Category: energy

Jan 27

House Passes Bill Tying Oil Reserve Releases to Federal Output

Article content (Bloomberg) — Legislation that would tie the release of oil from US emergency stockpiles to more federal oil and gas production was passed by the House, as Republicans use their majority to highlight the Biden administration’s historic drawdown from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.  Article content The Strategic Production Response Act, which was approved […]
Jan 22

Economists Split Over Whether RBA’s Lowe Deserves Another Term

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Australian central bank chief Philip Lowe’s prospects for an extension of his role are far from clear-cut, according to economists, with some highlighting political hurdles to his reappointment. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Swati Pandey Published Jan 22, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation e7tzs}tp7rz2b8dwhcwfg(nx_media_dl_1.png Bloomberg RSS […]
Jan 22

Your UK Sunday Briefing: More Wage Talks Due Ahead of Strikes

Article content Well, hello again. The big talks:  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a massive coordinated strike action in early February, Alex Wickham reports. Planned walkouts by workers ranging from teachers to train drivers to nurses and ambulance workers, threaten to bring the country to a standstill. Pay deals are close with rail workers and firefighters, and the hope is for […]
Jan 16

Activist investor Elliott poised to get fourth Suncor board seat as company continues to underperform

Breadcrumb Trail Links Oil & Gas Energy Commodities Oilsands major underperformed its peers in second half of 2022, triggering a clause in last year’s peace agreement The Suncor Energy Edmonton Refinery. Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia files Article content Activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP appears poised to add a fourth member to Suncor Energy Inc.’s […]
Jan 15

Biden Hones 2024 Pitch to Black Voters at MLK’s Atlanta Church

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business President Joe Biden delivered a sermon on Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, testing out themes he’ll need to drive turnout of Black voters in his expected 2024 re-election campaign. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Akayla Gardner and Margaret Newkirk Published Jan 15, […]
Jan 15

China’s Reopening Is a Mixed Blessing for Emerging-Market Assets

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The China reopening story has emerged as global investors’ top hedge against a US recession, but caution is growing that its exact impact could vary across asset classes. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Karl Lester M. Yap Published Jan 15, 2023  •  4 minute read Join the conversation czjvtejr)lzuryvmpko4xy}s_media_dl_1.png […]
Jan 14

Germany Targets Three New Windmills a Day for Energy Reboot

Article content Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany needs to increase its pace of expanding renewable power to reach its goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2045, even as Europe’s largest economy withstands the initial impact of Russia’s energy squeeze.  Article content “We are getting through this winter” without a gas shortage, Scholz said Saturday at the […]