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Guyana not taking any gas development off the table, vice president says
GEORGETOWN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Guyana's Vice President said on Thursday the country will not take any possible gas development off the negotiation table, including Exxon Mobil's XOM.N future projects.Exxon's eighth project, Longtail, is expected to be the first to develop non-associated ...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
Reuters Gulf Currents Newsletter – Qatar threatens to halt gas to Europe
By Andrew MillsDeputy Bureau Chief, Gulf The ceasefire in Gaza was still holding at the end of the week, even as Israel and Hamas traded blame over violations of the truce. Mediators, including those from Qatar, fretted about a row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, whi...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
Federal regulators give Venture Global more time to commission Plaquemines LNG plant
HOUSTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Federal regulators on Thursday approved a request from Venture Global VG.N to extend the commissioning of its Plaquemines LNG plant to December 2027, a regulatory filing showed.Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
US natgas prices slide 3% to 2-week low on ample storage levels, mild forecasts
EIA reports near-normal storage build, ample gas in storageLNG export feedgas on track to hit record highGas storage levels 4% above normal for this time of yearBy Scott DiSavinoOct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures fell about 3% to a fresh two-week low on Thursday on a federal report showing ...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
CBOT wheat ends higher on short covering, firmer corn and soy
CHICAGO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rebounded from early-session losses on Thursday and closed higher, lifted by short covering and spillover support from rising corn and soy markets.Ample global wheat supplies limited gains and kept prices anchored near recent five-year...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
Military spending bill blocked in US Senate as shutdown grinds on
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill that would have funded the Pentagon for a full year, thwarting an effort by Republicans to restart some federal funding as the government shutdown stretched into its 16th day.The tally was 50-44, fall...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
India already cutting Russian oil imports by 50% after US talks, White House official says
Oct 16 (Reuters) - The United States and India have held productive trade talks, and Indian refiners are already cutting Russian oil imports by 50%, a White House official told Reuters on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
CBOT soybeans rise as strong crush demand overshadows export worries
CHICAGO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures firmed on Thursday as strong domestic demand offset pressure from ongoing trade tensions with top soy importer China.Trading remained cautious as key crop data was unavailable due to a government shutdown and ahead of an expected mee...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
CBOT corn ends firm as US yield worries spark short covering, fund buying
CHICAGO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures climbed on Thursday on short covering and buying by funds and technical traders, and on reports of lower-than-expected U.S. harvest yields, analysts said.Sluggish farmer sales of newly harvested grain and firm cash market prices in seve...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
PRECIOUS-Safe-haven surge, Fed rate-cut bets drive gold to new record highs
Silver hits record high of $53.83/ozHSBC lifts 2025 gold forecast to $3,355/ozU.S. shutdown halts data; Treasury warns $15 bln weekly hitTraders see 25 bps Fed cuts in Oct and DecBy Sherin Elizabeth Varghese Oct 16 (Reuters) - Gold hit a record high for the fourth straight session on Thursday, as...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
US generated more biofuel blending credits in September, EPA says
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. generated more renewable blending credits in September than August, data from the Environmental Protection Agency showed on Thursday.About 1.23 billion ethanol (D6) blending credits were generated in September, compared with about 1.22 billion in August, the dat...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
States sue to stop Trump cancellation of $7 bln solar grant program
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.In a statement on Thursday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced two lawsu...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline cracks jump on inventory drawdown
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins rose by about $1.36 a barrel on Thursday to above $20 a barrel as inventories of the motor fuel fell on both sides of the Atlantic.A total of 4,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline barges traded as Varo sold two barges to Trafig...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
GRAINS-Corn rises on US yield concerns, strong crush demand lifts soybeans
Soy supported by high US crushing, corn by US yield concernsUS-China trade tensions, US data delays curb price movesWheat anchored by rising exporter supplyBy Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose for a third straight day on Thursday and hit a 1-1/2 week high on report...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
California governor vetoes bill that would have limited air pollution regulation
By Lisa BaertleinLOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom this week vetoed a law that would have limited the regulatory powers of air quality agencies at the ports of the nation's busiest port complex at Los Angeles and Long Beach, which is the biggest source of local air...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
Iran's Larijani held talks with Russia's Putin in Moscow, Russian news agencies say
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani said he had held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, Russian state news agencies reported.Larijani had handed Putin a message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kha...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
ANALYSIS-Critical mineral firms boost Washington lobbying as US expands investments
By Jarrett Renshaw and Ernest Scheyder Oct 16 (Reuters) - Critical mineral companies are boosting lobbying efforts in Washington, hoping to share in the ambitious investments that U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to firms deemed essential to national security, a Reuters review of public re...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
US crude oil production rose to record high last week - EIA
Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil production rose to a record 13.636 million barrels per day (bpd) during the week ended October 10, according to data on Thursday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) going back to 1983.That topped the prior all-time high of 13.631 million bpd in Dec...Reuters
Thu, Oct 16
