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Tokyo Gas CEO: More than half of investments in overseas markets will be directed to the US within 3 years.

Tokyo Gas, Japan’s largest city gas provider, will direct more than half the 350 billion yen ($2.3billion) it has set aside for overseas investments in the next three years to the U.S.…

Sources say that the Trump administration is unlikely to finalize biofuel quotas for 2026 this year.

Three sources familiar with the matter say that the Trump administration will not finalize the 2026 biofuel blending quotas by the end of the year. This extends the uncertainty…

Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have cut back on oil and gas rigs a second time in the last three weeks.

Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that U.S. firms cut back on the number of natural gas and oil rigs for a second consecutive week in its closely watched report published Friday.

FTSE 100 drops as Wall St mood soudains

London's FTSE 100 sank on Friday as a Wall Street sell-off fueled by?AI angst ruined the mood on European markets. Blue-chip index FTSE 100? declined by 0.6% after a rise of up to 0.6%.

UK shares rise as precious-metal miners shine, BoE in focus

The main UK stock indexes rose on Friday. A gauge of precious-metal miners reached a new record high after a spectacular rally in gold and Silver prices this year, as traders priced in further U.S. rate cuts.

Palm oil losses on stronger ringgit and rival weakness; palm oil ends the week down 3%

Malaysian palm oils futures dropped on Friday due to a stronger ringgit and the weakness of rival Dalian edible oil. This was their first loss in three weeks. The benchmark…

EUROPE GAS - European prices are flat, but cooler temperatures support them

The Dutch and British gas price were not much different on Friday. This was due to the expectation of increased demand as the recent warmer temperatures are expected to…

Fridson: Wall Street's 'beats'are more show and less science

Investors are preoccupied by the question of whether or not companies beat their "Street Estimates" each quarter. But perhaps the whole concept of "beats", should be debated. Consider a recent example.

Palm drops due to ringgit strength and is on track for a weekly loss

Malaysian palm futures fell on Friday due to a stronger ringgit, as well as the weakness of rival Dalian edible oil. They were on course for their first loss in three weeks.

Carnelian, a buyout firm, raises eyebrows by trying to sell multiple assets in the energy sector.

Carnelian Energy Capital is selling six of its North American oil-and-gas production investments. This comes at a time when private equity firms are under increasing pressure…

FTSE 100 gains following Fed's softer tones; eye on GDP data

London's index of FTSE 100 rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve softened its tone regarding the direction of monetary policy. The FTSE 100 index closed at 0.5% while…

Oil Prices Fall as Focus Shifts to Ukraine Peace Talks

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Oil prices fell more than $1 on Thursday as investors shifted focus back to Russia-Ukraine peace talks and monitored potential fallout from a U.S. seizure of a sanctioned…

OPEC data show that Russian oil production increased in November.

OPEC data on Thursday showed that Russian oil production increased in November by 10,000 barrels per day, up from October. This was after the OPEC+ group agreed to a moderate increase in output quotas.

Bousso: ROI-Permian will retain US oil crown after peaking even though it has reached its peak

The Permian Basin is set to reach its peak oil production in December. This will be a turning point for the U.S. Shale Boom that has reshaped the global energy markets over the last 15 years.

Palm oil vegoils a little higher than Dalian soyoil

Malaysian palm futures rose slightly on Thursday after losing ground the previous session, following the movement of soyoil at the Dalian Commodity Exchange. The benchmark…

Bousso: ROI-Permian will retain US oil crown after peaking even though it has reached its peak

The Permian Basin is set to reach its peak oil production in December. This will be a turning point for the U.S. Shale Boom that has reshaped the global energy markets over the last 15 years.

Palm catches up with Dalian rivals, strengthening ringgit caps the advance

The Dalian Commodity Exchange's strength in edible oils rivals helped to support the palm oil futures on Thursday. However, the stronger ringgit limited the gains. By midday…

BP and Chevron top the list of bidders in Trump's first Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas auction

BP, Chevron, and Shell were the top bidders at the first U.S. Government sale of oil and natural gas drilling rights for the Gulf of Mexico since 2023. The auction ended…

US permits negotiations over Lukoil’s foreign assets to take place until January 17, 2019.

The United States extended Wednesday a deadline for negotiations to buy the global assets of Russian Oil?company Lukoil. It was originally set at?January 17th. Lukoil's…

Kazakhstan to Divert Kashagan Oil to China After Ukraine Drone Attack

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Kazakhstan said on Wednesday it would redirect some oil from its Kashagan field to China and other routes after a Ukrainian drone attack last month on the Caspian Pipeline…