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OPEC+ mulls speeding up oil output hikes again, sources say
OPEC+ may accelerate hikes after adding 137,000 bpd in OctNovember hike could be 2 or 3 times the size of October hikeRussia uncomfortable with large hike, source saysEight OPEC+ countries meet on SundayBy Alex Lawler, Olesya Astakhova and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - OPEC+ may s...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US removes senior officials over Biden-era airline passenger watchlist
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Tuesday it is removing five senior officials on suspicion of targeting former president Joe Biden's political opponents with a now-abolished aviation security watchlist. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noe...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Majority of councilors for Brazil competition watchdog vote to delay soy moratorium decision
SAO PAULO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A majority of four councilors for Brazil's CADE antitrust watchdog on Tuesday decided to vote to delay a final decision on whether or not to suspend the so-called soy moratorium pact until the end of this year.Four of the CADE's councilors voted to delay the de...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
METALS-Profit-taking, onset of long holiday in China weigh on copper
By Polina Devitt LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Copper slipped on Tuesday as the onset of a week-long holiday in top metals consumer China coincided with the end of the third quarter, prompting profit-taking after prices hit their 15-month high last week.Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the Lon...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
MidOcean, backed by EIG and Aramco, buys into Petronas stake in LNG Canada
MidOcean buys 20% of Petronas venture holding 25% of LNG CanadaMidOcean CEO says company in the market for further dealsSaudi Aramco keen to expand LNG businessBy Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas company MidOcean, backed by EIG and Saudi Aramco 2222.SA, has agreed...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US crude oil output hit fresh monthly record in July, EIA says
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil production rose to a fresh monthly high of 13.64 million barrels per day in July, up 109,000 bpd from the previous record in June, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Tuesday.Oil output in July rose to the highest since October in to...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Vale Base Metals boosts Onca Puma capacity with new nickel furnace
By Marta NogueiraRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Vale Base Metals has begun operating a new nickel furnace at its Onca Puma complex in northern Brazil, a move the company said would boost the asset's nominal production capacity by 60% and allow it to produce more at lower costs.The new furna...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Exxon to cut 2,000 jobs in restructuring hitting Canada and EU
Exxon restructuring affects 3-4% of global workforceNo US job cuts planned, half in Canadian unit Imperial OilOil price slump prompts industry-wide job cuts, efficiency measuresBy Sheila Dang and Vallari Srivastava HOUSTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Top U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil XOM.N said on Tue...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US removes senior leaders over airline passenger watch list screening program
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Tuesday it is removing five senior leaders over the canceled Transportation Security Administration's "Quiet Skies" aviation security watch list program for allegedly targeting political opponents.The U.S. Homeland Security De...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US Cash Grains-Corn basis bids flat-mixed as harvesting accelerates
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Corn basis bids were flat to mixed at grain elevators and processing facilities in the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, brokers said, as the accelerating harvest brought in fresh supplies. The corn basis edged up at a Cincinnati, Ohio, elevator. It also rose at a processor in Decatur, Il...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
MidOcean, backed by EIG and Aramco, buys into LNG Canada via Petronas stake
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas firm MidOcean, backed by EIG and Saudi Aramco 2222.SA, has agreed to buy a fifth of Malaysian state energy firm Petronas's 25% stake in Shell-led SHEL.L LNG Canada, MidOcean said on Tuesday.The deal also includes a fifth of Petronas's Canadia...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Ukrainian diver wanted over Nord Stream explosions detained in Poland
Ukrainian Volodymyr Z. detained near WarsawLawyer says he is not guilty and will fight transfer to GermanyGerman prosecutors say he will be brought before a German judgeBy Anna Koper and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian diver wanted by Germany over his alleged invol...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
OPEC dismisses reports of output increase at coming meeting
Sept 30 (Reuters) - OPEC on Tuesday rejected media reports suggesting that the group of eight oil-producing countries was planning to raise output by 500,000 barrels per day at its meeting on Sunday.These claims are wholly inaccurate and misleading, the OPEC oil producer group said in a post on X.Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
BC Lumber Trade Council Says Softwood Lumber Tariffs To Strain Market, Threaten Jobs
Sept 30 (Reuters) - British Columbia Lumber Trade Council:BC LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL: SOFTWOOD LUMBER TARIFFS WILL IMPOSE STRAIN ON NORTH AMERICAN MARKET AND THREATEN JOBSBC LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL: WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR FAIR, DURABLE & NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO SOFTWOOD LUMBER DISPUTEReuters
Tue, Sep 30
Exxon Mobil eyes South Africa as a top LNG destination
CAPE TOWN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil XOM.N is eyeing projects in South Africa which it views as a top destination for liquefied natural gas (LNG), a senior gas executive said at an African energy conference in Cape Town on Tuesday.The U.S. is the world's top natural gas producer and th...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Construction of Vaca Muerta pipeline in Argentina is 35% complete official says
By Arathy Somasekhar AUSTIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The construction of a flagship pipeline to transport oil output from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale region to the coast is 35% complete, the country's head of energy, Daniel Gonzalez, said at a conference on Tuesday.The 437-kilometer Vaca Mu...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Brazil CADE reporting counselor on soy moratorium votes to suspend pact
SAO PAULO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The reporting counselor on the so-called "soy moratorium" case for Brazil's CADE antitrust agency, Carlos Jacques Gomes, on Tuesday voted to suspend the pact that grain traders have held for almost two decades. The soy moratorium program is a voluntary init...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
EU wheat slips to new lows before USDA data
PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - European wheat futures fell to fresh contract lows on Tuesday as swelling supply in exporting countries pressured the market while traders awaited U.S. grain stocks estimates later in the day.December milling wheat BL2Z5, the most active position on Paris-based Euronext, w...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
New US community solar fell by 36% in first half of 2025 after record year – Wood Mackenzie
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. community solar installations declined 36% in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period last year, following a record-setting 2024, according to a report released on Tuesday by consultancy Wood Mackenzie and the Coalition for Community Solar Access.Nearl...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
