Category: BLOOM

Jun 27

Biden Seeks to Shield Taxpayers From Costs of Cleaning Up Aging Offshore Oil Wells

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined its plan for ensuring oil companies have enough money set aside to clean up old offshore platforms, as costs mount for decommissioning decades-old infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Jennifer A. Dlouhy Published Jun 27, 2023  •  2 […]
Jun 26

Trafigura Cuts Mexico Oil-Trader Jobs as Policies Crimp Margins

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Trafigura Group is cutting oil-trader positions in Mexico as the government’s nationalist policies squeeze its profit margins. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Lucia Kassai Published Jun 26, 2023  •  2 minute read Join the conversation An oil pump jack at the New Harmony Oil Field in Grayville, Illinois. Photographer: […]
Jun 25

New Zealand Seeks Trade Diversity With China as Hipkins Meets Xi

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Having struggled to reduce its trade reliance on China, New Zealand is now trying to diversify within it. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Matthew Brockett and Tracy Withers Published Jun 25, 2023  •  2 minute read Join the conversation m8yrnqumn08hc84vr{4j5gob_media_dl_1.png Source: Statistics NZ Article content (Bloomberg) — Having struggled […]
Jun 23

Auto Union Blasts $9.2 Billion Ford Loan for Creating ‘Low-Road Jobs’

Article content (Bloomberg) — The United Auto Workers union criticized a $9.2 billion US government loan to Ford Motor Co. and South Korea’s SK On as a “massive” handout to a venture creating “low-road jobs.” Article content “Why is Joe Biden’s administration facilitating this corporate greed with taxpayer money?” UAW President Shawn Fain said in […]
Jun 20

Net Zero World Seen Crushing Canada’s Oil Output 76% by 2050

Article content (Bloomberg) — Canada’s oil production would plunge 76% in less than three decades if the world took sufficient action to limit global warming to 1.5C (2.7F), according to government projections released Tuesday, underscoring the challenges the country faces amid global efforts to curtail emissions.  Article content Output from the nation’s oil industry — […]