Oil Prices Fall as Greenback Bulks Up
Oil fell the most in a week as the dollar strengthened and investors shrugged off an attack on the world’s largest crude terminal in Saudi Arabia. Global benchmark Brent futures Continue Reading
Oil settles lower, shrugs off Saudi attack after climbing above $70/bbl
Oil prices settled lower on Monday, retreating from a session peak above $70 a barrel after attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia lifted prices that high for the first Continue Reading
Energy Transition Leads To Higher Oil Prices, Metals Shortage
Three billion tons: this is how much metals and minerals the energy transition will require, according to a World Bank report . Demand for some of these, such as copper, Continue Reading
Analysts Expect Further Growth For Booming Energy Sector
Since the vaccine-led recovery of oil prices, the energy sector has turned from the worst performer on the market to the top-performing sector, and analysts believe there is still upside Continue Reading
Global Warming’s Deadly Combination: Heat and Humidity
Here’s one more reason the world should aim to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a goal of the international Paris Agreement: It will help keep the tropics from becoming Continue Reading
Arctic Ocean Was Much Warmer Than Average During February
Temperatures in the Arctic Ocean, an area that has a significant influence on the world’s weather, were much warmer last month than the average for the past two decades. Northeastern Canada Continue Reading
Saudi crude exports normal following missile attacks
Crude exports from Saudi Arabia’s oil terminals at Ras Tanura were proceeding normally on March 8, according to commodity data company Kpler, a day after a drone attack targeted the Continue Reading
U.S. ‘alarmed’ by frequency of attacks on Saudi after Houthis target oil heartland
The United States on Monday expressed alarm at “genuine security threats” to Saudi Arabia from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis and elsewhere in the region after attacks on the heart of the Continue Reading
‘An epidemiological whodunit’
Good morning. Why has Covid’s toll been surprisingly low across much of Africa and Asia? It’s one of the biggest mysteries about Covid-19: Why has the death toll been relatively Continue Reading
By the Numbers: China Lays Out Ambitious Five-Year Targets
China’s economic planners are used to setting ambitious targets, and its latest five-year plan running to 2025 is no exception. Here are some of the most impressive numbers outlined by the Continue Reading