Category: energy

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 […]
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 […]