb 21 (Reuters) - Gold prices fell ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
RPT-COLUMN-Brazil's ever-expanding soybean area may face challenges from China: Braun
Repeats item published earlier in the global dayBy Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Global soybean exporting giant Brazil has increased plantings of the oilseed for 18 consecutive years, a staggering streak unmatched in the industry.But for how much longer can Brazil continue ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
US, Ukraine look to ramp up talks on minerals deal, Bloomberg reports
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators are looking to move past the breakdown in relations this week to finalise a deal on critical minerals, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the talks.Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
