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BREAKINGVIEWS-Panama ports ruling leaves Hutchison all at sea
By Una Galani and Ka Sing Chan HONG KONG, Jan 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Panama problem has finally exploded for the Li family, and the consequences will be far-reaching. On Thursday, amid U.S. pressure, the country's top court decided to annul CK Hutchison's 0001.HK port contracts ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Trafigura Says BPCL And Co Sign Landmark Crude Oil Supply Agreement
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd BPCL.NS:TRAFIGURA AG - BPCL AND TRAFIGURA SIGN LANDMARK CRUDE OIL SUPPLY AGREEMENTTRAFIGURA - AWARDED TENDER TO SUPPLY IRAQI BASRAH AND OMAN CRUDE OIL TO BPCL ON TERM BASIS; DELIVERY WILL BEGIN IN APRIL 2026TRAFIGURA - AGREEMENT MARKS THE FIRST OF ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Revises Barrow (North Terminal) outage
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAG...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Gold Prices Fall to $5,160, Silver Prices Fall to $106
Gold prices pulled back below $5,182 per ounce, erasing gains made since Wednesday. Silver prices retraced below $106 per ounce, wiping out Wednesday's gains and eroding a portion of Tuesday’s advance. Beyond the apparent cooling of sentiment, this downward trend is driven by multiple factors: polic
TECHNICALS-CBOT corn may retest support at $4.27-1/2
SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - CBOT March corn CH26 may retest support at $4.27-1/2 per bushel, a break below which may trigger a fall to $4.25-3/4.The sudden fall from the Thursday high of $4.34 suggests a completion of a wave C and a reversal of the uptrend from $4.17. The contract may drop toward ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
UK's Octopus Energy to trade renewable energy in China as ties strengthen
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Octopus Energy, Britain's largest electricity supplier by market share, said on Friday it has formed a joint venture with China's PCG Power to trade renewable energy in the Asian country, announced during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's state visit.The partnership ref...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Canada, Australia LNG cargoes head to the Atlantic in rare move after Arctic storm
By Emily Chow SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - At least three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes loaded in Australia and Canada are heading toward Europe and the Americas instead of their usual destination, Asia, after an Arctic storm curbed exports from the U.S., shiptracking data showed.The diver...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans to slide to $10.58-1/4
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean March contract SH26 is expected to slide to $10.58-1/4 per bushel, as it is about to break the support at $10.66-1/2 and a rising trendline.The uptrend from $10.37-3/4 may have reversed, as suggested by the deep...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Drax Group Signs Tolling Agreement For 250MW (500MWh) Of New BESS Capacity
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Drax Group PLC DRX.L:DRAX GROUP PLC - TOLLING AGREEMENT FOR 250MW (500MWH) OF BESSDRAX GROUP PLC: PROTECTED GRID CONNECTION, TARGETING A COMMERCIAL OPERATION DATE (COD) IN 2028DRAX GROUP PLC: UNDER AGREEMENT FIDRA WILL RETAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND AVAIL...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Impala Platinum posts flat half-year refined output; revenue surges on higher prices
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Impala Platinum IMPJ.J said on Friday its refined platinum group metal (PGM) output was stable at 1.78 million ounces during the first half of its financial year, but revenue rose 40%, helped by firmer metal prices.Prices of major PGMs and palladium have rebounded since the second...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
PRESS DIGEST-Wall Street Journal - January 30
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- U.S. President Donald Trump's advisers have been told that he is expected to nominate Kevin Warsh, a central bank insider-turned-critic,...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
WTI slumps to near $64.00 on oversupply concerns and strong Dollar, Iran tensions limit losses
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $64.00 during the early European trading hours on Friday. The WTI price falls after hitting its highest since late September as oversupply concerns weigh on the price.
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Fri, Jan 30
ROI-Old-economy demands may stall emerging market decarbonization: Maguire
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 30 (Reuters) - While North America and Europe scramble to build the data centers needed to run 21st-century businesses, many emerging markets remain anchored to 20th-century products like steel, cement and plastics for job creation and economic growth. Th...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
ROI-US, Europe fall behind in the race to control the Arctic: Vladimirov and Petrova
By Martin Vladimirov and Vanya Petrova SOFIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Arctic is no longer a frozen periphery, especially not after the U.S. spat with Europe over Greenland. As sea ice melts, the High North is emerging as a strategic hub for energy, shipping and critical minerals.It is warming near...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
ROI-Oil needs an Iran supply shock, not tough talk, to break out of range: Bousso
By Ron Bousso LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Oil prices remain stuck in a narrow band even after soaring 15% in January, partly on fears of a fresh U.S. strike on Iran. Tough talk on either side is unlikely to push crude prices much higher, given today's well-supplied market. What would be needed...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Rising salinity and heat push Basra to grow date palms in the lab
Tissue-culture propagation boosts date palm production in IraqBasra's tissue-culture lab produces 250,000 seedlings annuallyAcclimatisation process improves palm survival in extreme conditionsBy Mohammed Atti and Imad CreidiBASRA, Iraq, Jan 30 (Reuters) - In greenhouses and sterile laboratories ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Kyushu Electric Official: Closely Monitoring Development Of U.S. Lake Charles LNG Project After Energy Transfer’S Decision To Suspend The Project
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc 9508.T:KYUSHU ELECTRIC OFFICIAL: CLOSELY MONITORING DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. LAKE CHARLES LNG PROJECT AFTER ENERGY TRANSFER’S DECISION TO SUSPEND THE PROJECTKYUSHU ELECTRIC OFFICIAL: WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXAMINE OUR LNG PORTFOLIO FOR AROUND 2030 AND BEYO...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Octopus Energy Group Announces Joint Venture With PCG Power To Trade Renewable Energy
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Octopus Energy Group:OCTOPUS ENERGY GROUP: ANNOUNCED A NEW JOINT VENTURE WITH CHINA'S PCG POWER TO TRADE RENEWABLE ENERGYOCTOPUS ENERGY: NEW JOINT VENTURE, BITONG ENERGY, COULD TRADE UP TO 140TWH OF GREEN POWER A YEAR BY 2030 -OCTOPUS ENERGY: WITHIN FIVE YEARS, JOINT VENTURE H...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Australian canola down but not out of China after Xi's deal with Canada
China buying canola from Canada again after trade war hiatusAustralia shipping to China for first time since 2020Australian prices competitive with Canadian Canada likely to take back lion's share of China marketBy Peter Hobson and Ella Cao CANBERRA/BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A trade deal be...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
CK Hutchison's PPC unit says Panama ports ruling lacks legal basis
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's 0001.HK unit, Panama Ports Company (PPC), said on Friday a ruling by Panama's Supreme Court annulling key port contracts held by the subsidiary lacked legal basis. PPC has held contracts since the 1990s to operate container terminals at the c...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
