Energy News
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The former CEO of one of the United States’ top oil companies fired back Tuesday on the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that he had colluded with OPEC to boost fuel prices — contending the agency “unjustly smeared” him. Lawyers for Scott Sheffield, the former chief executive of Texas-based Pioneer Natural Resources, filed paperwork demanding that the ...
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A wind farm in Scotland will pay £33.14 million ($42.3 million) to UK energy regulator Ofgem for breaching energy market rules. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd., broke rules when it charged excessive prices to reduce its output to ease pressure on the grid, “pushing up costs for consumers,” Ofgem said in a statement. The action follows a Bloomberg ...
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Since 1980, there have been 383 extreme weather or climate disasters where the damages reached at least $1 billion. In total, these disasters have cost more than $2.7 trillion. Created in partnership with the National Public Utilities Council, this chart shows how these disasters have been increasing with each passing decade. A Growing Concern: The U.S. ...
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China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 percent in 2024 and 4.5 percent in 2025. These reflect upward revisions of 0.4 percentage points for both years compared to the April WEO projections, driven by strong Q1 GDP data and recent policy measures. Core inflation is expected to rise but stay low as output remaining below potential. Risks are tilted to the ...
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that there would be "serious consequences" if Western countries allowed Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets in Russia, as sought by Kyiv. The warning came as French President Emmanuel Macron said Kyiv should be allowed to "neutralise" Russian military bases from where Kremlin troops are firing missiles into ...
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Electricite de France SA halted a reactor for about a month after a fire broke out last night on key equipment in the non-nuclear part of the Paluel power station. The fire, which started at about 1:50 a.m. on the main power transformer of the Paluel 3 unit, was fully put out after 90 minutes, and there were no casualties, EDF said in a statement Tuesday. ...
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Housing has been a frustrating segment of the economy to analyze, both since the pandemic first erupted and the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive rate-hiking cycle two ...
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that there would be "serious consequences" if Western countries allowed Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets in Russia, as sought ...
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Silver is up 29.6%, gold is up 15.1%, and the Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index (including copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, and lead) is up 17.7%. All three have bested the S&P 500 ...
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China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 percent in 2024 and 4.5 percent in 2025. These reflect upward revisions of 0.4 percentage points for both years compared to the April WEO ...
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On May 1st, we saw USD/JPY plunge nearly 500 pips from its daily high in what is thought to have been the second intervention from the MOF. While one could argue this goes against fundamentals and that it is futile for a central bank to fight them, it can also be said that their objective was achieved: to slow the decline of the yen. However, this doesn't ...
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video Key support for natural gas remains around the 200-Day MA at 2.46. It has been bouncing from that price area following a pullback low of 2.475. Given the sharp 92% advance that culminated with last week’s high of 2.92, natural gas is due for a period of retracement and consolidation. It looks like it has started. If correct, the advance off the area ...
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RoboMarkets: upcoming changes to the trading schedule (the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK)22.05.2024 / 08:00Dear Clients and Partners, Please note the upcoming adjustments to the trading schedule. Holiday: the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK Dates: 27/05/2024 - 28/05/2024 This ...