Category: energy

Feb 14

Argentina Annual Inflation Hits 99%, Surpassing Expectations

Article content (Bloomberg) — Argentina’s inflation sped up more than expected in January as price controls prove ineffective, further complicating the government’s strategy ahead of presidential elections later this year.   Article content Consumer prices rose 98.8% from a year earlier, more than the 98.6% median forecast from economists in a Bloomberg survey. Prices gained […]
Feb 13

US to Sell 26 Million More Barrels From Strategic Oil Reserve

Article content (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration plans to sell more crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with deliveries estimated to happen between April and June. Article content The non-emergency sale will amount to 26 million barrels of crude, according to people familiar with the matter, and is part the congressionally mandated sale lawmakers […]
Feb 9

Climate Groups Want Canada to Omit Blue Hydrogen From Subsidies

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business A coalition of climate groups and academics is asking Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to exclude projects derived from fossil fuels from the Canadian government’s hydrogen production tax incentive. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Brian Platt Published Feb 09, 2023  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Chrystia Freeland, right, […]
Feb 2

‘Truly stunning’: Shell hikes dividend 15% as profit doubles to record $40 billion for 2022

Breadcrumb Trail Links Oil & Gas News Energy Commodities Latest of the Big Oil companies to report bumper profits Author of the article: The Associated Press Kelvin Chan Published Feb 02, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Global energy giant Shell reported on Feb. 2 that its annual profits doubled to a record […]
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 […]